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[[File:Lewes Crescent a.jpg|thumb|Lewes Crescent and its private gardens]]


'''Kemp Town''' is a 19th Century residential estate in the east of [[Brighton]] in [[East Sussex]], England, UK. Kemp Town was conceived and financed by [[Thomas Read Kemp]]. It has given its name to the larger [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] region of Brighton.
'''Kemp Town Estate''', also known as '''Kemp Town''', is a 19th-century [[Regency architecture]] [[Housing estate|residential estate]] in the east of [[Brighton]] in [[East Sussex]], England. It consists of [[Arundel Terrace]], Lewes Crescent, [[Sussex Square, Brighton|Sussex Square]], Chichester Terrace, and the Kemp Town Enclosures (the gardens). The estate was conceived and financed by [[Thomas Read Kemp]], designed by [[Charles Busby (architect)|Charles Busby]] and [[Amon Henry Wilds]], and constructed by [[Thomas Cubitt]]. Work began in 1823 and it was completed in 1855. It has given its name to the larger [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] region of Brighton.


==History==
The estate was designed by [[Charles Busby]] and [[Amon Henry Wilds]] and constructed by [[Thomas Cubitt]]. Building work started in 1823 on [[Arundel]] Terrace, [[Chichester]] Terrace, [[Lewes]] Crescent and Sussex Square. Chichester Terrace incorporated the earlier Chichester House. In 1837 Thomas Kemp fled the country to escape his creditors. The project continued under Cubitt with the support of the [[Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol|Fifth Earl of Bristol]]. It was completed in 1855, with Sussex Square larger than [[London]]'s [[Grosvenor Square]] and at the time the biggest housing [[Crescent (architecture)|crescent]] in Britain. The original estate is a good example of [[Regency architecture]].
Kemp Town Estate was designed by [[Charles Busby (architect)|Charles Busby]] and [[Amon Henry Wilds]] and constructed by [[Thomas Cubitt]]. Building work started in 1823 on [[Arundel Terrace]], Chichester Terrace, Lewes Crescent and [[Sussex Square, Brighton|Sussex Square]]. Chichester Terrace incorporated the earlier Chichester House. In 1837 Thomas Kemp fled the country to escape his creditors. The project continued under Cubitt with the support of the [[Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol|Fifth Earl of Bristol]]. It was completed in 1855, with Sussex Square larger than London's [[Grosvenor Square]] and at the time the biggest housing [[Crescent (architecture)|crescent]] in Britain. The original estate is a good example of [[Regency architecture]].


The gardens which form Sussex Square and Lewes Crescent, separated by Eastern Road, are known formally as the Kemp Town Enclosures. Work began on the Enclosures in 1823. Early works led by Henry Philips included the landscaping of the gardens and the addition of a tunnel to the esplanade.
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At around the same time, Brighton's neighbour (and now a part of the same administrative city), [[Hove]], was expanded to its east, meeting the western edge of Brighton, with the development of the very similar [[Brunswick (Hove)|Brunswick Estate]], which featured similar though smaller Regency-style properties, and its own market, police station, riding school and (as in Kemp Town) small [[mews]] streets for staff housing. These mews now provide very attractive private accommodation which can fetch similar prices to flats in the grand houses they once served.


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At around the same time, Brighton's neighbour [[Hove]] was expanding on the western boundary of Brighton, with the development of the [[Brunswick (Hove)|Brunswick Estate]] which featured similar though smaller Regency-style properties, and its own market, police station, riding school and (as in Kemp Town) small [[mews]] streets for staff housing.
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Below and to the south of Kemp Town, at beach level, is now [[Brighton Marina]] and a proposed redevelopment at [[Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)|Black Rock]], site of a former [[lido]].

==Modern times==
It has given its name to the larger [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] region of Brighton. The majority of the original estate is now demarcated by the modern Kemp Town Conservation Area<ref>{{cite web |title=Kemp Town Conservation Area {{!}} Brighton & Hove City Council |url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/planning/heritage/kemp-town-conservation-area |website=www.brighton-hove.gov.uk |access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref> as defined by the local authority, [[Brighton and Hove City Council]].<ref>[http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/brighton-hove.gov.uk/files/downloads/conservation/ca-a4-kemp-town%2Blogo_08.pdf Kemp Town Conservation Area]</ref>

The Enclosures are owned communally by the freeholders of the 105 houses which make up the Kemp Town Estate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kte.org.uk/ |title=Kemp Town Enclosures – Communal Garden of the Kemp Town Estate |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref>

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Below and to the east of Kemp Town, at beach level, is now [[Brighton Marina]], and [[Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)|Black Rock]] the site of a former [[Lido (swimming pool)|lido]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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Image:Lewes Crescent b.jpg|West side of Lewes Crescent
Image:Lewes Crescent b.jpg|West side of Lewes Crescent
Image:Sussex Square.jpg|West side of southern half of Sussex Square
Image:Sussex Square.jpg|West side of southern half of [[Sussex Square, Brighton|Sussex Square]]
Image:Thomas Cubitt plaque 13 Lewes Crescent.jpg|Blue plaque commemorating [[Thomas Cubitt]]'s residence at 13 Lewes Crescent
File:Thomas Cubitt Plaque at 13 Lewes Crescent, Kemp Town, Brighton (September 2018).JPG|Blue plaque commemorating [[Thomas Cubitt]]'s residence at 13 Lewes Crescent
Image:Lewes Crescent c.jpg|East side of Lewes Crescent
Image:Lewes Crescent c.jpg|East side of Lewes Crescent
Image:Arundel Terrace.jpg|Arundel Terrace
Image:Arundel Terrace.jpg|Arundel Terrace
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</gallery>


==External links==
==References==
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* [http://www.kemptown.org/history/ Detailed history of Kemptown]


==General references==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051212155306/http://www.kemptown.org/history/ Detailed history of (all of) Kemptown]

==External links==
*[http://www.kemptownestatehistories.com "Who's been living in my house?"], a history of the residential occupation of the estate


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Latest revision as of 17:59, 29 April 2024

This article is about the residential estate. For the larger region of Brighton, see Kemptown, Brighton.

Lewes Crescent and its private gardens

Kemp Town Estate, also known as Kemp Town, is a 19th-century Regency architecture residential estate in the east of Brighton in East Sussex, England. It consists of Arundel Terrace, Lewes Crescent, Sussex Square, Chichester Terrace, and the Kemp Town Enclosures (the gardens). The estate was conceived and financed by Thomas Read Kemp, designed by Charles Busby and Amon Henry Wilds, and constructed by Thomas Cubitt. Work began in 1823 and it was completed in 1855. It has given its name to the larger Kemptown region of Brighton.

History

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Kemp Town Estate was designed by Charles Busby and Amon Henry Wilds and constructed by Thomas Cubitt. Building work started in 1823 on Arundel Terrace, Chichester Terrace, Lewes Crescent and Sussex Square. Chichester Terrace incorporated the earlier Chichester House. In 1837 Thomas Kemp fled the country to escape his creditors. The project continued under Cubitt with the support of the Fifth Earl of Bristol. It was completed in 1855, with Sussex Square larger than London's Grosvenor Square and at the time the biggest housing crescent in Britain. The original estate is a good example of Regency architecture.

The gardens which form Sussex Square and Lewes Crescent, separated by Eastern Road, are known formally as the Kemp Town Enclosures. Work began on the Enclosures in 1823. Early works led by Henry Philips included the landscaping of the gardens and the addition of a tunnel to the esplanade.

At around the same time, Brighton's neighbour Hove was expanding on the western boundary of Brighton, with the development of the Brunswick Estate which featured similar though smaller Regency-style properties, and its own market, police station, riding school and (as in Kemp Town) small mews streets for staff housing.

Modern times

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It has given its name to the larger Kemptown region of Brighton. The majority of the original estate is now demarcated by the modern Kemp Town Conservation Area[1] as defined by the local authority, Brighton and Hove City Council.[2]

The Enclosures are owned communally by the freeholders of the 105 houses which make up the Kemp Town Estate.[3]

Below and to the east of Kemp Town, at beach level, is now Brighton Marina, and Black Rock the site of a former lido.

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  • West side of Lewes Crescent
    West side of Lewes Crescent
  • West side of southern half of Sussex Square
    West side of southern half of Sussex Square
  • Blue plaque commemorating Thomas Cubitt's residence at 13 Lewes Crescent
    Blue plaque commemorating Thomas Cubitt's residence at 13 Lewes Crescent
  • East side of Lewes Crescent
    East side of Lewes Crescent
  • Arundel Terrace
    Arundel Terrace
  • Back of Sussex Square
    Back of Sussex Square

References

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  1. ^ "Kemp Town Conservation Area | Brighton & Hove City Council". www.brighton-hove.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ Kemp Town Conservation Area
  3. ^ "Kemp Town Enclosures – Communal Garden of the Kemp Town Estate". Retrieved 27 January 2019.

General references

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