Arundel Terrace
Arundel Terrace is a road in Kemp Town, Brighton containing 1–13 Arundel Terrace, a row of 13 Grade I listed buildings.; numbers 12–13 are known as Arundel House. The buildings were built between 1824 and 1828 by Amon Wilds and Charles Busby.
History
The Arundel Terrace houses were built for Thomas Read Kemp by Amon Wilds and Charles Busby between 1824 and 1828.[1] All the buildings were built with Doric porches and ironwork balconies, although not all these remain, and the buildings were built facing the sea.[2][3] They were built as part of a 106 house development plan for the Kemp Town area of Brighton.[4]
Number 13 was the first building to be completed, and was used from 1826-1851 as the Bush Hotel, before being put up for sale by the building's owners, a Mr Creasy and Mr Wilkinson.[1][3][5] The building was then converted into a private house, and then a girls' school.[2] In 1910 it became a nursing home, and in the 1950 it was converted into a guest house.[1][3] Number One was the home of doctor and financier Chevalier François de Rosaz; in his will, de Rosaz asked for the building to be converted into a Catholic asylum.[2][1] Writer William Harrison Ainsworth lived a number 5 from 1853-1867; during his time living at 5 Arundel Terrace, he wrote the novels The Star Chamber, The Flitch of Bacon, The Spendthrift, The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe, and Ovingdean Grange.[1][3] 5 Arundel Terrace has a blue plaque outside, in commemoration of Ainsworth.[6] West End theatre star Douglas Byng lived at Number 6 from the 1960s until his death in 1987; his ashes were scattered outside the buildings.[1][7] Number 11 is listed as being put up for sale as an eleven bedroom private house in 1844,[8] and number 7 was the home of J Henson Infield, the proprietor of the Evening Argus and Sussex Daily News.[1]
In 1952, the Terrace, including Arundel House (which is listed as being numbers 12-13 Arundel Terrace), became a Grade I listed building.[9] In 2015, Arundel Terrace was included in plans made for a proposal for Brighton Promenade to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "The streets of Brighton & Hove". Brighton History. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Page, Thomas (1864). Folthorp's Court Guide And General Directory For Brighton, Hove, And Cliftonville. p. 55. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Development of Kemp Town". My Brighton and Hove. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "A Brief History of Kemp Town". Kemp Town Online. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Kemp Town". Brighton Gazette. 30 January 1851. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ Pearce, Lucy (5 December 2015). "Nostalgia: The Sussex celebrities who made Brighton their home because of its tolerance". The Argus. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Kemp Town". Brighton Gazette. 9 May 1844. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Arundel House". Historic England. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "World Heritage status 'well worth' applying for, say officials in Wales and Derbyshire". The Argus. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.