The Level, Brighton

<!-- The Level was mentioned in 1779 as grassland outside a farmhouse, which stood where the King and Queen pub stands now across from Victoria Gardens. The area was much larger than the park today, extending from Victoria Gardens to the north, over the present site and into what is now Park Crescent. The land was always marshy and swampy and was never built upon. After the town's authorities banned ball games and other traditional entertainments on the Old Steine in 1787, the Level became the focus for the early resort's sporting activities: The Prince of Wales (later George IV of the United Kingdom) then laid out a cricket ground on the northern side in 1791. The Prince of Wales Ground…

The Level is in central Brighton, about 1 mi north of the seafront. It now covers 8.05 acre but was originally much bigger, encompassing the present-day Victoria Gardens and Valley Gardens to the south and the land now occupied by Park Crescent to the north. It forms a rough triangle enclosed by Union Street to the north, Ditchling Road (A23) to the west and Richmond Terrace (originally the southernmost part of Lewes Road) and Richmond Place (A270) to the east. The park is surrounded by elm trees and is laid out in three sections. The northern part of the urban park is a grassed area. In the middle section is a skatepark. The southern part of the park is a children's playground and also…