Madeira Place
Introduction
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Madeira Place
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 7 Oct 2011
Originally the site of a detached villa called Jermyn Place built in the 1780s that was later developed into a street called German Place in the mid 1790s as the land became too valuable to use for single houses with extensive gardens. The road name was changed to its present one in 1914 during the bout of patriotic hysteria that accompanied the start of World War One. At the far end of the street is the Brighton Wheel which is currently in the process of being built in readiness for an opening towards the end of October.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.819987
Longitude
-0.134256