Brunswick Town is an area in Hove, in the city of Brighton and Hove. It is best known for its elegant and well-preserved Regency architecture.
Originally, the area had been part of Wick Farm. Then in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, nearby Brighton had become very fashionable. The Kemp Town estate there had been a success, and so in 1824 architect Charles Busby entered into an agreement to build houses on land lying at the extreme east of Hove, adjacent to Brighton.
The name “Brunswick” was presumably taken from House of Brunswick, a term sometimes used for the House of Hanover, the name of the British royal family at the time.
Busby designed Brunswick Town as a long row of terraced houses facing the sea. In the middle point of this sea-facing terrace was a central square, which stretched back. This square was named Brunswick Square. The terraced houses, in Brunswick Terrace and in Brunswick Square, were built for the upper classes, they were designed as ‘first class’ housing.
Brunswick Square and Brunswick Terrace have had a large number of prominent residents. Including Roger Quilter (composer), John Horace Round (historian), Robin Maugham (writer), Robert Bevan (artist). Sir Winston Churchill was schooled in Hove in the Brunswick area between 1883 and 1885.
The Regency Town House museum in Brunswick Square is 19th-century houses surround a garden overlooking the sea. The nearby pebble beach is lined with colourful huts and backed by the neat Hove Lawns, with its public bowling greens. Music and drama fans head to events at The Old Market theatre.
The Brunswick Festival takes place each year, centred on Brunswick Square. The Brunswick Festival Group is a voluntary organisation which produces this annual festival in celebration of the diverse community of Brunswick, Hove.
For more info:
http://www.brunswickfestival.org.uk
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