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| Jackson Street BN2 9UL |
One of several streets built in the late 1860s and named after famous Americans. Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the seventh US president. (See also Grant Street, Lincoln Street, Washington Street.) Renumbered 3 May 19061. | Pa1881 1ESRO DB/D/27/131 |
| Jersey Street BN2 9NU |
Probably named after the US state New Jersey; the adjacent street is Newark Place, Newark being a city in New Jersey. There are several American references in street names in the area. | Census1861, Fo1862 |
| Jesmond Close, Hove BN3 5LT |
Behind 5 Jesmond Road. | Ke1958— |
| Jesmond Road, Hove BN3 5LL, 5LN |
Interwar development of semi-detached housing forming an elongated crescent with Rothbury Road. Jesmond was close to Rothbury, Northumberland, which was the birthplace of local builder A L Middleton (see also Rothbury Cinema under Franklin Road). | Ke1938— |
| Jevington Drive BN2 4DG |
One of a group of streets named after neighbouring places in East Sussex (cf, Eastbourne Road, Birling Close, Willingdon Road). | Ke1964— |
| Jew Street BN1 1UT North Laine conservation area. |
Built after 1776; 12 houses were here by 1795. The first synagogue in Brighton opened here in 1792, moving in 1808 to Poune's Court. The street used to be joined by an alley from the south end to New Road. 10 was the address of Nicholas Washer, the town crier and beadle, in 17991. • For Model Dwelling House see Church Street. |
Co1799— Census1841 1Co1799 |
| John Street BN2 0LA, 9JS, 9PJ, 9PL, 9RB North Laine conservation area. |
Originally St John Street. Formerly known between Carlton Hill and Sussex Street as Nelson Street. The former slums were replaced in the 1960s by non-residential buildings. When the slums were cleared Nelson Street was renamed as the continuation of John Street and social housing was built. See Ashton Rise. ph †3 was a tavern called The Elm Tree, opened by 1854, which changed its name in 1864 to The Little Wonder and closed in 1923. 4, Dinapore House low-rise social housing, commemorates Dinapore Place and Dinapore Street, formerly on the site.  ph †26 was the Griffin & Anchor in 1832-1839ph †30 was the Durham Arms in 1839. ph †42 was the Prince George beerhouse in 1832, changing its name to The Old English Gentleman from 1843 but had closed by the end of the 1850s. It remained empty until at least 1912 [right]. Image: 42 John Street in 1912 [RS James Gray Collection] ph †60-61 was the Bird-in-Hand beerhouse, which opened by 1846 and changed its name to the Dorset Arms in 1854. It closed by 1915. Sussex Police Headquarters, designed by Brighton borough chief architect Percy Billington and built by Rice & Son. It opened in 1965 and replaced the former Brighton police headquarters in Little East Street in 1967. It has been re-clad and coloured to ameliorate some of its harshness. Ecclesden. Stage 5 of Brighton Borough Council's Albion Hill redevelopment, it has 46 flats on 12 storeys. It was designed by borough engineer D J Howe and built by Rice & Son in 1965-1967. |
Br1845—, Census1851 |
| † John's Place | Assumed to be St John's Place | Census1851 |
| † Jubilee Court | Off Jubilee Street. An apartment block with this name is in The Crescent, Moulsecoomb. |
Census1851 |
| Jubilee Mews | Passage off Church Street beside the Old Courthouse, leading to Barrack Yard. | |
| † Jubilee Place | Off Jubilee Street. | Census1841-1861 |
| Jubilee Road, Portslade BN41 1SU |
Cul-de-sac. The city boundary is at the western end of the road. | Ke1947— |
| Jubilee Street BN1 1GE North Laine conservation area. |
It commemorates the first royal jubilee: the golden jubilee at the start of the 50th year in the reign of George III, celebrated on 25 October 1809. A Brighton (Jubilee Street) Confirmation Order was made in parliament in 1939 to acquire the land for redevelopment. Clearances began c1953 at the southern end but the site was left vacant, used as a bare-earth NCP car park (see Church Street), because of failure to agree on plans for new projects, including a central library, until the building of the Jubilee Library FIFTY years later.Image: the street in 1957 before demolition began [Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust]. ph †17-18 was Tamplin's Crown Brewery Shades from 1895 until it closed 1960. It can be seen on the left in the image. ph †29 was The Jubilee beerhouse from 1839 to c1869. †Blind Asylum 1851. Jubilee Library was opened on 3 March 2005 by the Princess Royal. It was designed by Bennetts Associates Architects in association with Lomax Cassidy & Edwards and built at a cost of £14m. |
Ba1822— Census1841 1Carder (1990) |
| Julian Road, Hove BN3 1UT |
A link road betweeen Addison Road and Davigdor Road with no properties. Named after Sir Julian Goldsmid. | To1899— |
| † Junction Parade | Between King's Road/Little East Street and Grand Junction Road/Pool Valley. Aka Grand Junction Parade. • See Grand Junction Road |
Census1851, 1881 |
| † Junction Place | [1851] | |
| Junction Road BN1 3GP West Hill conservation area (Brighton Station). |
Created when a bus station was formed in front of Brighton Station. Opened May 1840. The station, designed by David Mocatta, and the train sheds, designed by John Urpeth Rastrick, are Grade II* listed1. Some alterations designed by David Mocatta were made in 1844; John Fabian won the contract for a tender price of £485 2. Lt-Gen Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (1807-1884) died here on 13 August 1884.  The station features in Brighton Rock (1947), The Adventures of Jane (1949), Penny Points to Paradise (1951), Smokescreen (1963) and Die Screaming, Marianne (1971), among others.• See also Grand Junction Road. |
Census1861; Ke1937— 1HE 1380797 2The Builder 9 Mar 1844:120 |
| † Junction Road West | † Stafford Mansions. †Warwick Mansions. |
Census1851-1871 |
| Juniper Close, Portslade BN41 2GS |
Cul-de-sac of 42 terraced houses, the first built 1980, others mid 1990s. |
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