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| Oak Close, Withdean BN1 6RX |
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. | |
| Oakdene Avenue, Mile Oak BN41 2RJ |
Bungalows, built c1962/63. | Ke1964— |
| Oakdene Close, Mile Oak BN41 2RN |
Bungalows, built c1962/63. | Ke1964— |
| Oakdene Crescent, Mile Oak BN41 2RP, 2RR, 2RW |
Bungalows, built c1962/63. Compass Court on the north side of the road at the southern end of the crescent, comprises nine two-storey houses in two terraces. |
Ke1964— |
| Oakdene Gardens, Mile Oak BN41 2RL |
Bungalows, built c1962/63. | Ke1964 |
| Oakdene Way, Mile Oak BN41 2RQ |
Bungalows, built c1962/63. | Ke1964— |
| Oaklands Avenue, Saltdean BN2 8LQ, 8PA, 8PB, 8PD |
Mostly bungalows with steep slopes at either end. Numbered 2 September 19651. Crosses the city boundary. | Ke1947 1ESRO DB/D/27/434 |
| † [Occupation Road] | A term used for a road not adopted by a local authority and thus not repairable at public expense. Several such existed in the area, eg, as evidenced in the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee on the London and Brighton Railway Bills (House of Commons, 1837). Given as an identifying address in planning applications as recently as 19291. | 1ESRO DB/D/7/8359A |
| † Occupation Road, Woodingdean | Ke1947–Ke1949 | |
| Old Boat Corner, Hollingbury | The junction of Coldean Lane and Ditchling Road. An overturned boat (like Peggotty's in David Copperfield), used as a shepherd's hut, was here. | |
| Old Boat Walk, Hollingbury BN1 8PL |
The closest residential street to Old Boat Corner down Carden Avenue, albeit nearly half a mile away. | |
| Old Court, Patcham BN1 8HF |
[1881] | |
| Old Court Close, Withdean BN1 8HF |
Old Court House, in the south-west corner of adjacent Withdean Park, was the name given to the former Withdean Hall after a new Withdean Hall was built across London Road (see Peacock Lane). Cul-we-sac off Braybon Avenue. Numbered 8 July 19501. | Ke1951— 1ESRO DB/D/27/289 |
| †Old Dyke Road |
Jolly Huntsman. 1851. Tower Mill Cottages 1851. |
Census1851 |
| † Old Farm Place | At 38 Jubilee Street. | Ke1930–Ke1960 only in Jubilee Street listing |
| Old Farm Road, Withdean BN1 8HE |
Tudorbethan semi-detached houses. Built by Braybons in the 1930s?. | Ke1947— |
| ∫ Old Farm Yard | Former name of Farm Yard. | Census1851 |
| † Old Forge Cottages, Patcham | See Old London Road. | Ke1951— |
| †Old Hangleton Road, West Blatchington | See Hangleton Road. | |
| Old Hove CA | Conservation area, designated in 1997, comprising 13.94ha (34.44 acres). | Character statement Map |
| Old London Road, Patcham BN1 8XL, 8XQ, 8XR, 8XS, 8YA Patcham conservation area (43-57 odd, 94-136 even, 1-2 Wootton House Stables, 1-2 Southdown Mews). |
So renamed when Patcham By-pass was built in 1926, having been part of the original London Road until then. The section north of Ladies Mile Road was formerly known as Spring Street. Numbered 2 February 19561. Patcham Peace Garden is on downland bought in 1928 by Herbert Carden from the Abergavenny Estate for Brighton Corporation. The Doric Tmple and Tuscan Pergola were bought from the 1924 Wembley Exhibition and the design of the garden may have influenced the new layout of The Level in 1929. The garden has been on the B&&H local list since 2015. 7, Patcham House School was built as a National School c1862 and gradually added to. It became Patcham Council School in 1919 and is now part of Downs View Life Skills College adult education centre. The single-storey flint building has been on the B&H local list since 2015. 33-39, now a Co-op Food Store, 45, 45a and 47 are 18th century and Grade II listed2. 49 was formerly the stable of 51. It ei18th century, modified in the 20th and is Grade II listed3. 51 Southdown House, an early Georgian residence which is Grade II* listed4. The garden wall is Grade II listed12, as is the lamp post opposite13. 53, 55 and 57 date from the 18th century and are Grade II listed5. 106 and 108, late 17th century timber-framed cottages, are Grade II listed6. 110 and 112, built in the early 19th century, was the Black Lion Hotel until extended and rebuilt as the Old Coach House in 1929. Old Patcham Mews behind the hotel is on the site of a former printing works. It is Grade II listed7. 124, 126, a pair of 18th century (possibly earlier) cottages, are Grade II listed8. 128-136, a row of cottages dating partly from the 16th and 17th centuries, are Grade II listed9. Wootton House dates from the late 18th century and is Grade II listed10. drinking fountain in grey and pink granite, dated 1897. Grade II listed11. Lamp post two metres west of no 57 is Grade II listed14. |
Ke1947— 1ESRO DB/D/27/331 2HE 1380628 3HE 1380629 4HE 1380631 5HE 1380635 6HE 1380637 7HE 1380638 8HE 1380639 9HE 1380640 10HE 1380642 11HE 1380641 12HE 1380632 13HE 1380634 14HE 1380636 |
| Old Mill Close, Patcham BN1 8WE |
Off Ridgeside Avenue. Former Withdean (Roe/Ogle/Curwen) estate land. Cul-de-sac of inter-war detached houses around a central strip of trees and grass. |
Ke1947— |
| Old Mill Mews BN1 5PY |
Off Highcroft Villas. Commemorates Trusler's Mill, which stood nearby. Private cul-de-sac. |
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| Old Parish Lane, Woodingdean BN2 6DU |
Unadopted road. A footpath leads for more than a mile from the southern end to Ovingdean Road. †Wick Barn was here. The 19th Beighton Scout Hut in on the site. In 1904 an outdoor swimming pool associated with Warren Farm Schools and adjacent to the barn, was designed by E Wallis Long and built by W Olliver at a cost of £500. the site is now in the centre of the playing field of Woodingdean Primary School. Woodingdean Primary School (see Warren Road) has an entrance here. |
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| Old Patcham Mews, Patcham BN1 8YW Patcham conservation area. |
Cul-de-sac of 18 modern terraced houses built 1989 on the site of a printing works behind 110-112 Old London Road. Designed by O'Keefe Scanlan Fry, te develoment won an RIBA award. Private road. | |
| Old School Place, Hangleton BN3 7FY |
Cul-de-sac. | |
| Old Shoreham Road, Brighton BN1 5DD, 5DQ |
(A270). The road to Old Shoreham (see next entry).Renumbered between Buxton Road and Stanford Road 17 December 19251. NORTH SIDE (east to west) 2-12 (even) were Hamilton Terrace, built by Daniel Friend in the 1860s early in the Prestonville development and incorporated into Old Shoreham Road on 30 August 19382. —Here is Hamilton Road. 14-62, built c1865-1868, were known as Prestonville Terrace until incorporated into Old Shoreham Road on 30 August 19381. —Here is Stanford Road. St Luke's Prestonville was designed by John Hill in red brick and opened in 1875 as the parish church of Prestonville. It was extended by J G Gibbins in 1882. The vicarage is adjacent and the church hall is in Exeter Street. It has been on the B&&H local list since 2015. —Here is Lancaster Road. 66-76 (even), before numbering, were known respectively as Sorrento, Colonna, Messina, Melview, Oakleigh and Penlee. 66-72 (even) were designed by Allan Anscombe Jr for Blaber in 18903. 72, 74 were designed by Thomas Simpson for Beves in 18864. —Here is Buxton Road. —Here is Chatsworth Road. —Here is Dyke Road and the former borough boundary. SOUTH SIDE (east to west) —Here is New England Road. 27a (entrance in York Grove) is marked 'Clara Rosetta Cottage 1862'. —Here is York Grove. 29-55 were built c1880, known as Lancaster Villas and previously as New England Villas, until they were incorporated into Old Shoreham Road on 30 August 19381. —Here is Cadogan Court. See Dyke Road. —Here is Dyke Road and the former borough boundary. |
Fo1864— 1ESRO DB/D/27/164 2ESRO DB/D/27/47 3ESRO DB/D/7/2663 4ESRO DB/D/7/2429 |
| Old Shoreham Road, Hove BN3 6EQ, 6ET, 6FG, 6GF, 6HJ, 6HL, 6NR, 7AP, 7AQ, 7BD, 7BE, 7EA |
(A270). Also known as Higher Shoreham Road when Kingsway was called Shoreham Road. It follows the line of a Romano-British road from Chichester that continued eastwards along Viaduct Road2. NORTH SIDE (east to west) —Here is Dyke Road. BHASVIC see Dyke Road. —Here is The Upper Drive. —Here is Radinden Manor Road. 31 was designed by Alan Phillips Architects, modified by Jim Miller Design, and built in 2017. —Here is Shirley Drive. Hove Recreation Ground, the first public open space in the then town, opened in 1891 on Stanford state land, previous used for market gardens. The layout was by the Hove borough surveyor, H H Scott, who also designed the pavilion in 1892. Plans for an artificial lake were dropped for budgetary reasons. The terracotta gate piers probably date from 1908. There were urinals in all four corners of the ground. It is on the B&H local list. —Here is Hove Park Gardens. —Here is Goldstone Crescent. Hove Park opened to the public on 24 May 1906 on 20 acres of land bought by Hove Borough Council for £1,000 30 October 1899. The drinking foundation and sports facilities were added in 1908 and the pavilion in 1925. The miniature railway was moved here from Withdean Stadium in 1951. Near the south-west corner is a 'druidical stone' known as the Goldstone, moved here from a local farm that had been near a stone circle and giving its name to the local area. The park is on the B&H local list. —Here is Park View Road. 75, now an engineering firm, is on the site of a bakery. —Here is Nevill Road. —Here is Weald Avenue. [ph] 253 was The Stadium Hotel when it was designed by Clayton & Black for Kemp Town Brewery and built in 1933-34. The eastern part became a café—imaginatively called The Café—but the whole business closed by 2014 and was converted into a Co-operative food store in 2015. —Here is Holmes Avenue. —Here is English Close. Hove Cemetery (North). See Hove Cemetery (South) below for main entry. —Here is Stapley Road. Knoll Business Centre was formerly Knoll Public Elementary School, which opened in 1932 and after World War II became West Hove (Knoll) secondary modern and primary schools. It was designed by Clayton & Black and cost £24,000. In 1979 it was amalgamated Hove Grammar School for Boys and Nevill County Secondary School to become Blatchington Mill Comprehensive School and this site was closed. —Here is Hangleton Road. —Here is Hangleton Link Road (A293). —Here is Benfield Way. —Here is Foredown Drive. —Here is Romney Close.  126, Sellaby House was built adjacent to and in association with St Nicolas Church School by Hannah Brackenbury in 1872, the year she died, leaving the house as part of a bequest to her housekeeper and companion, Alice King, who gave the house its name in recognition of the Brackenbury family association with Selaby, Co Durham. In 1913 it was sold to East Sussex County Council and is now used by Social Services. It is on the B&H local list.—Here is LocksHill. SOUTH SIDE (east to west) —Here is Dyke Road. —Here is Caburn Road. —Here is Wolstonbury Road. —Here is Chanctonbury Road. —Here is Cissbury Road. —Here is Montefiore Road. United Methodist Church, See Montefiore Road —Here is Avondale Road. —Here is Glendale Road. —Here is Ferndale Road. 36, Silverdale Lodge was built in 19143. —Here is Silverdale Road. —Here is Wilbury Crescent. —Here is Burton Villas. —Here is Bigwood Avenue. 40 was designed by T H Buckwell and built by F Parsons in 19076. Now much extended and care home. —Here is Wilbury Villas. —Here is The Upper Drive. —Here is The Drive. —Here is Wilbury Gardens. —Here is Hove Park Villas. —Here is Fonthill Road. —Here is Goldstone Lane. Goldstone Retail Park is on the site of the home ground of Brighton and Hove Albion between 1902 and 1997. —Here is Newtown Road. —Here is Sackville Road. ph 156, Hove Park Tavern was built for West Street Brewery in 1896. It was the Sackville Hotel until renamed The Seagull Tavern and Parkes in 1981 but became the Hove Park Tavern in 1992. —Here is Leighton Road (No vehicular access). †182 was St Joseph's Home for the Aged, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor (see St Joseph's Close. The site is now a Homebase DIY store. —Here is St Joseph's Close. —Here is Aldrington Avenue. 222, built c1930, was the final residence of Margaret Powell, former maidservant (see 8 Adelaide Crescent), later writer and broadcaster, at the time of her death. Marked by a blue plaque. —Here is Lullington Avenue. —Here is Milcote Avenue. —Here is Amherst Crescent. †274 is the site of the coach works of Thomas Harrington Ltd, now Currys and The Martlets charity shop. Hove Cemetery was consecrated in 1882 on the southern side of the road to provide for the growing population of Hove as the cemetery at St Andrew's Church in Church Road was filled. The chapels—originally one for Anglican, one for non-conformist use—on the then entry road were designed by the Hove Commissioners' surveyor, E B Ellice-Clark, the town commissioners having failed to agree in September 1880 on a single chapel, as would have been allowed under the new Burials Act4. The cemetery was extended first in 1899, when the lodge was also enlarged, and the three acres to the west of the chapels were added in 1912 and a more extensive extension was created later on the north side of the road. The chapels and lodge were already on the B&H local list when the cemetery as a whole was included in 2015. —Here is Olive Road. —Here is Margery Road (no vehicular access). ph †376, The Maytree was designed by John Leopold Denman in 1928. It was demolished in 2000 and replaced by Maytree Close. —Here is Dorothy Road (no vehicular access). 386, Christian Arabic Evangelical Church was originally a bungalow built by J Parsons & Son in 19125. —Here is Gladys Road (no vehicular access). —Here is Carlton Terrace (no vehicular access). |
Pi1905— 1ESRO DB/D/27/47 2Eliot Curwen and Eliot Cecil Curwen: 'Sussex lynchets and their associated field-ways' in Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol 64. Cambridge: W Heffer & Sons, 1923 3ESRO DB/C/6/3975 (2 May 1914) 4The Builder, 16 Oct 1880:488a 5 ESRO DO/C/6/3705 (10 Sep 1912) 5 ESRO DO/C/6/2924 (8 Mar 1907) |
| Old Shoreham Road, West Blatchington | Land for widening the road was sold to Hove Corporation by the Nevill family on 25 August 19221. | 1ESRO ABE/18S |
| Old Steine BN1 1EJ, 1EL, 1EN, 1FZ, 1NH Old Town conservation area (48a, 49). Valley Gardens conservation area (3-48 consec, 51-63 consec, Royal Albion Hotel, Royal York Buildings). |
Originally The Steyne, an open space from at least the 17th century, which was enclosed in 1787; the name was changed to distinguish it from New Steine. The seasonal Wellesbourne river, which used to flood the area at times, runs in a culvert beneath the gardens. It was once favoured by the medical profession: 14 doctors and dentists here in 1851. Part renumbered c1871. Construction of a subway was proposed in 19131. Old Steine Gardens were enclosed and turfed with promenade paths in 1778. A brick perimeter path (now asphalted) was laid out in 1806 and gas lighting was installed in 1824. The gardens are on the B&H local list. CLOCKWISE from Pavilion Parade. 1 —Here is Prince's Street. 1-4 were called Blue and Buffs, built in the 1790s; nos 1 and 2 were removed, nos 3 and 4 are Grade II listed4. 6-12 were built in 1786 and with no 13 were formerly known as North Parade. 6-7 were built in 1786 and are Grade II listed5. 8 was built in 1786 and is Grade II listed31. 9 Conveyanced ([lease and] release) for £100 16s 0d; [15 and] 16 Sep 1784 by Thomas Kemp of Lewes to George Wille of Lewes, carpenter, and his trustee Richard King of Lewes, tallow-chandler, as part of two two-paul pieces—one late Friend's and formerly Swann's, the other late Charles Scrase, occupied by Nathaniel Kemp, (Adjoining property: to the south: ground lately sold by T Kemp to Thomas Knapp; to the north: ground lately sold by T Kemp to John Leach and William Lee; to the west: piece of ground, part of the land late Friend's, reserved for a road 20 feet wide from the rails adjoining The Steine; the the east: piece of ground, part of the land late Charles Scrase, reserved for a footway four feet wide)6. It has a plaque commemorating the French statesman Charles Talleyrand. Grade II listed with no 107. 11 was built in 1786 and is Grade II listed30. 12 was built in 1786 and is Grade II listed34. —Here is St James's Street. 17 was formerly numbered 188. —Here is Steine Street. 19-34 were formerly known as South Parade. 20-31 . 20, build c1825 and possibly by Wilds and Busby, was the Sussex Scientific Institution and Mantellian Museum in the 1830s, run on the basis of subscriptions to house the collection of Gideon Algernon Mantell. During the Second World War it became Clark's College. Brighton Corporation plaque. Grade II listed9 21 is early 19th century and is Grade II listed28. 22 dates from the early 19th century and is Grade II listed29. 23 is attributed to Amon Henry Wilds and Charles Busby, built c1825. Grade II listed35. 24-25 are early 19th century and Grade II listed11. 26, Half Crown House was remodelled by Amon Henry Wilds c1830 for the occupier, (later Sir) John G Gibney MD, physician to the Sussex General Infirmary. The origin of the current name is unknown but is typical of legal nomenclature; it may refer to a standard doctor's fee. Grade II listed38. 27 dates from the early 19th century. It has a plaque in a design by Eric Gill to geologist Gideon Algernon Mantell and is Grade II listed12. 28 is late 18th or early 19th century and is Grade II listed36. 29 dates from the early 19th century and is Grade II listed32. 30 is attributed to Wilds and Busby, built c1835. It was the birthplace on 16 September 1858 and residence of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, the barrister known as The Great Defender. Brighton Corporation plaque. In the 1910s onwards it was the premises of solicitor Herbert Carden. Grade II listed33. 31 dates from the early 19th century and is Grade II listed27. —Here are Marine Parade and Grand Junction Road. †Pier was proposed c1816 as a curving wooden breakwater in the sea opposite Old Steine, surveyed by Robert Vazie of Kent23. †Russell House was built in 1753 for Dr Richard Russell. It was later rented to visitors, including in 1779 the Duke of Cumberland, who was visited here by his nephew, the Prince of Wales (later the Prince Regent). In 1823 the house's then owner, John Colbatch, who had paid £5,000 to acquire it, wanted to demolish and replace it. The town commissioners offered to buy the site to preserve a clear view of the sea from the Old Steine, for which Colbatch asked £3,105. Negotiations collapsed and the house was demolished in 1823. 35, Royal Albion Hotel bears a Brighton Corporation plaque to mark the site of Russell House, which John Colbatch had demolished and in 1826 built the Albion Hotel, designed by Amon Henry Wilds. It became the Royal Albion in 1847, when the royal arms were placed above the entrance. Edmund Gurney (1847-1888), one of the founders of the Society for Psychical Research, was found dead in a locked bedroom in June 1888 with a chloroform pad over his face. The main building with its attached walls, piers and railings is Grade II* listed40. The western wing, formerly Lion Mansion Hotel, built in 1856 on the site of William's Baths, is Grade II listed39; a plaque commemorates the frequent visits of W E Gladstone (1809-1898) to the Lion Mansion Hotel. For more on Lion Mansions and the central section see Grand Junction Road. —Here is Pool Valley. 39 has a life-size model of a black cat climbing up the corner of the building at second-floor level, believed to have been placed there by the motor car agent (Geo Newman & Co) that formerly occupied the premises. 41-47 were called Steine Place Buildings c1800. 41-43, Royal York Buildings is on the site of South Row. Built as a hotel in 1819 and enlarged in 1827 by absorbing houses on either side. A City of Brighton & Hove plaque marks the stay by the Duke and Duchess of Clarence (the future William IV and Queen Adelaide) in 1829. Benjamin Disraeli stayed here in 1840 and Charles Dickens gave readings from David Copperfield in 1861. The buildings were bought by Brighton Council in 1929 for use as offices; they and the bus depot are Grade II listed with the bus depot13. —Here is Pool Valley. 44-46 were built late 18th century. 44 is Grade II listed14. 45 (previously 47) was the residence and surgery of Dr R P B Taaffe. 46 was the residence/surgery of Sir John Cordy Burrows in 1851 (see also 62 below). It had previously been the practice of surb=geon John Hall from 1803. 47 is late 18th century and is Grade II listed15. 51 dates from the early-mid 19th century and is Grade II listed10. —Here is The Avenue. 52 was built in the early 19th century. It was the residence for over 30 years until his death here of Lieut-General Sir Arthur Benjamin Clifton and is Grade II listed26. 53 also dates from the early 19th century and is Grade II listed16. 54, Marlborough House was built by Robert Adam in 1765. In 1851 it was occupied by Capt Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson (1822-1885), one of the two beneficiaries in the Thellusson Will case that was eventually settled by the House of Lords in 1859. It was the Brighton School Board offices from 1880 and the practice of architect Arthur Loader 1880-1895 and Loader & Long 18975-1899. It is Grade I listed25. 55, Steine House was the residence of Mrs Maria Fitzherbert (1756-1837), built for her in 1804 by William Porden for £4,000 on a commission from the Prince Regent, and where she died. A Brighton Corporation plaque to her was erected in 1925. She is buried in St John's Roman Catholic Church in Bristol Road. The house was the Civil and United Service Club House in 1874-1878, Brighton Club in 1877, since 1884 a YMCA hostel. It was threatened with demolition in 1964. Grade II listed24. —Here is Steine Lane. 56, Blenheim House, built 1875, was the Brighton and Sussex Club House from 1851 to 1884. It was rebuilt in 1875 to a design by Clayton & Black and subsequently modified.It was the Church Schools Company's Albany School for Girls 1886-1897. —Here is Castle Square. 62 was the residence of John Cordy Burrows (1813-1876), three-term mayor of Brighton (1857-59 and 1871-72). See also 46 above and, for his statue, see below. It was bought by Brighton Borough Council from James Harold Penfold on 13 September 192924. Tram Shelter and former public toilets at the western edge of the gardens opposite Steine House, designed in March 1928 by borough engineer David Edwards. Grade II listed20. The shelter sections are now a café. Three bus shelters between the junction with North Street and the Pavilion gardens were designed by borough engineer and surveyor D J Howe in 1949 to complement the nearby tram shelters from c1926 (probably designed by then borough engineer David Edwards). They are Grade II listed21. Royal Pavilion is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country and is Grade I listed2. In the estate grounds are 19 cast-iron lampposts bearing the insignia of William IV; they are Grade II listed3. The Pavilion estate was sold to the town on 19 June 1850. The Gujerati-style arch at the south end of the driveway, designed by Thomas Tyrwhitt, was erected as a gift of the Indian government and dedicated on 26 October 1921 in thanks for Indian soldiers treated during WWI when the Pavilion was used as a military hospital with 724 beds. (See also Chattri under A27.) The Royal Pavilion is Grade I listed5. It is among the top British tourist attractions for which an admission charge is made. The Brighton School of Art was founded in the kitchen in 1856 before moving to Grand Parade In Old Steine Gardens  Statue of John Cordy Burrows (see 62 above) by Edward Bowring Stephens was unveiled in 1878, costing £700. It originally stood outside Carlisle House [right], one of the Royal Pavilion buildings, but was moved to the southern end of the gardens in 1984. Grade II listed19.Victoria Fountain, in the central gardens at south end of Old Steine, was designed by Amon Henry Wilds, sculpted by W Pepper and part-funded by John Cordy Burrows. It was inaugurated 26 May 1846. Intended to mark the young queen's accession, it was unveiled on her 27th birthday. Grade II listed22, it was renovated in 2023. Brighton War Memorial was designed by John W Simpson and sculpted by C Kerridge Jr, with lettering carved by H Cashmore. It was unveiled by Earl Beatty on 7 October 1922 and bears the names of 2,597 men and three women of Brighton who died in military service during the Great War. The statue of George IV was moved from here to the eastern end of Church Street. It is Grade II listed17. Egyptian Campaign Memorial was erected in 1888 for the men killed in 1882 and during the Nile expedition of 1884-85. It is Grade II listed18. |
Ba1822— 1ESRO DB/D/46/823a 2HE 1380680 3HE 1381023 4HE 1380644, 1380645 5HE 1380646 6ESRO amsgg/AMS6625/1 7HE 1380650 8ESRO DB/D/27/214 9HE 1380653 10HE 1380666 11HE 1380657 12HE 1380659 13HE 1380677 14HE 1380664 15HE 1380665 16HE 1380669 17HE 1380675 18HE 1380676 19HE 1380679 20HE 1380683 21HE 1380714 22HE 1380682 23ESRO QDP/52/1, QDP/55 24HE 1380672 25HE 1380671 26HE 1380668 27HE 1380663 28HE 1380654 29HE 1380655 30HE 1380651 31HE 1380647 32HE 1380661 33HE 1380662 34HE 1380652 35HE 1380656 36HE 1380660 38HE 1380658 39HE 1388280 40HE 1043366 |
| † Old Steine Lane | Same as next? | |
| † Old Steine Street | Same as Steine Street? Same as above? | Ba1822; Census1861-1881 |
| Old Town CA | Conservation area, designated in 1973 and extended in 1977, comprising 18.93ha (46.77 acres), bounded by North Street, West Street, East Street and the sea. | Character statement Map |
| Oldbury Row BN1 7GY |
Cul-de-sac of a terrace of six three-storey houses off Dudley Road. Private road. | |
| Olde Place Mews, Rottingdean BN2 7HA Rottingdean conservation area. |
Named from the former Olde Place Hotel at the High Street corner. Private road of terraced cottages. | |
| Olive Road, Hove BN3 7GY, 7LE |
Pi1927— | |
| Olivier Close BN2 0DY |
Back development off Evelyn Terrace. Actor Laurence Olivier lived in Royal Crescent. | |
| Onslow Road, Hove BN3 6TA |
Sir Richard Onslow was the father-in-law of Sir Anthony Shirley, 1st bart (1624-1683) of Preston Manor. | Pi1925— |
| Orange Row BN1 1UQ North Laine conservation area. |
16-17 date from the early to mid 19th century and are Grade II listed. | [1826] Fo1850— |
| Orchard Avenue, Hove BN3 7BL |
On the site of Clark's orchard. Built after 1930. | Ke1932— |
| Orchard Gardens, Hove BN3 7BH, 7BJ |
On the site of Clark's orchard. Built after 1930. Electricity sub-station near the south-west corner was buuiltfor Brighton Corporation Electricity Department in 19321. |
Ke1932— 1ESRO DO/C/6/8271 |
| Orchard Road, Hove BN3 7AZ, 7BG, 7DR |
On the site of Clark's orchard. Built after 1930. | Ke1932— |
| Orchard Walk BN1 4BL |
Unadopted driveway to back development off Ditchling Road. | |
| Orchid View, Stanmer Heights, Hollingbury BN1 8GP |
Cul-de-sac, built on the site of an ancient field system1. Formerly called Rudgwick Road. Three-storey social housing apartments and a community centre (The Gathering Place). | 1ESRO MES23816 |
| Oriental Place BN1 2LJ Regency Square conservation area. |
Built in 1827 and designed by Amon Henry Wilds as the approach to the Anthaeum Oriental Botanical Garden, proposed by Henry Philips, in a glasshouse that collapsed on completition when the scaffolding was removed on 29 August 1833. In the 1840s properties were mostly let as furnished houses. From the 1860s to 1915 all but two houses are listed as apartments or lodging/boarding houses2. 1-18 are Grade II* listed1. 1 was the Brighton residence of Jacob Montefiore (1801-1895), a merchant who was active in the formation of the South Australia colony in the 1830s-1840s, in business with his brother Joseph Barrow Montefiore. His brother Horatio married Rebecca Mocatta, daughter of the architect David Mocatta. It later became the King's Hotel. 27 was the residence from 1827 to 1854 of solicitor Somers Clarke, Vestry Clerk of Brighton 1830-1892 and father of architect George Somers Clarke. His bust is in Brighton Town Hall. 19-35 are Grade II* listed3. |
Ke1845— 1HE 1380684 2Kelly 1915: 137 3HE 1380686 |
| † Oriental Terrace | Nos 139-141 King's Road [qv], between Oriental Place and Cavendish Place. Now the Kings Hotel. | Fo1848–Pa1895 |
| Orpen Road, Hove BN3 6NJ |
Sixteen detached houses. Built from c1925. | Pi1926— |
| Osborne Road BN1 6LQ, 6LR, 6LU, 6LW |
Built from 1898, when Scutt applied to build 70 houses1, including one for Kemp, and two more the following year. Thereafter planning applications in 1900 (5), 1901 (14), 1902 (57), 1903 (48), 1904 (10), 1905 (16) and piecemeal for 49 more to 1914. Further building between 1924 and 1930 of 50 properties. Renumbered 1 October 19032. | Pi1901— 1ESRO DB/D/7/4739,4828 2ESRO DB/D/27/107 |
| ∫ Osborne Street, Hove | The former name of the part of Osborne Villas north of the junction with Medina Place. The earliest residents were working class, often more than one household per address. | Ta1854–To1903; Census1861 |
| Osborne Villas, Hove BN3 2RA, 2RB, 2RD, 2RE, 2RX, 2RY Cliftonville conservation area. |
One of four names from the Isle of Wight used in neighbouring streets, this being the estate purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1845. (See also Albany Villas, Medina Villas and Ventnor Villas.) In 1915 39 out of 53 addresses are listed as apartments or boarding houses. | Ta1854— |
| Osmond Gardens, Hove | Southward continuation of Osmond Road, named after Sir Osmond Elim D'Avigdor-Goldsmid. | Pi1908— |
| Osmond Road, Hove BN3 1TD, 1TE |
Built after 1899, Northward continuation of Osmond Gardens, named after Sir Osmond Elim D'Avigdor-Goldsmid. 52-62 (even) were designed by William Gillam in 1902 for O Wilson1. |
To1899— 1ESRO DO/C/6/2350 (7 Oct 1902) |
| Over Street BN1 4EE North Laine conservation area. |
Thomas Over was a local builder. ph 18 was The Square & Compass when it opened in 1910. It closed by 1921. |
Fo1850—; Census1851 |
| Overdown Rise, Portslade BN41 2YF, 2YG |
Ke1966— | |
| Overhill Drive, Patcham BN1 8WF, 8WG, 8WH, 8WJE |
Numbered 11 July 19401 and 9 March 19482. | Ke1936— 1ESRO DB/D/27/61 2ESRO DB/D/27/281 |
| Overhill Gardens, Patcham BN1 8ND |
Formerly the site of The Knole, London Road. Named 21 January 1965 and numbered 4 February 19651. | Ke1968— 1ESRO DB/D/27/422 |
| Overhill Way, Patcham BN1 8WP |
Numbered 9 November 19491 and 1 September 1955, with supplementary numbering 5 February 19592 and 1 July 19653. | Ke19478— 1ESRO DB/D/27/287 2ESRO DB/D/27/300 3ESRO DB/D/27/330 |
| OVINGDEAN | 'Valley of Ofa's people (family)' (OE Ofinga dene). One of the ancient manors and parishes in the area. Named in Domesday Book as Hovingdene. Formerly part of Newhaven Rural District, Ovingdean was incorporated into Brighton County Borough in 1928 under the Brighton Corporation Act 1927. | |
| Ovingdean CA | Conservation area, designated in 1970 and extended in 2012, comprising 21ha (2,147 acres). | Character statement Map |
| Ovingdean Close, Woodingdean BN2 7AD |
Built in the 1950s on the site of Woodingdean House, which dated from the 18th century. Numbering 7 April 1960 with renumbering and supplementary numbering 26 January 19671 | Ke1966— ESRO DB/D/27/373 |
| Ovingdean Road, Ovingdean BN1 7AA, 7BB, 7BR Ovingdean conservation area (North Cottage, South Cottage, Grange Meadows, Willowrose, Upper Cottages 1-3, The Cot, Flints, The Nook, Orchard Court 1-4, Preambles, Ashdown House, Church Room, Village Hall, The Olde Barn, The Hames). |
Formerly Upstreet and Woodingdean Road, renamed 9 November 1933 and 26 April 19341. St Wulfran's Church Room was built in 1873 as a National School but closed in 1907 as numbers fell. It is now a nursery school and on the B&H local list. Ovingdean Village Hall opened in 1986 to replace a former hall that dated from 1932. The Olde Barn is a former threshing and shearing barm converted for residential use. It is on the B&H local list. The Smithy See Greenways Corner. 1-6 Meadow Vale are former farm buildings around a yard2, converted for residential use. They are on the B&H local list. 1-3 Upper Cottages date partly from no later than 1839, with the central building added later, and were probably farm workers' cottages. They are on the B&H local list. |
Ke1947— 1ESRO DB/D/27/19 2James Gray Collection |
| † Oxford Close | ||
| Oxford Court | Adjacent to Oxford Street. Back entrances and a car park. It is subject to a Public Space Protection Order. |
1826]; Fo1848—; Census1851 |
| Oxford Mews, Hove BN3 3NF |
Unadopted road. Formerly the continuation of Eaton Grove. | |
| Oxford Place BN1 4LD |
Formerly Union Street North. | Pa1873— |
| Oxford Street BN1 4LA |
Number of properties in 1822: 34. The street is numbered consecutively fromthe north-west corner, returning along the south side. ph 10 was The Volunteer Arms from c1885 to 1915. 11, Oxford Street Chapel is a single-storey building that was designed for non-denominational use by local architect Parker Anscombe and built in 1890. The name and date are in roundel above the door. It has been the Church of Christ since c.1918. ph †21 was The Oxford Arms, a Tamplins pub, from 1843 to 1942. Brunswick Court was here. 26 is a two-storey cottage with a cobble frontage and the date AD 1815 in terracotta tiles above the door. It is on the B&H local list. Oxford Court is here. |
Ba1822— |
| † Oxford Terrace, Hove | Former 24-30 Church Road | Fo1856–Pa1882 |
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