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The Regency Town House is a Grade I listed historic town house, [2] now a museum, in Brunswick, an area of Hove in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, England. The Regency Town House is located at 13 Brunswick Square near the beach in Hove. Brunswick Square forms part of Brunswick Town. The house was built in the 1820s. [2]
Officially, the Regency began on 5 February 1811 and ended on 29 January 1820 but the "Regency era", as such, is generally perceived to have been much longer. The term is commonly, though loosely, applied to the period from c. 1795 until the accession of Queen Victoria on 20 June 1837. [ 7 ]
1719 – Town meeting house built. [1] 1722 - incorporated as a town June 14, 1722. 1731 - On April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as the county seat of the newly founded Worcester County; 1733 – Court House built. [2] 1763 – Old South Meeting house built (approximate date). [1] 1775 Post office established. [1]
Many events that take place far from central London (though generally within the Home Counties) came to be regarded as part of the social season, including Royal Ascot and the Henley Royal Regatta. The events that now constitute the London social season are increasingly hosted or sponsored by large companies (i.e. "corporate hospitality").
Historically, a town house (later townhouse) was the city residence of a noble or wealthy family, who would own one or more country houses, generally manor houses, in which they lived for much of the year and from the estates surrounding which they derived much of their wealth and political power.
Britain's Most Historic Towns is a history TV programme first aired as a series of six episodes beginning 7 April 2018. The premise of each episode was that presenter Professor Alice Roberts and contributor Dr Ben Robinson would provide evidence and stories to back up that week's featured town's claim to be the most historic town from some period in British history.
Cumberland Terrace, London, John Nash The original Piccadilly entrance to the Burlington Arcade, 1819 John Nash's All Souls Church, Langham Place, London. Regency architecture encompasses classical buildings built in the United Kingdom during the Regency era in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to earlier and later buildings following the same style.
20 June: No. 1 Royal Crescent opened to the public as an historic house museum by Bath Preservation Trust after a 2-year restoration. 23–29 September: Adam Fergusson 's essay criticising inappropriate development, " The Sack of Bath ", is published in The Times newspaper by the editor William Rees-Mogg ; [ 7 ] it is subsequently expanded into ...