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The current building was commissioned to replace a previous town hall which had been built in 1727 on the western side of Market Street. [5] The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Thomas Read Kemp , a local property developer who had encouraged the initiative, in April 1830. [6]
Work on the first purpose-built town hall began in 1830; Thomas Read Kemp laid the first stone, and Thomas Cooper designed it on behalf of the Brighton Town Commissioners (of which he was a member). Brighton Corporation spent £40,000 to extend it in 1897–99, to the design of Francis May.
Brighton Town Hall is a striking but unorthodox building, which consists of three of the five orders of classical architecture - Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The two entrances on the North façade and East facades are imposing.
a) BRIGHTON TOWN HALL, Bartholomews: The present Town Hall was built in 1830-2 by the town commissioners on the site of the former market in Bartholomews, the foundation stone being laid in April 1830 by T.R.Kemp. The building was designed in classical style by Thomas Cooper, himself a commissioner, in the form of a Greek cross but the southern ...
Apr 14, 2024 · • Brighton Town Hall, Bartholomews (1830-32) • St Mark's Church, Eastern Road (1840, attrib) PERSONAL • 52 Gloucester Lane [residence 1851] Cooper & Lynn: Architects. WORK • Royal Colonnade, New Road (1823; part remaining) CORBET, Matthew Ridley 1850-1902: Artist. Studied at the Slade School of Art and then the Royal Academy Schools ...
The Town Hall was opened in 1830, built from the Greek Revival design of Thomas Cooper, who was also the architect of the original Bedford Hotel. In its early days the Town Hall housed the fire station and the police station.
The etymology of the name of Brighton lies in the Old English Beorhthelmes tūn (Beorhthelm's farmstead). This name has evolved through Bristelmestune (1086), Brichtelmeston (1198), Brighthelmeston (1493), Brighthemston (1610) and Brighthelmston (1816). Brighton came into common use in the early 19th century.
