Eastern Terrace, Kemp Town, Brighton

Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 4 Oct 2015

Possibly one of the most exclusive terraces in the city. All nine buildings are grade II listed and have had a variety of the great and good residing in them. Number 1 was owned by Sudeleys from 1836-76 and the Sassoons (See also Image) from 1876 to 1912, became the Court Royal Hotel in 1914 and was later converted into flats known today as Court Royal Mansions. Two 19th century MPs, Thomas Cave and James Ashbury resided at numbers 4 and 6 respectively, the latter put up Ulysses S Grant, ex Civil War general and American President, for three days in 1877. Number 9, which faces the photographer at the far end has been home to an ex-Home Secretary and deposed King of Portugal and was used as a convalescent home during the First World War. It later became a hotel, the Royal Sussex, then part of the Municipal Training College until the 1970s. It has returned to residential use though you would have needed £3 million to purchase it in 2004.

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