Palmeira Square
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Palmeira Square is a mid-19th-century residential development in Hove, part of the English city and seaside resort of Brighton and Hove. At the southern end it adjoins Adelaide Crescent, another archi
The east side of the square seen from the north
The houses on the west side were completed first.
An "elegantly handled ... double curve" marks the transition from Adelaide Crescent (foreground) to Palmeira Square. The Enclosures belonging to the houses have pathways and shrubs.
St John the Baptist's Church (seen from Palmeira Square Gardens) serves the area.
St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It was built between 1852 and 1854 to serve the community of the Brunswick area of Hove, whic
Palmeira Square
…Lady Emily Fletcher who shared the house with her mother, five children and nine servants. An Anglican church to serve the area was provided in 1854. St John the Baptist's Church, a flint-built Decorated Gothic Revival building with a landmark spire, was designed by William and Edward Habershon. Work began in 1852, and the site…
The church from the east
The northeastern corner of the church
Close view of the eastern end stained glass window
The spire and eastern end, looking to the north