Brunswick (Hove)
Brunswick is a 1820 on the beach of the English Channel built swanky residential area in the eastern part of the city Hove, England. The residential area is divided into the Brunswick Square and the beach promenade Brunswick Terrace and formerly possessed its own police, riding school and a theater. Particularly well known is the area for its buildings in the classical Regency architecture style.
History
Originally the area was part of the " Wick Farm". In the late 18th century and early 19th century was the nearby Brighton to a cynosure of British high society. After a comparable residential area already successfully had been built there in the 1820s with Kempt Town, started in 1824 by the architect Charles Busby with a similar construction projects in the far east of Hove and Brighton adjacent. The construction of the apartments began in 1825. 's Name Brunswick referring probably to the House of Brunswick. This term was sometimes also the House of Hanover is known, which presented at this time with the British king George IV.
The residence was equipped with a market which was opened in 1828, the architect Busby himself had financed. Due to the lack of success of the market in the 1840s, was converted into a riding school. Today the building houses a theater. In the late 1990s, the Brunswick Square to traffic was blocked. The area was thus transformed from a thoroughfare to a purely residential area.
Well-known residents
Both Brunswick Square and Brunswick Terrace had a number of famous residents:
- Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (* 1778, † 1868), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain 1830-1834
- James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ( * 1797, † 1868), British general during the Crimean War
- John Horace Round (* 1854, † 1928), British historian
- Roger Quilter (* 1877, † 1953), British composer
Culture and sights
The former home at No. 13 Brunswick Square is now used as a museum to represent life in the Regency period. Once a year is also held at the Brunswick Square known as the Brunswick Festival. Erected 1828 Old Market was renovated in 1999 and is now used as a theater.
Policy
Brunswick is now part of the Municipality of Brunswick & Adelaide.