Developed in the 1850s

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This wide cul-de-sac was developed in the 1850s. The building at the north-eastern corner, no.12, was erected in 1856-7 as a Baptist chapel, but was taken over by the FleeChurch in 1904 when GloucesterPlaceBaptistChurch was built as a replacement in about 1948 it was converted into offices. The small (60 feet by 40 feet) Sussex Ice-Rink opened in December 1970 in a former Territorial Army drill hall. 41.62.83,123s

a) QUEEN SQUARE HOUSE and the CENTRAL FREE CHURCH: The large office-block on the eastern side, Queen Square House, was designed by APP Brighton and erected in I985-7 on the site of the Central Free Church. This church, built in 1853-4 by James and Brown as a Congregational church, was a Gothic building with a small tower at the southern end, and was extensively enlarged in 1867 and refaced in 1884. In 1898 the congregation joined with that of the Union Church in Union Street to form the Union Congregational Church, which in 1973 became the Central Free Church following the amalgamation of several congregations. The church closed in September 1983, and the valuable site was then sold to fund a new church and community centre, the Brighthelm Centre (see “Church Street“). However, the pulpit of the Central Free Church may be seen in the town’s museum.

Any numerical cross-references in the text above refer to resources in the Sources and Bibliography section of the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder.

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