Sussex Square, Brighton
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Sussex Square is a
Grade I listed
.
During the later years of the
eighteenth century Brighton became a fashionable seaside resort and many new streets and squares were added, continuing during the Regency era with the new suburb of Kemp Town.[2] Work started on Sussex Square and adjacent Lewes Crescent in 1823 and the facades of the houses were finished in 1828.[3] The master builder Thomas Cubitt oversaw the construction.[4]
Notable residents have included
Victorian Era, all of whom are commemorated by blue plaques
.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Antram, Nicholas & Pevsner, Nikolaus. Sussex East with Brighton and Hove. Yale University Press, 2013
- Avery, Derek. Georgian and Regency Architecture. Chaucer, 2003.
- Gilbert, Edmund William. Brighton, Old Ocean's Bauble. Flare Books, 1975.
- Hobhouse, Hermione. Thomas Cubitt: Master Builder. Macmillan, 1971.
- Musgrave, Clifford. Life in Brighton. The History Press, 2011.
- Wylson, Anthony. Aquatecture: Architecture and Water. Elsevier, 2013.
50°49′01″N 0°06′38″W / 50.8169°N 0.1105°W
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