Arundel Terrace
{{short description|Road in Brighton, England}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox Historic Site
| name = Arundel Terrace
| image = Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town, Brighton (NHLE Code 1377917) (December 2016) (4).JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = The terrace seen from the southeast
| alt = Block of white houses with a blue sky in the background
| locmapin = United Kingdom Brighton and Hove
| map_width = 250
| map_caption = Location within Brighton and Hove
| coordinates = {{coord|50.8151|-0.1091|region:GB_type:landmark|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| location = 1–13 Arundel Terrace, Kemp Town, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
| built = 1824–1828
| built_for = Thomas Read Kemp
| architect = Amon Wilds and Charles Busby
| architecture = Regency
| designation1 = Grade I
| designation1_offname = Nos. 1–13 (Consecutive) Arundel Terrace
| designation1_date = 13 October 1952
| designation1_number = 1379917
}}
Arundel Terrace is a road in Kemp Town, Brighton, containing 1–13 Arundel Terrace, a row of Grade I listed buildings; numbers 12–13 are known as Arundel House. The buildings were built between 1824 and 1828 by Amon Wilds and Charles Busby.
History
The Arundel Terrace houses were built for Thomas Read Kemp by Amon Wilds and Charles Busby between 1824 and 1828.{{cite web|url= http://www.brightonhistory.org.uk/streets/streets_a.html| title= The streets of Brighton & Hove| publisher=Brighton History| access-date=15 May 2016}} All were constructed with Doric porches and ironwork balconies, although not all these remain, and the buildings were built facing the sea.{{cite web|url= http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__8187.aspx| title=Development of Kemp Town| publisher=My Brighton and Hove| access-date=15 May 2016}} They were built as part of a 106 house development plan for the Kemp Town area of Brighton.{{cite web|url= http://www.kemptown.net/history.htm| title=A Brief History of Kemp Town| publisher=Kemp Town Online| access-date=15 May 2016}}
Number 13 was the first building to be completed, and was used from 1826–1851 as the Bush Hotel, before being put up for sale by the building's owners, a Mr Creasy and Mr Wilkinson.{{cite news|url= http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000938/18510130/016/0001| title= Kemp Town| work=Brighton Gazette| date=30 January 1851| page=1| access-date=15 May 2016| via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} The building was then converted into a private house, and then a girls' school.{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=__INAAAAQAAJ&dq=arundel+house+brighton+grade+I+listed| title= Folthorp's Court Guide And General Directory For Brighton, Hove, And Cliftonville| last=Page| first=Thomas| date=1864| page=55| access-date=15 May 2016}} In 1910 it became a nursing home, and in the 1950 it was converted into a guest house. Number One was the home of lawyer and financier Chevalier François de Rosaz; in his will, de Rosaz asked for the building to be converted into a Catholic asylum. Number 5 has had a string of interesting owners and residents. From 1853–57, it was the home of writer William Harrison Ainsworth; during his time living at 5 Arundel Terrace, he wrote the novels The Star Chamber, The Flitch of Bacon, The Spendthrift, The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe, and Ovingdean Grange. A plaque outside commemorates Ainsworth.{{cite web|url= http://www.visitbrighton.com/your-brighton/heritage/social-history/blue-plaques| title= Blue Plaques| publisher=Visit Brighton| access-date=15 May 2016}} Number 5 was also the home of the painter Count William de Belleroche, son of the pioneer of lithography, Albert de Belleroche; broadcaster Annie Nightingale (1964–67); writer and Second World War Royal Air Force hero Paul Richey (1967–73); and it has been the home of journalist Roy Greenslade since 1973. Actor Robert Flemyng lived at Number 6 from 1949 until his death in 1995. He let the ground floor to West End theatre star Douglas Byng from 1974 until his death in 1987; his ashes were scattered outside the buildings.{{cite news| url= http://www.theargus.co.uk/magazine/nostalgia/14126257.Nostalgia__The_Sussex_celebrities_who_made_Brighton_their_home_because_of_its_tolerance/| title=Nostalgia: The Sussex celebrities who made Brighton their home because of its tolerance| last=Pearce| first=Lucy| work=The Argus| date=5 December 2015| access-date=15 May 2016}} Ronald Searle, the cartoonist and creator of St Trinian's School, lived at Number 8, 1958–64. The playwright and screenwriter John Osborne lived at Number 7 (1948–49), as did John Henson Infield, the proprietor of the Evening Argus and Sussex Daily News (1920–38) and Edward FitzGerald, the 7th Duke of Leinster (1966–70). Actor and singer Millicent Martin lived at Number 8, 1970–73.
Number 11 is listed as being put up for sale as an eleven bedroom private house in 1844,{{cite news|url= http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000938/18440509/006/0001| title=Kemp Town| work=Brighton Gazette| date=9 May 1844| page=1| access-date=15 May 2016| via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
In 1952, the Terrace, including Arundel House (which is listed as being numbers 12–13 Arundel Terrace), became a Grade I listed building.{{NHLE|num= 1379917| desc= Arundel House| access-date=15 May 2016}} In 2015, Arundel Terrace was included in plans made for a proposal for Brighton Promenade to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.{{cite news| url= http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13771034.World_Heritage_status__well_worth__applying_for__say_officials_in_Wales_and_Derbyshire/| title= World Heritage status 'well worth' applying for, say officials in Wales and Derbyshire| work=The Argus| date=19 September 2015| access-date=15 May 2016}}
References
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Category:Grade I listed buildings in Brighton and Hove