Kemp Town Enclosures, Brighton, England

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Brief description of site

Kemp Town Enclosures are 6 hectares of enclosed gardens at the centre of a residential estate, developed in the early-1820s. The gardens were designed by Thomas Kemp, with gardener Henry Phillips and surveyor Henry Kendall responsible for the laying out and planting. It is thought that Joseph Paxton developed the terraced walks along the seafront.

Brief history of site

Thomas Read Kemp, MP developed his property, Black Rock Farm and adjacent land, into a fashionable high quality residential estate which he called Kemp Town. The gardens set centrally as the focus of the new housing development, were at first enclosed by railings at Kemp's own expense in 1821. In 1828 Henry Phillips drew up the plan for the gardens which was presented to the first meeting of the Kemp Town Enclosures Committee. At this meeting, Thomas Cubitt was appointed 'to superintend the general works and improvements'.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	198	Grid Ref:	TQ329036
Latitude:	50.81671	Longitude:	-0.1147954

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