King and Queen
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Location
| Street: | 14-16 Marlborough Place |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Above the entrance to the King and Queen Inn |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| Grid reference: | F7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Company/Group : | Clayton and Black |
| Role: | Builder |
| Company/Group : | Heaton, Tabb & Company |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1931-1932 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | King and Queen Inn |
| Description: | Two platforms extend outwards from a large panelled window either side of the sign painted with 'KING AND QUEEN'. The window and platforms are placed over the entrance to the Inn. On the left hand platform stands a painted wooden statue of King Henry VIII in typical dress. Between his legs sits a bulldog. On the right hand platform stands a statue of Queen Anne Boleyn. At her feet sits a cat and in her raised right hand she holds an orb. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Henry VIII |
| Material: | Painted wood |
| Part 2: | Anne Boleyn |
| Material: | Painted wood |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| More details: | Paint is flaking off all over both statues and general weather wearing to the wood has caused many cracks. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 26/05/2008 |
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History
| History: | ‘In 1779, a farmhouse on the western edge of the Steine was granted a licence to serve alcohol to the local agricultural community. It’s popularity increased when the cricket matches on the level were instituted, and it later prospered from an illicit trade with the neighbouring army barracks through a secret rear hatch still visible today. The Brighton Corn Market was held in the building before being moved in 1868 to the Royal Pavilion Riding House, which became known as the Corn Exchange. The inn’s name originally referred to George III and Queen Charlotte. During the 1930s the architects Clayton and Black rebuilt the pub in an elaborate Tudoresque facsimile with an impressive array of seemingly authentic details; tapestries and heraldic glass, carved oak timbers and linen-fold panelpieces. The Brighton Herald stated that: ‘It is something more than a handsome, spacious building, wherein people can eat, drink, and be merry in perfect comfort. It is a gorgeous flight of architectural imagination’. At the same time the original Royal Couple were replaced by the more appropriate Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.’
(‘A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton’) |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | School of Architecture and Interior Design, Brighton Polytechnic |
| Page: | 47 |
| Publisher: | McMillan Martin Ltd. Macclesfield. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | |
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