brighton mid-19th century residential development area brighton english city brighton shaped terrace houses designed built brighton important architects time work started years experience town style brighton common regency motifs houses replaced second world war bomb damage scene brighton notorious trunk murders 1930s parts terrace private garden pleasure ground cricket pitch listed grade english_heritage architectural historical importance history fishing village english channel coast built point flowing entered sea formed north south valley road railway line london built road london diverged road followed valley area intermittently flooded ground called level 18th century village started developing fashionable resort brighton popular site sports general recreation northernmost cricket ground hosted early class matches served home principal founders years later major changes happened prince regent enthusiastic player supporter cricket brighton high society king retired sport fell time level granted town landowners included influential local clergyman politician property lord manor thomas read union road built east west connecting london acre area south landscape acre north bought built multi purpose pleasure garden new cricket ground gardens opened cricket remained popular attraction gardens existence range activities bowling noble conspicuous building ground floor rooms facilities reading rooms walking area roof activities artificial lake path leading maze special swinging chair bizarre flying demonstration took place occasion businessman associate ireland claimed fly roof main building far gardens merely sailed rope wearing pair wings attached spectators unimpressed escape maze away gardens soon began decline popularity ireland sold later owners oversight main building soon ornamental gate piers south boundary wall north remain gardens land surrounding came sale late 1840s opening railway line brighton railway station nearby surrounding area developed largely working class area small houses attempted introduce higher class housing development envisaged long shaped crescent facing cricket ground private garden residents work started house development described ambitious scheme crescent complete final works death gardens managed private agent behalf residents committee residents took 19th century german philosopher lived number chairman sister moved number lived like existence cats company died number site second notorious brighton trunk murder space weeks july year body prostitute found house street area alleged found dead bed house transported street fear remarkable work defence counsel acquitted confessed murder wartime damage brighton grand squares minimal expected houses numbers centre northern crescent destroyed bomb replaced houses rebuilt number replacements built style rest terrace west north east sides crescent listed separately grade october buildings defined particularly important special interest february buildings structures listed buildings grades city brighton associated buildings built adjacent crescent west numbers terrace south end built new octagonal building resemble houses replaced capacity predecessor site important local building demolished park crescent place runs northwards held popular circus short closure reopened theatre melodrama music hall performances demolished replaced flats wall north cuts gardens level retains original gate piers badly damaged falling trees great storm repaired original stone lions gate piers removed replaced copies piers consist square square body arched prominent stone lions gate piers listed grade english heritage july defines nationally important special interest architecture adopted popular style design described ambitious development architectural career criticised unsuccessful composition showing limitations architect disappointing proportions interior garden facing roofs house large proportion rest exterior giving heavy busy awkward appearance contrasts simple curves rear elevations facing streets outside form attic storey extends storey houses terrace treated semi detached rear resembles plain terrace sides linking element pairs series storey towers topped provide element houses different heights described mark west east sides match houses storeys rise basement window range windows entrances rear elevation paired single windows topped similar facing garden roofs main sections prominent roofs tower sections similar treatment number southwest corner ground floor carried round south facing wall windows different similarly number end house southeast corner south facing wing roof entrance set flanked corner house blank window range houses east crescent windows attic space curved north consists storey houses window ranges entrances paired windows storey tower bays separate houses
Park Crescent, Brighton