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[[Image:Lewes Crescent a.jpg|thumb|Lewes Crescent and its private gardens.]] |
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'''Kemp Town''' is a 19th Century residential estate in the east of [[Brighton]] in [[East Sussex]], England, UK. Conceived and financed by [[Thomas Read Kemp]] it has given its name to the larger [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] region of Brighton. |
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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]]. |
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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. 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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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]]. |
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==Gallery== |
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Image:Lewes Crescent b.jpg|West side of Lewes Crescent |
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Image:Sussex Square.jpg|West side of southern half of Sussex Square |
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Image:Thomas Cubitt plaque 13 Lewes Crescent.jpg|Blue plaque commemorating [[Thomas Cubitt]]'s residence at 13 Lewes Crescent |
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Image:Lewes Crescent c.jpg|East side of Lewes Crescent |
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Image:Arundel Terrace.jpg|Arundel Terrace |
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Image:backofKempTownSussexSquareBrighton.jpg|Back of Sussex Square |
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</gallery> |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.kemptown.org/history/ Detailed history of Kemptown] |
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[[Category:Areas of Brighton and Hove]] |
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[[Category:1820s architecture]] |
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[[Category:Crescents (architecture)]] |
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