13-622: Brunswick Estate may refer to: Brunswick (Hove) , Sussex Brunswick, West Midlands (Wednesbury) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brunswick_Estate&oldid=912561204 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
26-714: A residential area. The Embassy block was also redeveloped, having fallen into decay. Brunswick Square and Brunswick Terrace have had a large number of prominent residents. Brunswick is currently part of the local council's Brunswick & Adelaide ward which is represented by Andrei Czolak of Labour and Ollie Sykes of the Green Party . Sykes previously represented the ward for eight years until he stepped down in 2019. In July 2024 he replaced Labour councillor Jilly Stevens, who stepped down due to ill health. The Brunswick Festival takes place each year, centred on Brunswick Square. The Old Market , built in 1828 to serve Brunswick Town,
39-506: A success in 1824 architect Charles Busby entered into an agreement to build a similar development on land lying at the extreme east of Hove, adjacent to Brighton. The name "Brunswick" was taken from House of Brunswick, a term sometimes used for the House of Hanover , the name of the British royal family at the time. Brunswick Town was built as a collaborative project between Busby and the landowner,
52-551: Is a historic ( grade II listed ) building on the border of Brighton and Hove in England . It has served various functions, currently operating as an independent mixed-arts venue under the name "TOM – The Old Market". The Old Market opened in 1828 as a covered marketplace for sales of meat, fish and vegetables. It supplied the residential development of Brunswick , which was originally independent from Brighton and Hove village. As Brighton and Hove have grown up around it,
65-612: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brunswick (Hove) Brunswick Town is an area in Hove , in the city of Brighton and Hove , England . It is best known for the Regency architecture of the Brunswick estate. Originally, the area had been part of Wick Farm. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, nearby Brighton had become very fashionable. The Kemp Town estate there had been
78-520: The Council was considering wholesale demolition and redevelopment with modern housing. These plans encountered strong local opposition, in particular through the founding of the Regency Society which fought successfully against the plans. In the late 1990s the top of Brunswick Square, where it meets busy Western Road, was closed to motor traffic, changing the nature of the square from a through route to
91-749: The Reverend Thomas Scutt. Construction started in 1824. The first houses were completed by 1826. Busby designed Brunswick Town as a long row of terraced houses facing the sea. In the middle point of this sea-facing terrace was a central square, which stretched back. This square was named Brunswick Square. The terraced houses, in Brunswick Terrace and in Brunswick Square, were built for the upper classes, they were designed as 'first-class' housing. Beyond these houses were second-class houses in streets such as Waterloo Street. The early 20th century saw
104-438: The area enter decline. At the extreme eastern edge of Brunswick Terrace, on the border of Hove and Brighton, the modernist Embassy Court apartment block was completed in the 1930s, envisaged by local politicians such as Sir Herbert Carden as the beginning of a transformation of the entire seafront, which would have entailed the obliteration of Brunswick Terrace. By the late 1940s Brunswick Square itself had become so run-down that
117-485: The building has catered for changing needs, operating as a riding academy and stables, warehouse and, since the 1980s, as an arts venue. Established as Old Market Arts Centre (OMAC), the initial arts venture entered difficulties. The building was renovated in 1998 by The Old Market Trust with a lottery grant of over four million pounds, as a home for The Hanover Band and a community arts venue for Brighton and Hove. Its current owners in 2010, Yes/No Productions (creators of
130-518: The shows Stomp ) made various changes in order to maximise potential use for gigs, theatre productions, events and performances after purchasing the building for £800,000. In 2011 the building was reopened under the new name TOM – The Old Market. Since it reopened in 2011, musicians such as Fatboy Slim , Sam Smith , Anna Calvi , Paul Weller , Kano , Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes , Sleaford Mods and Morcheeba have performed at
143-492: The venue as a build up to his upcoming tour. In December 2023, the venue launched an Immersive Gig programme. The new format sees audiences surrounded by 360º of digital projections, and the first events to take place included sets by Plaid , Orbital 's Phil Hartnoll and three nights with Fatboy Slim. The building acts as host for a number of festivals including Brighton Fringe , Brighton Festival and The Great Escape Festival during May. The in-house venue programme
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#1732897714146156-420: The venue, as well as comedians including Bill Bailey , Daniel Kitson , Katherine Ryan , Mark Thomas , Ricky Gervais , James Acaster , Bo Burnham , Sara Pascoe and Nish Kumar . The venue also hosts theatre companies including 1927 , Gecko and Paines Plough , and bespoke events are also hosted, such as in early May 2023, when YouTuber and Twitch streamer TommyInnit held a sketch comedy show at
169-500: Was restored in 1999 and is used as a theatre. Many of the buildings in the area are listed by Historic England . Some are listed at the highest grade, Grade I. These include the four components of Brunswick Terrace; Nos 1-6, Nos 7-19, Nos 20-32, and Nos 33-42; the East, and West sides of Brunswick Square, and the Church of St Andrew . The Old Market, Hove The Old Market, Hove
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