| Clarence House | |
|---|---|
| Clarence Hotel; New Inn | |
_(July_2010).jpg) The building from the northwest | |
| Location | 30–31 North Street, Brighton, Brighton and Hove BN1 1EB, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°49′22″N 0°08′27″W / 50.8229°N 0.1408°W |
| Built | 1785 |
| Built for | Thomas Whichelo |
| Original use | Coaching inn |
| Restored | 1811; 1990 |
| Current use | Empty |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian/Classical |
| Owner | Moretons Investments Ltd |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | The Clarence Hotel and attached railings, Nos. 30 and 31 North Street |
| Designated | 20 August 1971 |
| Reference no. | 1380618 |
  Location within central Brighton | |
Clarence House, previously the New Inn (1785–1830) and the Clarence Hotel (1830–1972), is a former coaching inn and hotel in Brighton, part of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove. The only surviving coaching inn of many which used to stand on North Street, Brighton's main commercial thoroughfare, it retains much of its original "severely plain"[1] Georgian appearance, with Classical features and mathematical tiles; but the interior has been changed since its closure in 1972 and conversion into a mixed-use commercial building. The four-storey structure, which is in a conservation area and which has been listed at Grade II by Historic England for its architectural and historical importance, is empty and has been vandalised and squatted repeatedly, but planning applications were raised in 2021 and 2022 for the creation of two flats and a new restaurant within the building.
- ^ Musgrave 1981, p. 217.