Kings House, Hove

Kings House, Hove in 2013.

Kings House is a Grade II listed building in Hove that is currently used as offices by Brighton and Hove City Council. It is situated in Grand Avenue.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]^[4] It then became a hotel, called the Prince's Hotel, before being used by the Royal Navy during the Second World War.^[4]^[5] 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.^[5]^[3] In 1974, the building became a Grade II listed building.^[5]^[6]

In July 2014, Kings House was put up for sale for £10 million, as part of a cost saving plan.^[7]^[8] 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.^[9]

References

↑ "Brighton council considers selling King's House". BBC News. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
↑ "The Streets of Brighton & Hove". Brighton History. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
1 2 Ridgway, Tim (23 May 2012). "Brighton and Hove City Council muse selling Kings House". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
1 2 Trimingham, Adam (8 August 2011). "Grand Avenue through the years...". The Argus. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
1 2 3 Nemeth, Robert (5 October 2005). "King's House". Retrieved 10 June 2016.
↑ "The Brighton and Hove Summary Lists of Listed Buildings" (PDF) (pdf). Brighton and Hove City Council. 28 January 2016. p. 20. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
↑ Ridgway, Tim (4 September 2013). "Brighton and Hove Council set to sell off Kings House". The Argus. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
↑ Vowles, Neil (3 July 2014). "Council offices set to go on the market". The Argus. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
↑ Vowles, Neil (26 October 2015). "Sale of prime seafront offices could end up netting council £24 million". Eastbourne Independent. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

Buildings and architecture of Brighton and Hove

Heritage	Conservation areas Listed buildings: Grade I Grade II* Grade II: A–B C–D E–H I–L M N–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Places of worship	List of places of worship (see list for links to individual articles) List of demolished places of worship

Houses, flats and mansions	Adelaide Mansions Chartwell Court Courtenay Gate Embassy Court Fife House French Convalescent Home Grand Ocean, Saltdean Gwydyr Mansions 75 Holland Road Marine Gate Marlborough House Moulsecoomb Place New England Quarter Ovingdean Grange Ovingdean Rectory Patcham Place Pelham Institute Percy and Wagner Almshouses Portslade Manor (ruined) Preston Manor Regency Town House Southdown House Stanmer House Sussex Heights Tower House Van Alen Building Western Pavilion

Crescents, squares and terraces	Adelaide Crescent Arundel Terrace Bedford Square Belgrave Place Bloomsbury Place Brunswick Town Eastern Terrace Hanover Crescent Kemp Town Lansdowne Square Marine Square Montpelier Crescent New Steine Norfolk Square Norfolk Terrace Old Steine Oriental Place Palmeira Square Park Crescent Pelham Square Powis Square Regency Square Roundhill Crescent Royal Crescent Russell Square Vernon Terrace Wykeham Terrace

Commercial buildings	Amex House Churchill Square Citibase Brighton, 95 Ditchling Road Gothic House, 95–96 Western Road Hanningtons 20–22 Marlborough Place 155–158 North Street 163 North Street 2–3 Pavilion Buildings 9 Pool Valley

Institutional and civic buildings	BHASVIC Brighton General Hospital Brighton Town Hall Hove Town Hall Jubilee Library Kings House Ovingdean Hall School Preston Barracks Royal Alexandra Hospital Royal Sussex County Hospital The Keep The Montefiore Hospital University of Brighton University of Sussex Varndean College Schools: List of former board schools Blatchington Mill School Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Brighton and Hove High School Brighton College Brighton College Preparatory School Cardinal Newman RC School Deepdene School The Dharma School Dorothy Stringer High School Hove Park School King's School Longhill High School Ovingdean Hall School Patcham High School Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Roedean School St Aubyns School Varndean School

Hotels and inns	Hotels: Bedford Grand (1984 bombing) Metropole Old Ship Norfolk Royal Albion Royal York Inns and pubs: The Cricketers Freemasons Tavern Hangleton Manor Inn King and Queen Royal Pavilion Tavern

Entertainment and leisure	Astoria (former) Brighton Centre Brighton Dome and Studio (Pavilion) Theatre Brighton Hippodrome (former) Brighton Marina Brighton Wheel Duke of York's Picture House Falmer Stadium Komedia King Alfred Centre Marlborough Pub and Theatre Medina House Old Market Regent Cinema (demolished) Royal Pavilion Saltdean Lido Theatre Royal Withdean Stadium Museums: Booth Museum Brighton Fishing Museum Brighton Museum and Art Gallery Brighton Toy and Model Museum British Engineerium Hove Museum and Art Gallery

Piers	Brighton Palace Pier Royal Suspension Chain Pier (demolished) West Pier

Windmills	Beacon Mill, Rottingdean Waterhall Mill, Patcham West Blatchington Windmill

Miscellaneous	Anthaeum (demolished) Barford Court Chattri Clock Tower 11 Dyke Road Foredown Tower Hove War Memorial i360 Patcham Pylons Pepper Pot Ralli Hall St Dunstan's Sassoon Mausoleum Steine House (YMCA) Waste House Whitehawk Hill transmitting station

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Coordinates: 50°49′29″N 0°10′06″W / 50.8246°N 0.1682°W / 50.8246; -0.1682

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