Royal Pavilion, The, Brighton, England

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Brief description of site

The Royal Pavilion, one of Brighton's most iconic historic buildings, has an early-19th-century picturesque garden. The gardens occupy about 3.3 hectares, and were re-created during the 1980s and 1990s.

Brief history of site

John Nash built the Royal Pavilion in its present form between 1815 and 1822, and laid out the gardens simultaneously. The site continued as a royal residence until the time of Queen Victoria, who had the contents of the Pavilion removed to London or sold. The whole estate was purchased by the town in 1850 to be used as public assembly rooms and gardens. Virtually nothing of Nash's layout survived to the present day. The re-creation of Nash's 1826 layout for the grounds began in 1982.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	198	Grid Ref:	TQ313042
Latitude:	50.82246	Longitude:	-0.1372806

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