Snowdrops and Cherry Blossom Brighton Girls Vicarage

Print description

The garden by the Old Vicarage in early spring with snowdrops and cherry blossom.

This handsome Tudor style building was gifted to Brighton Girls GDST school in 1922. this former Vicarage was built in 1834 and currently the home of the Prep School.

The Vicarage: historic building description

This building, originally a vicarage and now a school, was designed by Mr. Mew and built by George Cheeseman in 1834-5 for Rev. HW Wagner. The exterior is covered in stucco, made to look like stone, and has a tiled roof. The front has two stories, except at the back, where there are three. The building has a simplified Tudor style, with flat-arched entrances and windows that have a bit of decorative detailing.

The main front has three gabled sections with recesses in between. Each section has two-story bay windows, while the recessed parts have slightly set-back first floors with unusual bay windows. Some original wooden glazing bars remain. A few changes have been made, like a window in one part that was converted into a door.

Inside, many original or mid-19th-century features remain, such as the decorative doors with recessed panel designs and detailed door frames. The staircase has neo-Jacobean newel posts and turned balusters. There’s also a Tudor-style fireplace with decorative elements in one of the rooms on the east side.

Print details

To create this print, I start by crafting individual drawings in ink, which collectively form a collage comprising the final piece. I scan my drawings and digitally add colour. The original design solely exists in digital format, and I print it using archival inks and paper. I then release my design as a limited edition print, available in standard ‘A’ sizes, ranging from A0 (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm) to A4 (21 x 29.7 cm).