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H	Census districts lists	references
Haddington Close, Hove	Provides rear access to some properties on the west side of George Street.
Haddington Street, Hove	1a was the Blatchington Road Assembly Rooms (Blatchington Hall) and a rifle range before becoming the Empire Picture Theatre in December 1910¹. The cinema closed in 1932 and the building was used for commercial and engineering purposes. It was replaced by a supermarket (now a Cooperative Food store).	Pa1875— ¹brightonfilm.com
Hadlow Close	Post war council development, developed c1956, named after Sussex village (Hadlow Down).	Ke1956—
Hagknot, Portslade		[1881]
Haig Avenue, Coldean	Named after the First World War military commander, Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) (cf, the adjacent Beatty Avenue)	Ke1954—
Hailsham Avenue, Saltdean	Numbered 1 September 1955¹.	Ke1947— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/326
Halland Road, East Moulescoomb	Built in the late 1940s. Most streets in the north of the area are named after Sussex villages.	Ke1947—
Hallett Road	William Hallett founded Kemp Town Brewery and built St John the Baptist RC Church in Bristol Road. He became High Constable of Brighton in 1834 and was the second mayor of Brighton in 1855; he lived at Manor House in nearby Manor Road. His son (?) William Henry Hallett served as mayor from 1866 to 1868 and again in 1881.	Pi1925—
Hallyburton Road, Aldrington	Part of the Stretton Estate to the north of the original Aldrington estate. Hallyburton Tom Stretton (1878-1978) was the second son of the land-owner, Joseph Harris Stretton. No properties listed before 1923.	Pi1909—
Hamilton Close, Portslade	Cul-de-sac.
Hamilton Road, Prestonville	Built by Daniel Friend in the 1860s early in the Prestonville development. Renumbered 6 September 1906¹. 32 was the birthplace of Eric Gill. Plaque. ph 64, Prestonville Arms was opened c1867 by Kemp Town Brewery and is allegedly haunted. Highlands 1881.	Pa1868— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/129
∫ Hamilton Terrace, Preston	Built by Daniel Friend in the 1860s early in the Prestonville development. Incorporated into Old Shoreham Road 30 August 1938¹ and renumbered as 2-12.	Pa1869 ¹ESRO DB/D/27/47
Hampden Place	See Hampton Place.
Hampden Road	Built c1856. ph 12, Hampden Arms opened in 1891 and was refurbished by Stavers Tiltman for Portsmouth & Brighton United Breweries in 1938.	Fo1856—
Hampstead Road	Under construction 1893 (eight named houses). Numbered 6 July 1905¹. ph 1, Station Hotel, formerly the Tivoli Hotel, was designed by Charles Henry Buckman for Tamplin's Brewery in 1891².	Pa1893— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/132 ²ESRO DB/D/7/2754 dated 1891-07-02
Hampton Place Clifton Hill conservation area (6-34 even, 11-39 odd).	Named after Hampton Villa, a Grecian-style house that stood nearby¹. Built c1825; also known as Hampden Place. Renumbered 3 December 1903². 1 is called Codrington House after Admiral Sir Edward Codrington. 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 29-37 are Grade II listed. 8-28, 32 and 34 are Grade II listed. 14 freehold sold for £700 in April 1904; it was let for £50 a year³. 39 Hampton House is Grade II listed.	Br1845— ¹Sue Berry: 'Thomas Kemp and the Shaping of Regency Brighton c181-1845' in Georgian Group Journal, xvii, 2009: 128 ²ESRO DB/D/27/122 ³The Builder, 14 May 1904:533
Hampton Street	†1-5 were occupied by fly proprietors in 1858. 5 freehold sold for £700 in April 1904; it was let for £50 a year¹.	Br1845— ¹The Builder, 14 May 1904:533
Hampton Terrace	Continuation of Upper North Street, built in the mid 1840s, absorbed as 58-62 Upper North Street. 1 was the residence of Alderman George Cobb Jr. Grade II listed. 2 is Grade II listed.	Fo1850—
∫ Hampton's Lane, Withdean	A former name of Withdean Drove¹, later Peacock Lane.	¹ESRO DB/D/27/129
Hamsey Close, Whitehawk	Cul-de-sac. Numbering 11 June 1980¹	¹ESRO DB/D/27/445
HANGLETON	'Farmstead by a sloping wood (hanger tun)'. Identified in Domesday Book as Hangetone¹, with a population of more than 200, which the Black Death reduced to two by 1428. The tenants of Hangleton Farm from the late 17th century until 1914 were the Hardwick family. The name is spelt Angleton in the 1820 Poll Book. The parish of Hangleton was united with Portslade on 28 July 1864. The whole 1,120 acres of the parish remained farmland until development began shortly before the Second World War, spreading from Aldrington. Map shows the extent of Hangleton adjacent to the Dyke railway branch line in the OS 1896 survey.	¹See Clayton, Charles E: 'Hangleton and its history' in Sussex Archaeological Collections, vol 34 (Lewes: H Wolff, 1886)
Hangleton CA	Conservation area, designated in 1984, comprising 6.29ha (15.54 acres), comprising mainly Hangleton Manor, St Helen's Church and St Helen's Park.	Character statement Map
Hangleton Close, Hangleton	T-shaped cul-de-sac, mainly bungalows.	Ke1947—
Hangleton Gardens, Hove		Ke1947—
Hangleton Lane, Hove. Benfield Barn conservation area (Benfield Barn and barn complex, Benfield Cottages. Hangleton conservation area (28-44 even).	Benfield Barn probably dates from the 18th century. It was part of the Benfield Manorhouse farm, which was built in the early 17th century but demolished in 1871 to make way for a row of cottages. Benfield Cottages (4) and Ivy Cottages (2) were on ths south side south, near St Helen's Drive.¹	¹Ke1958—
Hangleton Lane, Portslade.	1-6 Vallensdean Cottages were built 1825.	Ke1947—
Hangleton Link Road, Portslade
Hangleton Manor Close, Hangleton	Cul-de-sac of executive housing in the former grounds of Hangleton Manor.	Ke1958—
∫ Hangleton Road, Preston	Former name of Tivoli Road until at least the early 1930s. The name also applied to the northward continuation, later Withdean Road. The house then on the corner of Withdean Road and what was later renamed Withdean Avenue was called Hangleton Lodge (Treacher map 1898). Built c1900. Numbered 23 May 1929¹; 39 houses².	To1899 ¹ESRO DB/D/27/142 (includes later pencilled additions and notes) ²Ke1958—
Hangleton Road, West Blatchington	Developed c1910. Land for widening the road was given to Hove Corporation by the Nevill family on 8 April 1936¹. ph Grenadier Hotel was designed by John Leopold Denman and opened in 1935. 132, Shanklin Court is a freehold block of 28 flats and six garages on 999-year leases from 1 January 2021. See also Shanklin Road, where there is another Shanklin Court.	Pi1910— ¹ESRO ABE/1N
Hangleton Valley Drive, Hove	Plans for the new road were submitted to Hove Borough Council by T Braybon & Son (Estates) Ltd in December 1955⁴. Development started late 1950s. Hangleton Manor, now the oldest surviving domestic building in the city, was built in the 1540s for Richard Bellingham; his initials are carved above a fireplace. The front wall incorporates carved stones from Lewes Priory, which was demolished in 1537. It was altered about 150 years later for farm use, which continued until before the Second World War (when it was used by the army). It was abandoned between 1964 and 1969, falling into disrepair but restored again in the 1970s as a public house/restaurant and dwelling, owned by the Dorset brewery firm of Hall & Woodhouse. Grade II* listed¹ with the adjacent Old Manor House, the west wing of the manor, was built in the 15th century. From 1786 it was occupied by William Hardwick and his descendants. The Dovecote south of the manor grounds dates from the 17th century. It was restored 1983-87 and is Grade II listed². The Cottage and Rookery Cottage were the 16th-century gatehouse to Hangleton Manor, converted to five cottages after 1800 and then into two cottages in the late 20th century. They are Grade II listed³.	Ke1958— ¹HE 1187557 ²HE 1298635 ³HE 1187558 ⁴ESRO DO/C/6/17474
Hangleton Way, Hangleton Hangleton conservation area (St Helen's Church, St Helen's Park).	Post-war development. St Helen's Church is the oldest in the city, probably dating from the 12th century with a 13th-century tower and medieval decorations.. Between 1864 and 1951 the parish was merged with Portslade, the two having been held together from time to time since 1523, then returned to its former status as a parish in its own right. The churchyard includes the graves of Samuel Augustus Barnett and his wife Dame Henrietta Barnett. Barrister and MP Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy is also interred here. The church was Grade II* listed in 1950¹. Scenes for the 1909 film The Boy and the Convict, directed by Dave Aylott for Williamson Kinematograph Company, were filmed in the north-west corner of the graveyard. ph The Downsman was opened by Tamplin in 1956 and closed in 2014. It was demolished and, with the adjacent greefield site was replaced in 2019-2021 by a four-storey apartment block and two terraces of two-storey houses. Pre-historic flints and a number of medieval features were found here during preparations for redevelopment. 248. Early iron age pottery was found here.	Ke1947— ¹HE 1298636
Hanningtons Cottages	Probably off Brighton Place. Dwelling houses for unmarried male employees of Hannington's store in North Street. There were 36 residents in 1891, identified in the census by departmental role.	Census1891
Hanningtons Lane	Shopping/residential lane behind North Street, designed by architects Morgan Carn and completed 2019.
HANOVER	The UK ruling house 1714-1901. The council ward was designated in 1894.
Hanover Crescent Valley Gardens conservation area.	Built c.1822 by A H Wilds for Henry Brooker. Gardens in the crescent were compulsorily purchased by Brighton Corporation in 1884. All 24 houses, the North Lodge, South Lodge, garden wall and the gate piers on Lewes Road are Grade II listed.¹ as are the garden wall and gate piers². North Lodge has a tile-and-iron-frame street name. 10 was the residence of novelist Horace Smith between 1826 and 1840. 11 was the residence from 1844 to 1846 of Sir Rowland Hill. Plaque. North Lodge is by Amon Henry Wilds for Henry Booker, c1822. Grade II listed³. South Lodge. is by Amon Henry Wilds for Henry Booker, c1822. Grade II listed⁴.	PO1845— ¹HE 1381607 ²HE 1381608 ³HE 1381609 ⁴HE 1381610
Hanover Mews Valley Gardens conservation area.	Private road behind Hanover Crescent.
Hanover Place Valley Gardens conservation area.	Percy Alms Houses see Lewes Road.	Fo1848—
Hanover Street Valley Gardens conservation area.	Built from 1822, as shown by the date on no 1. Renumbered 27 September 1934¹ consecutively along the south-east side from Southover Street then back along the north-west side. [ph] 22 was The Little Fox from 1878, although there was a beerhouse here as early as 1839. It was refurbished by Arthur Packham for Tamplin in 1936 and closed c1952. Here is St James's Passage (at 22). [ph] 29 was The Duke of Edinburgh from 1880 to 1926. 40 was built 1866.²	PO1845— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/18 ²ESRO ACC8745/31
Hanover Terrace Valley Gardens conservation area.	Developed in 1830s. [ph] 1 was formerly London Unity, also identified as 131 Islingword Road. It opened c1891, closed in 2013 and was converted into two houses. †Hanover Terrace Board Schools, first of the Brighton Board Schools, designed by Thomas Simpson, built by G R Lockyer at a cost of £3,100 and opened in 1873. The site was sold to the Board by the Misses Goulty fpr £1,300³. On each floor: a school-room 58ft x 20ft and a class-room 20ft 6ins x 16ft. Built to accommodate 217 boys on the first floor and 217 girls and infants on the ground floor¹, becoming boys only in 1928. The school was enlarged by Simpson in 1901². The infant department closed in 1932. In the late 1940s it became Brighton Junior Technical School for Building, part of Brighton Secondary Technical School, and by the mid 1950s Brighton County Secondary School for Building and Engineering. Demolished and replaced by houses in 1999, now numbered 6-17. 73 has a curved ground-floor corner at the opening into St James's Passage, as does 74 on the other corner. Here is St James's Passage. Reservoir. 1851.	PO1846— ¹Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 6 Sep 1873:8 ²The Building News, 19 Apr 1901:552 ³The Builder, 13 Jul 1872:544
Hardwick Road, Hangleton	The Hardwicks were the tenants of Hangleton Farm, who lived at the Manor House (see Hangleton Valley Drive) from the late 17th century to 1914. In the 1780s, the Duke of Dorset licensed William Hardwick as gamekeeper on the Hangleton estate. They farmed c.1840 on land owned by Amherst and Baker in Hangleton. A former garage site at the junction with Harmsworth Crescent became Aldwick News.	Ke1956—
Hardwick Way, Hangleton	West Blatchington Primary School	Ke1968—
Harebell Drive, Portslade	Elongated, curving cul-de-sac.
† Harmer's Court, East Street		Census1851
Harmsworth Crescent, Hangleton	Mostly four-storey blocks of council flats, eight bungalows and two long rows of garages.	Ke1968—
Harper's Court	A mistranscription in Ancestry.co.uk of Hayllar's Court in Census1851.
Harrington Place	No properties listed until Pi1929. Renumbered 3 November 1960¹.	Pi1909 ¹ESRO DB/D/27/382
Harrington Road, Preston Preston Park conservation area.	George Harrington was a landowner in Preston who in 1834-36 bought freeholds and copyhold land from Bartholomew Smithers and paid Thomas Sandford, lord of the manor of Preston, to enfranchise the copyhold areas. The land was known in the 1770s as Kenyeo Farm. Harrington Farm house and yard were just north of where Hollingbury Place is now, between Hollingdean Terrace and Hartford Road. It was numbered 16 March 1905¹ and 23 May 1929². 1 Preston Villa was built for Nathaniel Blaker in 1853. It was extended on the north side in the mid 1890s and split into three properties in the 1960s.	Pi1889— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/141 ²ESRO DB/D/27/145
Harrington Villas Preston Park conservation area.	It was numbered 17 February 1916¹.	To1899— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/237
Hartfield Avenue, Hollingbury	Withdean Estate East. Formerly called Fairfield Crescent.	Ke1951—
Hartington Place	Renumbered June 1907¹.	Pi1908— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/258
Hartington Road	A railway bridge near the Lewes Road junction for the Kemp Town branch line was demolished in 1973. Part numbered 15 September 1904¹. Brighton and Preston Cemetery entrance gates and lodge, mortuary chapel, walls piers and railings are Grade II listed. Centenary Industrial Estate is on the site of a former railway goods yard. Gladstone Court and Old Viaduct Court are built on land reclaimed from the former Kemp Town railway branch line. †Hartington Road Halt was a station on the Kemp Town branch line near the junction with Bonchurch Road, opened in 1906 and closed in 1911. It was less than 400 yards from Lewes Road station. Old Viaduct Court sheltered housing is now on the site.	Pa1886— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/161
Hartington Terrace, Brighton		To1906—
† Hartington Terrace, Portslade		Pa1891–?
Hartington Villas, Hove		Pa1893—
Hastings Road	Fairlight Primary and Nursery School see St Leonard's Road.	Pa1871—
Havelock Road Preston Park conservation area.	Numbered 1 August 1884¹; 'houses unoccupied and building' in Pa1890; part renumbered 6 October 1904². 1, 2, 3-55, 44-54 (even), 84-86, 99-117 (odd), 126-144 (even), 164, 166 (old numbering) were designed by A C Udney. ph 88 (formerly 82) Preston Park Hotel/Tavern was designed by A C Udney for Smithers & Sons in 1882. 107 was built as a post office, designed by A C Udney for John Blaker. 117 (old numbering, Roseheath Villa) was the residence of Thomas Scutt, builder 1883-1887. 121, Glover's Yard is a former Victorian builder's yard designed by E J Hamilton in 1883³ and latterly named by developers after one of its most recent occupants: Cornelia James, glove-maker by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II, a business established in 1946.	Pa1883— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/200 ²ESRO DB/D/27/157 ³ESRO DB/D/27/2280
Havelock Terrace, Portslade		Census1881
Hawkhurst Road, Coldean		Ke1951—
Hawthorn Close, Saltdean	Off Saltdean Vale. U-shaped cul-de-sac of 32 two-storey detached houses. Named 24 February 1966 and numbered 8 February 1972¹.	Ke1973— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/427
Hawthorn Way, Portslade	Cul-de-sac of bungalows and dormer bungalows.	Ke1969— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/427
Haybourne Close, Whitehawk	Vehicular cul-de-sac. Numbered 21 March 1990¹.	¹ESRO DB/D/27/446
Haybourne Road, Whitehawk	Part numbered 10 August 1988 and 21 March 1990¹.	¹ESRO DB/D/27/446
Hayes Close, Portslade	Cul-de-sac of semi-detached bungalows, built 1930s.	Ke1947—
Hayloft Mews	Unadopted driveway at 183 Ditchling Road leading to back development.
† Hayllars Cottages/Court	At 18 Middle Street. Also called Hayllar's Court (1851), misspelt Hayler's and Haylens and mistranscribed as Harper's Court. Daniel Hayllar, a carpenter (therefore possible builder) lived adjacently at 19 Middle Street 1841-1861. His fourth son, Frederick Hayllar, was an Overseer and lived in Prince Albert Street¹. Pedestrian-only street of 10 small houses, demolished in 1935.	Pa1867–Pi1928 ¹Fo1864:467
Haywards Road, Patcham	Numbered 25 July 1935¹.	Ke1934— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/13
Hazel Close, Portslade	Cul-de-sac.
Hazeldene Meads	Built in the late 1960s on the site of what had been the first house in Dyke Road Avenue (no 14, built 1884) and its four-acre estate. Mark Hazelden was in business in Dyke Road Avenue as a nurseryman and florist in the 1890s-1900s. Named 36 August 1965¹ and numbered 25 November 1965¹. See also The Beeches.	Ke1968— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/439
Heath Hill Avenue, Bevendean	The name is from the farm, also known as Lower Bevendean Farm, on which land the street was built. Prefabs were built here c1947 and removed when the permanent housing was built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Part numbered 6 November 1960¹.	Ke1947— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/383
Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean	Numbered 20 September 1938¹.	Ke1949— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/48
Heathfield Crescent, Mile Oak		Ke1966—
Heathfield Drive, Mile Oak		Ke1966—
The Heights, Withdean	Cul-de-sac of seven executive houses in private road, built 1990s.
Helena Close, Portslade	Cul-de-sac, bungalows.	Ke1947—
Helena Road, Wick Estate, Woodingdean	Numbered 29 April 1948¹.	Ke1947— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/283
Hellingly Close, Whitehawk	Named after the Wealden village in East Sussex. Cul-de-sac.
† The Hempshares	Former area adjacent to Ship Street when hemp was grown in the area for rope making. Deryk Carver grew hops here for his Black Lion brewery.
Hempstead Road, Saltdean	Numbered 1 September 1955¹.	Ke1947— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/326
Hendon Street	'Laid out in the early 1880s'. Small private houses now building' in Pa1874.	Pa1874—
Henfield Close, Whitehawk	Named after the West Sussex village. Cul-de-sac. Numbering 11 June 1980¹	¹ESRO DB/D/27/445
Henfield Way, Hangleton	One of a group of adjoining roads named after Sussex towns and villages.	Ke1949—
Henge Way, Portslade	A henge is a prehistoric stone or wooden circle. Evidence of one such, the first found in Sussex, was uncovered near here when excavations preceded the construction of the A27.
Henley Road, Black Rock	Numbered 8 December 1932¹, amended 27 July 1933². No properties listed in Ke1933.	Ke1933— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/35 ²ESRO DB/D/27/23
† Henry Street	From 18 Edward Street to 90 Carlton Hill. Small houses. 14 had an ice house 1834-1836¹.	Ke1845–Ke1949 ¹R G Martin: 'Ice Houses and the Commercial Ice Trade in Brighton' in Sussex Industrial History no 14: 21
Herbert Road	Scutt applied for approval of 12 houses from Brighton Borough Council on 6 January 1898¹ (see also Gordon Road). Renumbered 6 July 1899². 1, Acacia Court is a block of 16 apartments, built c1970 on a previously undeveloped plot.	Pi19o1— ¹¹ESRO DB/D/7/4647 ²ESRO DB/D/27/249
† Hereford Place	Cleared in 1928 and the residents re-housed at North Moulescoomb.
Hereford Street	Built in the 1810s. Number of properties in 1822: 33². Cleared and partially rebuilt 1926-28 (renumbered 26 September 1929¹) and then in the late 1950s. 1-4 was Willett's brewery malthouse. ph †10-11, Hereford Arms was a beerhouse as early as 1830, when the landlord's daughter fell down a well and died. It was here until 1910. Hereford Court is a 17-storey Brighton Council block of 86 flats, built by Rice as stage II of the Somerset Street Comprehensive Development Area in 1968-1969 and opened on 26 November 1969.	PO1845— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/183 ²Ba1822—
Heronsdale Road, Woodingdean		Ke1966—
Hertford Road	Formerly Upper Roedale Road. Renumbered 23 May 1929¹. Hertford Infant School is on the site of the Harrington Farm house.	Ke1930— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/74
∫ Hervey Terrace, Eastern Road	At 88 Eastern Road. Between St Mary's Hall and St Mark's Church. Incorporated into Eastern Road numbering by 1900. Hervey is the family name of the Marquesses of Bristol (see Sussex Square).	PO1845–To1899
Heston Avenue, Patcham	Part of the Ladies Mile Estate, named by developer George Ferguson after a place in Scotland (Dumfries?). Named 27 April 1933¹.	Ke1934— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/30
∫ Heyshott Road, Hove	Road laid out by George Burstow for John Ede Butt & Sons, planning application dated 18 November 1902¹. Location unclear but this was an early name during planning for one of the roads south of Old Shoreham Road between Holland Road and Montefiore Road. Heyshott is a village in West Sussex.	ESRO DO/C/6/2362
Heyworth Close, Woodingdean	Five pairs of semi-detached bungalows in cul-de-sac.	Ke1966—
†Hick's Garden	Zion Gardens was built here.
High Close, Portslade	Cul-de-sac of interwar-years semi-detached houses and more recent semi-detached bungalows/dormer bungalows.	Ke1947—
High Park Avenue, Hangleton	Eighteen pairs of semi-detached bungalows.	Ke1947—
High Street, Kemp Town East Cliff conservation area (23-35 consecutive, 72, 73).	Number of properties in 1822: 72. Numbering is (was) sequential from the south-west corner. ph 2, Ranelagh Arms was a beerhouse by 1873, given its nameby 1890 until bizarrely re-named Lé [sic] Village in c2020. 23-30 are early council houses designed by Clayton & Black in Arts & Crafts style, dated 1910, replacing an early 19th century terrace. They are Grade II listed¹. ph †59, The Swan Inn was here by 1822 and closed by 1916. ph †32, The Helmet was opened by Vallence & Catt in 1839 to 1899. †42-43 Brighton's first post-Reformation Catholic chapel from 1806/07 until 1835, when St John the Baptist church opened in Bristol Road. Demolished in 1981, the site is now occupied by Kebbell Lodge. 49-50 Windsor Lodge was a Primitive Methodist chapel built 1886 by W S Parnacott. It became Gordon Hall in 1898, was a printing works from 1910, a Christian Brethren meeting house 1935-1978 and the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity from 1978 to 1986, when that congregation moved to Carlton Hill. It now contains flats. St James's House is a 16-storey Brighton County Borough Council block of 120 flats, design by K W Bland and DJ Howe and built by Wates in the mid-1960s. Darwell Court contains three one-bedroom flats, a two-bedroom maisonette and a two-bedroom flat with wheelchair access on a former car parking site, completed July 2016. St James's House, an overbearing 16-storey block of 100 flats, opened November 1966, epitomising the insensitive planning and design mistakes of the 1960s. It was stage 1 of the High Street and Cavendish Street redevelopment. [ph] 73 was the Balaclava Tavern from 1864 to 1914.	Marchant-Sicklemore map 1809; Ba1822— ¹HE 1381614
High Street, Portslade Portslade conservation area (St George's PH, 31-75 odd, 44-66 even, The Old Riding Stables, 1-3 consecutive).	ph 29, St George Inn (previously the George Inn) dates from no later than 1859, although rebuilt. ph 35-37, Stags Head was built in the late 1600s and is Grade II listed¹. Title deeds on display are said to be dated 1674. It was formerly associated with the nearby Southdown Brewery (now Le Carbone, see South Street, Portslade). 44-50 are 18th century flint and brick cottages, Grade II listed². 56, now a private residence, bears a painted sign for 'The Old Village Stores' and 'Estab 1805'. 57-63 are possibly 18th century cottages, Grade II listed³. 65 and 67 are possibly a 16th century house divided into two. They are Grade II listed⁴. 69 and 71, Kemps was a farmhouse that may date originally from the 16th century, enlarged early in the 17th century and subsequently divided into two. It is Grade II listed⁵.	Pa1890— ¹HE 1187559 ²HE 1187560 ³HE 1280613 ⁴HE 1298637 ⁵HE 1205680
High Street, Rottingdean (B2123) Rottingdean conservation area (21-49 odd, 53-79 odd, 83-89 odd, Lady of Lourdes R.C. School, 54-62 even, 66-74 even, St Aubyns School, 78-86 even, 86a, 86b, 88-124 even).	Renamed 27 July 1933 and 9 November 1933¹. Renumbered 5 January 1953². 1-2, Mill Cottages, probably built in the late 18th century and are Grade II listed³. 1-3, Margo's Mews was formerly Bunkers Row, a barn rebuilt in 1788 to make six cottages for the parish's indigent. From 1921 until c 1985 they formed the Sally Lunn Café and are now three houses, Grade II listed⁴. 33, built in the late 18th/early 19th century, is Grade II listed⁵. 39 is an 18th century house, later the Trellis Café, which is Grade II listed⁶. 41 was built in the late 19th century as a residence. It now a bank and is Grade II listed¹⁸. 43-49, an early 19th century terrace, is Grade II listed⁷. ph 74, Queen Victoria is a Tudorbethan building, replacing an earlier building numbered 56. It is on the B&H local list and was for sale in May 2023. 62 The Old Cottage dates from the 18th century and is Grade II listed⁸. ph 65, Ye Old Black Horse is dated 1512 and is a timber-frame construction, incorporating the former smithy, once called the Black Hole. It is Grade II listed⁹. 66, Tallboys is a former customs house, dated 1780 on the front wall. It is Grade II listed¹⁰. 76 St Aubyn's School is based on a late 18th century building, founded by Rev Thomas Hooker, the Vicar of Rottingdean, where pupils included the photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), who was here 1808-1810, Cardinal Manning, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a pupil 1810-1818, a son of Joseph Bonaparte and a nephew of the Duke of Wellington¹¹. The current building was in use as a school from 1832 to 2013. Proposed development of 105 homes (40 per cent affordable) on the 3.4-hectare site, which includes the playing field surrounded by St Aubyn's Mead, Steyning Road and Newlands Road. Grade II listed with its front wall¹². 80 bears a small inset plaque marked 'R+G 1712'. 83 Hampton Cottage is possibly two 18th century houses joined into one, Grade II listed¹³. 87 is a 19th century flint and brick cottage, Grade II listed¹⁴. 89 Rottingdean Club is no later than the 18th century. Grade II listed¹⁵. ph 91 Olde Place Hotel dates from the early 19th century and is Grade II listed¹⁶. 116 Stanley Cottage is a flint-faced building from the 18th century and is Grade II listed¹⁷.	¹ESRO DB/D/27/28 ²ESRO DB/D/27/306 ³HE 1381629 ⁴HE 1381630 ⁵HE 1381615 ⁶HE 1381616 ⁷HE 1381618 ⁸HE 1381619 ⁹HE 1381620 ¹⁰HE 1381621 ¹¹Salzman: VCH 1940: 233 ¹²HE 1381622,1381623 ¹³HE 1381624 ¹⁴HE 1381625 ¹⁵HE 1381626 ¹⁶HE 1381627 ¹⁷HE 1381628 ¹⁸HE 1381617
Highbank, Westdene	Started mid 1950s but mostly built 1962. The name was already fixed on the 1938 plans for the Withdean Estate West (later Westdene), although official named and numbered 14 July 1953, supplemented 2 January 1964¹. Original numbered scheme deleted 6 January 1953¹.	Ke1954— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/305 ²ESRO DB/D/27/304
Highbrook Close, West Moulsecoomb	Six four-storey blocks of council flats, a later addition to the Bates Estate.
Highcroft Mews	On the corner of Highcroft Villas and Dyke Road. Gated development of six 'town houses' built mid 1990s on the site of a large villa called Hillcrest (see 222 Dyke Road).
Highcroft Villas	Highcroft was a house on the east side of Dyke Road in extensive grounds adjacent to the Booth Museum on the north side, surrounded by a nursery, both on a site now occupied by Quebec Barracks, Stanford Infants School, Caffyns car showroom and other workshops and housing. This was formerly the northward continuation of Dyke Road Drive, renamed to incorporate Highcroft Terrace and Parkmore Terrace on 27 July 1933 and 9 November 1933, and the north side was renumbered on 17 May 1955¹. A rustic tram shelter stood on the northern side of the junction with Dyke Road² (cf 344 Dyke Road). The Pullman Car repair works that stood at the south-east end were damaged by enemy bombing on 25 May 1943. 1, 2 were designed by Holford & Clayton⁶ for McKellow. 3, 4, 5, 6 were designed by Holford & Clayton for McKellow³. 7, 8, 9, 10 were designed by Holford & Clayton⁴ for McKellow; 7 and 8 replaced by Park View flats. 11-12 were designed by Holford & Clayton for McKellow⁷. 13 was designed by Garrett ¹⁰. 14-18 were designed by William Gillam ¹¹. 19, 20 were designed by Holford & Clayton for Buckler⁵. 21, 22 were designed by Holford & Clayton for Huey⁸. 23-35 were designed by Anscombe ¹². 36 was designed by Holford & Clayton for Whitehead⁹. 48, The Turret was designed by Parnacott and built abutting 2 Reigate Road by George Buster in 1886¹³. 53 was the boyhood residence of Eric Gill (see also 31 Hamilton Road).	Pa1883— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/24 ²James Gray ³ESRO DB/D/7/1965, 19 Jan 1881 ⁴ESRO DB/D/7/1959, 5 Jan 1881 ⁵ESRO DB/D/7/1987, 2 Mar 1881 ⁶ESRO DB/D/7/2009, 4 May 1881 ⁷ESRO DB/D/7/2047, 5 Aug 1881 ⁸ESRO DB/D/7/2043, 6 Jul 1881 ⁹ESRO DB/D/7/2194, 16 Aug 1882 ¹⁰ESRO DB/D/7/2692, 20 Nov 1890 ¹¹ESRO DB/D/7/3003, 5 Oct 1893; ESRO DB/D/7/3064, 5 Apr 1894; ESRO DB/D/7/4125, 18 Apr 1895 ¹²ESRO DB/D/7/4014, 5 Jul 1894 ¹³ESRO DB/D/7/2425, 3 Jun 1886
Highdown Road	Part of the Southdown Estate. The road was laid out by George Burstow for J E Butt & Sons, the planning application dated 17 September 1895³. The continuation was laid out by Burstow for John Ede Butt & Sons, the planning application dated 18 November 1902⁴. The road was numbered¹ and renumbered 3 April 1947².	To1902— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/270A ²ESRO DB/D/27/271 ³ESRO DO/C/6/1351 ⁴ESRO DO/C/6/2362
Highfield Crescent, Withdean	The road was part numbered and renumbered 3 April 1947¹.	Ke1938— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/270A,271
Highfields, Coldean	Cul-de-sac of semi-detached houses and bungalows, which was numbered¹ and renumbered 3 April 1947². No properties were listed in Ke1951.	Ke1951— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/270A ²ESRO DB/D/27/271
Highlands Road, Portslade	Cul-de-sac of mainly semi-detached houses and bungalows. Highlands Nursery was to the north of Old Shoreham Road, where George Williams Mews is now. The road was part numbered and renumbered 3 April 1947¹. Greenways is a six-storey block of 1970s flats on the site of a former villa of the same name, then accessed from Locks Hill.	Ke1947— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/270A,271
Highview, Patcham	Renamed from Mill Path on 27 February 1936¹. It was numbered 30 June 1948².	¹ESRO DB/D/27/4 ²ESRO DB/D/27/284
Highview Avenue North, Patcham	Part of the Ladies Mile Estate, named by developer George Ferguson after a place in Scotland on 27 April 1933¹ and numbered 23 September 1954². 8 was designed in 1934 in moderne style by S B Cathcart for S J Middleton. An additional storey was designed in 1968 by local architects Felce & Guy.	Ke1934— (as Highview Avenue) ¹ESRO DB/D/27/30 ²ESRO DB/D/27/321
Highview Avenue South, Patcham	Part of the Ladies Mile Estate, named by developer George Ferguson after a place in Scotland (Dumfries?) on 27 April 1933¹.	Ke1934— (as Highview Avenue) ¹ESRO DB/D/27/272
Highview Road, Patcham	Numbered 12 October 1954¹.	Ke1956— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/44
Highview Way, Patcham	Numbered 12 October 1954 and 5 January 1956¹.	Ke1956— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/44
∫ Highway, The,Moulsecoomb	Operated as a toll road by Brighton and Newhaven Turnpike Trust from 1824 to 1879. Now known by other names, such as South Coast Road. Numbered 1922¹.	Ke1924— ¹ESRO DB/D/46/887a
Highway Close, Moulsecoomb	Cul-de-sac.
Highways, Portslade	Private road. Cul-de-sac.
Hilgrove Road, Saltdean	Numbered 1 September 1955¹.	Ke1949— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/326
Hill Brow, Hove	The road was laid out in 1935 by George Warr for W Armstrong in the north-western corner of the former Tongdean Estate¹. No properties listed in Ke1938. 0 is the number of the first house on the south side, close to Dyke Road Avenue. This numbering may be unique in the city. 13 was built in 1947³. 28 was built by K Pack for M James² in 1953. 34 was designed by Paul Boissevain & Barbara Osmond and built in the 1960s. 51 was designed by Alistair Dodd Consulting and built in 2021, replacing and earlier house.	Ke1938— ¹ESRO DO/C/6/9789 ²ESRO DO/C/6/15945 ³ESRO DO/C/6/12891
Hill Drive, Hove	North-western corner of the former Withdean and Tongdean Estates.	Ke1947—
Hill Road, Saltdean	Connecting road between Ashdown Avenue and Lenham Road East.
† Hill Side Cottages, Black Rock	Continuation of Rifle Butt Road. Site of the southern end of Wilson Avenue.	Pa1890–Ke1970
Hill Top, Withdean	Gated development, built 1990s? Although the name is obvious from the location, a house of this name was in Dyke Road Avenue in the 1930s.
† Hilly Place	Former name of Sussex Place.	Marchant-Sicklemore map 1809-1815
Hillbank Close, Mile Oak	Cul-de-sac.	Ke1969—
Hillbrow Road, Westdene	Numbered 7 March 1939¹. See also Hill Brow.	Pi1928— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/52
Hillcrest, Westdene	Numbered 7 December 1954¹. Church of the Ascension.was designed by John Wells-Thorpe for a difficult sloping site.	Ke1956— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/44
Hillcroft, Mile Oak	Cul-de-sac.
Hillside, Moulsecoomb/Higher Bevendean	Sinuous road between The Avenue and Lewes Road. Numbered 1922¹. St Andrew's Church ph 50, The Bevy (formerly the Bevendean Hotel) was designed by Stavers H Tiltman in 1936. Closed by the police in 2010, it reopened as a community pub on 13 December 2014.	Ke1934— ¹ESRO DB/D/46/887
Hillside, Mile Oak/Portslade	Semi-detached bungalows.	Ke1966—
† Hillside Cottages, Black Rock	Continuation of Riflebutt Road.	Pa1882–Ke1968
Hillside Way, Bevendean	A short section from 48 Hillside to the junction with Widdicombe Way had this name until at least 1973.	Ke1934–
Hillside Way, Westdene	Numbered 7 July 1966¹.	Ke1947— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/443
Hillview Road, Woodingdean	Two pairs of semi-detached and two terraces of four houses each on the east side.	Ke1947—
Hinton Close, Hollingdean	Five houses in cul-de-sac. No properties listed in Ke1954.	Ke1954—
Hodshrove Lane, Moulsecoomb	Hodshrove was a farm approximately where Hodshrove Lane now meets Hodshrove Road.	Ke1973—
Hodshrove Place, East Moulsecoomb	Social housing development on the east side of Hodshrove Road.
Hodshrove Road, East Moulsecoomb	North-eastward continuation of Widdicombe Way to Moulsecoomb Way. The land was bought by Brighton Corporation in 1935. Social housing.	Ke1938—
Hogarth Road, Hove	One of several roads south of Portland Road named after painters, in this instance the English painter and engraver William Hogarth (1679-1764). No properties listed in Pi1925. Numbered c1934.	Pi1925—
Hogs Edge, Bevendean	The name derives from the organisers of this community housing project (Hedgehog Self Build Co-op, founded at the end of 1997) of 10 timber-frame eco-houses designed by Robin Hillier of Architype (see also Golf Drive), on land bought from Brighton Council for £58,000. Featured on Channel Four's Grand Designs programme on 13 May 1999, revisited on 5 December 2012. Unadopted road.	Original programme is here (opens in new window).
Holland Mews, Hove Brunswick Town conservation area.	12 was designed by David J Knipe and built 2012-2018. 17-19 were designed by Morgan Carn Partnership c2014 on the site of a former car park. 27-28 were designed by Alan Phillips Architects in the early 2000s.	[1881] Pa1892—
Holland Road, Hove Brunswick Town conservation area (2-48 even, Rochester Close, Brunswick PH, 9-75 odd, synagogue).	Named by Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, who bought the land in 1830, in honour of his friend Henry Richard Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), after whom Holland Park in London is also named. The section north of Wick Road (Lansdowne Road) was identified as only 'Road to station' in the 1850s. WEST SIDE (south to north) —Here is Adelaide Crescent. —Here is Western Road. —Here is Church Road. Gwydyr Mansions, designed by Clayton & Black in 1890, is named in honour of Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell (1782-1865), 2nd Baron Gwydyr and 22nd Baron WIlloughby de Eresby, a friend of the Goldsmid family. A rare (and the largest) example of mansion apartment building in the city. A plaque in the pavement adjacent to the northern end of Gwydyr Mansions is for Stuart's Granolithic Stone Company of Edinburgh (founded 1840), which made the material used to surface the sidewalk. —Here is Lansdowne Road. Hove Crown Court see Lansdowne Road. BT Telephone Exchange see Palmeira Avenue. Hove Junior School. Coniston Court. Amber Court. †St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church was on the corner of Cromwell Road. Designed by Edward Proctor and built by W A Field & Co, it opened in 1904 and was demolished in 1984. —Here is Cromwell Road. †Holland Road Halt railway station opened on 3 September 1905 on the opposite (west) side of the bridge from the Holland Road goods yard (now Lyon Close). It closed on 7 May 1956 and was demolished. —Here is Lyndhurst Road. EAST SIDE (south to north) —Here is Brunswick Terrace. ph 3, Brunswick Inn and Brunswick Cellar. This was the first and for a time the only property in the road, originally built in 1834 by John Hayles. It is on the B&H local list. —Here is Alice Street. —Here is Holland Mews. —Here is Western Road. Palmeira House on the corner of Western Road was built in the 1860s as a hotel but converted to use as a store shortly after. It was Maples furniture store 1962-1992. Holland Road Baptist Chapel and schoolroom was funded by the Congreve family and designed by John Wills. It opened in 1887 and is Grade II listed³. 75, Palmeira Yard apartment block was built in red brick and terracotta for the Brighton & Hove Co-operative Supply Association in 1893, the date and company initials are over the main entrance. It became a Pickfords furniture depository in 1958. Designed by Thomas Lainson, it is grade II listed¹. 79, Hove Hebrew Congregational Synagogue belongs to the Ashkenazi Orthodox tradition. It was built as Moss's gymnasium in 1883 and became a synagogue in 1930. —Here is Lansdowne Road. —Here is Somerhill Avenue. —Here is Chatsworth Square. —Here is Davigdor Road. †Hove Station, the original one, was on the east side of the bridge where the road passes over the railway at the junction with Cromwell Road; it opened on 11 May 1840 and closed on 1 March 1880, after the opening of the Cliftonville Curve track from Hove to Preston Park, when Cliftonville Station was renamed West Brighton and eventually Hove. —Here is Lyndhurst Road.	Br1845— ¹HE 1187561 ²ESRO DO/C/6/763 ³HE 1280592
Holland Street	Small tenements.	[1861] Fo1864—
HOLLINGBURY	Area in the north of Brighton to the west of Ditchling Road.
Hollingbury Castle	At the top of Moulsecoomb Wild Park, is also known as Hollingbury Camp. Two parcels of land here were sold to the Borough of Brighton in June 1903 by Alfred John Paine Kemp (just over nine acres) and Benjamin Tillstone Rogers-Tillstone (just over seven acres); the latter conveyed a further 23 acres to the Borough in April 1910¹.	¹ESRO ACC 7600/22
Hollingbury Copse, Preston	Off Ditchling Road. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps bought land here in 1877/78 to build a house but began by constructing a large wooden bungalow, which he called his 'rustic wigwam', to house his antiquarian book collection. He never built the planned house but lived in the bungalow until his death. A more substantial house was built (right) for Sigismund Charles Witting. The house was sold at auction on 15 October 1925. In 1928 it became a prep school, Hollingbury Court, later extended to the west, which closed in 1961. The house was demolished and the Surrenden Park estate built on the site. The road was given this name and numbered 26 January 1951¹.	[1881] Pa1890— Plan (1925) ¹ESRO DB/D/27/294
Hollingbury Crescent	'No houses' in Pi1909	Pi1909—
Hollingbury Gardens	Detached bungalows.
†Hollingbury Hill, Patcham	Railway Carriage. 1881.	[1881]
Hollingbury Lodge, Patcham		[1881]
Hollingbury Park Avenue	45, St Matthias' Church was designed by Lacy William Ridge, the Diocesan Surveyor, in red brick with a round tower and built in 1906-07. It was consecrated in 1912and is on the B&H local list.	Pi1905—
Hollingbury Place	Numbered 26 July 1928¹.	Pa1892— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/67
Hollingbury Rise	'No houses' in Pi1909-1927. Renumbered 12 December 1929¹.	Pi1909— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/152
Hollingbury Rise West	Named 27 February 1930¹.	Ke1933— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/71
Hollingbury Road, Preston	'No houses' in Pa1892. It was renumbered 2 July 1931¹.	[1881] Pa1892— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/73
Hollingbury Terrace	Terrace of four houses on north side by Dean¹, six on south side by Denman for Dean², all 1900, and four on south side by Antony & Dixon for Hunt in 1903³.	Pi1905— ¹ESRO DB/D/7/5100 ²ESRO DB/D/7/5122 ²ESRO DB/D/7/5732
HOLLINGDEAN	'Valley of the people who live in the hollow' (OE holinga dene).
Hollingdean Lane	Proposed layout 1892¹. The road follows the northern perimeter of Hollingdean Material Recovery and Waste Transfer Facility is on the site of an abattoir, with cattle pens in the north-east corner. A railway spur from the lo=ine to Lewes ran through here and into the corporation depot in Upper Hollingdean Road.	¹ESRO ACC 2791/152
∫ Hollingdean Place, Hollingdean	Small tenements. Renamed as part of Freehold Terrace 24 June 1952¹. †Freehold Flats were occupied by soldiers (1905)	[1881] Pa1892–Ke1951 ¹ESRO DB/D/27/299
Hollingdean Road	Known as Dog Kennel Road until c1864. Renumbered 20 April 1881¹ and later amended. 17, a converted coach house, is thought to be the narrowest house in Brighton: 12ft wide and 21 ft deep. †1-6 May Cottages were separately numbered. They were demolished in 2022. †Railway Gas Works, providing bottled gas for use by the railway, was on the north side to the immediate east of the railway line. It has closed and been removed by the 1920s. The site is nw occupied by . . . 54, Hollingbury House student accommodation, built in 2019 to replace a single-storey workshop, demolished in 2017. Cowley Farm. 1881. See also Cowley's Bottom.	Fo1864— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/203
Hollingdean Street	No properties were ever listed in street directories and only one was ever built with this address: 2, Chapel of the Holy Family was built c2000 for the Society of St Pius X, the conservative Roman Catholic priesthood founded by Archbishop Marcel Levebve in 1970. It opened in October 2002 and was closed for worship and adapted for storage use by a pharmacy in 2021.	Ke1930—
Hollingdean Terrace	Land on the west side was conveyanced from Blaker to Lower in 1926¹. Renumbered 21 October 1929². The section between Hollingbury Crescent and Hollingbury Rise was renumbered 13 December 1934³.	To1907— ¹ESRO ACC5310/82 ²ESRO DB/D/46/1037 ³ESRO DB/D/27/269
Holly Close, Withdean	Part of the 'Golden Acres' estate built in the 1970s around Varndean Drive. It is one of three streets given the name of trees preserved from the original Victorian villas on the site.
Holmes Avenue, West Blatchington	Samuel Holmes farmed at Gibbets Farm, also known as Holmes Farm. Bishop Hannington Memorial Church was designed by Edward Maufe (1883-1974) and built 1938-1940. Grade II listed¹, it is named in honour of the Anglican saint James Hannington. The day centre was added in the 1970s. Church of St Peter was rebuilt by Somers Clarke in 1890 from the ruins of a Saxon and medieval church and enlarged by J L Denman in 1962. Grade II* listed². West Blatchington Windmill was built in the 1820s and painted by John Constable soon after. Milling ceased in 1907. It has been a museum since 1976. Grade II* listed³.	Ke1932— ¹HE 1298638 ²HE 1280545 ³HE 1187562
Holton Hill, Woodingdean	Holton is a place name associated with Burwash in East Sussex. Named 7 July 1966¹; numbered 9 August 1967¹.	Ke1969— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/440
Holtview Road, Woodingdean	Wick Estate. Numbered 29 April 1948¹.	Ke1947— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/283
Home Farm Road, Mpoulsecoomb	Upper Moulsecoomb Farm was at the south-western end.	Pi1896— ¹The Builder, 24 Nov 1888:383
Home Road, Preston Preston Village conservation area (1, 3).	Three plots of freehold land were sold for £960 in November 1888¹.	Pi1896— ¹The Builder, 24 Nov 1888:383
Honey Croft, Hangleton	Local field name.	Ke1969—
Horley Place, Whitehawk	Place name from the Surrey side of the county boundary, which had been briefly transferred to West Sussex 1972-1974. Cul-de-sac. Numbered 6 January 1988¹	¹ESRO DB/D/27/446
Hornby Road, Lower Bevendean	Sussex place name. The road was built on Lower Bevendean Farm land in c1950.	Ke1949—
Horsham Close, Whitehawk	Sussex place name. Cul-de-sac. Numbered 6 January 1988¹.	¹ESRO DB/D/27/446
Horton Road, Hollingdean	Council housing.
† Hospital Road	Probably Eastern Road facing the Sussex County Hopsital.	Census1861
∫ Hova Terrace, Hove	The terrace on the west side between Blatchington Road and Eaton Villas was thus named. 'Other houses building' in Pa1877. Numbered as 1-13 Denmark Villas after 1902.	OS1873; Pa1877–To1902
Hova Villas, Cliftonville Cliftonville conservation area.	Semi-detached three- and four-storey villas.	Ta1854—
HOVE	'Shelter, hood, covering' (OE hufe). Probably a haven for travellers or seafarers. The freehold of the manor was held by the prebendaries of Chichester Cathedral until 1874, when both the leasehold and freehold were acquired by G Gallard & Williams, a local building firm. A new civic authority began on 1 January 1874 under the terms of the Hove Commissioners Act 1873, which amalgamated the powers previously held under the Brunswick Square Act 1830, the Brunswick Square Improvement Extension Act 1851 and the Hove Improvement Act 1858. Brighton had been promoting the merger of the two towns. Having absorbed Aldrington in 1893, Hove was designated an Urban District Council in 1894 and was incorporated as a borough in 1898.
∫ Hove Drove	From the top of Hove Street to the Goldstone Water Works. Renamed Sackville Road by 1882 but could have included part of Nevill Road. Villas in 1881: Cape Villa, Clement Villa, Flintbury Villa, Rosier Villa.	Pa1881 only
∫ Hove Drove Place	At the west end of Conway Street, leading south. Former name of Conway Place.	Pa1881 only
Hove Meadow	Also known as Hove Street Meadow, was an open space to the west of Hove Street and south of New Church Road, now the site of Aymer Road. Circuses performed here from c1890 until early 1900s, including Lord John Sanger's, Ginnett's, Barnum & Bailey's and Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
Hove Park	Laid out on land purchased in the 1890s. Grand opening on Empire Day 1906. Fingermaze, the giant fingerprint laid out in York stone and lime mortar set in the turf in the northern part of the park was created by Chris Drury in 2006. It was commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council for the 'Eco-Brighton' programme, a permanent version of the design that had been cut into turf at Stanmer Park.
Hove Park Gardens, Hove.	Stanford Estate. Private road off Hove Park Road, joining footpath between Goldstone Crescent and Old Shoreham Road. Layout plans: July 1926¹, March 1928²	To1906— ¹ESRO DO/C/8/926/1 ²ESRO DO/C/8/1177,1175
Hove Park Road, Hove.	There was a police call box on the south-west corner at the junction with Shirley Drive. 46 was the residence of architect Stavers H Tiltman from before 1947 to 1960. 65 was the residence of Air Marshal Sir Philip Wigglesworth 1959-1975 79 was the residence of the journalist and bibliophile Bernard Falk (1882-1960) from 1947-1960.	Pi1925—
Hove Park Villas, Hove Hove Station conservation area (former railway ticket office, footbridge). ¶ Shops designated an Important Local Parade.	Stanford Estate. This was to have been called West Brighton Road until architect Charles Nye successfully petitioned the Hove Commissioners for a change of name in February 1890. Nye was the architect of many of the houses, mostly for developer S C Smale. Dubarry House was designed by Clayton & Black for the Standard Tablet and Pill Company of Harry Pears in 1917. It was acquired by the Dubarry Perfumery Company in 1923. Former ticket office at Hove station is Grade II listed¹. Villas in 1881: St Clair, San Remo.	Pi1901— ¹HE 1280558
Hove Park Way, Hove.	Detached houses.	Pi1929—
Hove Place Cliftonville conservation area.	ph 1 was originally the Cliftonville Inn (pre-1850s), renamed the Mary Pack in 1983, in honour of a former landlady, then The Red Lion c2007 and again The Better Half in 2015/16. 3 has an original shop-front. 6, Seventh Day Adventist Church is a cottage-like building.	Ta1854—
† Hove Road
∫ Hove Seaside Villas	Former name before 1932 of Western Esplanade, previously known as Aldrington Beach Bungalows.
Hove Station	Conservation area, designated in 1996, comprising 5,89ha (14.56 acres).	Character statement Map
Hove Street Old Hove conservation area (east side). Pembroke & Princes conservation area (west side).	At first this was Hove's only street. Known as Hove Drove until the late 19th century (see also Sackville Road) and was at the western end of development of Hove in 1880. (Both names in 1881.) ph 3, The Ginger Pig (originally The Ship Inn) was designed by Thomas Garrett Jr in 1914. It was briefly renamed Le Bourdeaux in 2004 and then The Ginger Pig. ph †15, The Ship Inn dated from 1702. The original inn was demolished c1914 for road widening and a new building took the same name. Hove Cottage and Lodge. 1881. ph 48, The Connaught was designed by Lainson & Son for Vallance & Catt in 1878 at a cost of about £1,400¹ and opened in 1881. It was acquired by Longhurst in 1885. †Hove House (aka Manor House) was built by John Vallance is the late 18th century on the east side. His descendants lived here. It was demolished in 1933. †toll gate of the Brighton, Shoreham & Lancing Turnpike Trust at the shore end of the road was briefly present c1839.	¹Building News, 1881-07-09:64
† Hove Street South, Hove		[1881]
† Hove Terrace, Hove	No properties listed after 1929. †Old Hove House 1881.	Fo1850–Ke1938
Hove Villa et Ecclesia	One of the ancient manors. See also Tredcroft Road.
Howard Place West Hill conservation area (south side).	Shakespeare Inn. 1851.	Census1851, Ta1854—
Howard Road	'Planned for building' in Fo1856. But ... ph 1, Reservoir Tavern pre-dates the housing, established by 1854. It was renamed Freehaus c2020 (after 170 years, why?)	Ta1854—
Howard Terrace		Fo1856—
Hudson Terrace	Soon numbered in Station Road.	To1898–Pi1921
Hughes Road	The road through the Centenary Industrial Estate, built adjacent to the former junction of the Brighton-Lewes and Kemp Town branch railway lines.
Hunns Mere Way, Woodingdean	Private road in industrial estate built by St Modwen Properties.
Hunston Close, Woodingdean	Cul-de-sac off Foxdown Road comprising 10 houses in three terraces round a turning circle.	Ke1966—
Hurst Crescent, Portslade	Said to derive from Ticehurst, the name of the local building firm¹. Six blocks of four two-storey houses plus two later bungalows.	Ke1947— ¹A selection of Notes … including a History of Hove Street Names… Brighton & Hove Libraries, nd.
Hurst Hill, Hollingbury		Ke1951—
Hutton Road, Hollingdean	Cul-de-sac off Burstead Close. Social housing.
The Hyde, Lower Bevendean	Industrial estate (business park).
Hylden Close, Woodingdean	Cul-de-sac of six bungalows. Named 3 January 1963¹; numbered 6 February 1964².	Ke1966— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/400 ²ESRO DB/D/27/409
Hythe Road	One of four adjacent roads in the Fiveways area named after Kent towns (see also Hythe, Dover, Sandgate). Under construction by 1901. Renumbered (by May) 17 December 1903¹.	Pi1901— ¹ESRO DB/D/27/121

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