Gardens · South East England
Kings House, Hove
In or near Brighton and Hove.
Kings House, Hove — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Simon Carey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Hove · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Kings House, Hove is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Flight of the Langoustine is a public sculpture located on Hove Plinth, created by sculptor Pierre Diamantopoulo. The artwork features four life-size bronze figures that symbolize themes of human exodus and freedom, inspired by a lobster pot found on Brighton beach.
From the Wikipedia article
Kings House is a Grade II listed building in Hove that was previously used as offices by Brighton and Hove City Council. It is situated in Grand Avenue.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Kings House was built between 1871 and 1874 by James Knowles; originally it was built as seven mansion blocks, and was based on the style of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. It then became a hotel, called the Prince's Hotel, before being used by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. In 1948, the building was bought by SEEBOARD to use as the company headquarters, before being bought by Brighton and Hove City Council in 1996. In July 2014, Kings House was put up for sale for £10 million, as part of a cost saving plan. By 2015, the valuation of the property had increased to around £20 million, with staff being relocated from the building to Hove Town Hall by December 2016. It was sold…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8247, -0.1685
- District
- Brighton and Hove
- Parish
- Brighton and Hove, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN3 2QU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Nearest railway station
- Hove — 1.2 km
- Official site
- hoveplinth.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24636884 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kings House, Hove (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kings House, Hove?
- Kings House, Hove is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN3 2QU), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.
- What is Kings House, Hove?
- Kings House, Hove — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kings House, Hove?
- The nearest railway station is Hove, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode BN3 2QU.
- How do I get to Kings House, Hove?
- The nearest railway station is Hove, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN3 2QU.