Royal Crescent, Brighton

Royal Crescent
The crescent from the southeast
LocationRoyal Crescent, Marine Parade, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex BN2 1AL, England
Coordinates50°49′07″N 0°07′31″W / 50.8185°N 0.1253°W / 50.8185; -0.1253
Built1798–1807
Built forJ.B. Otto
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural style(s)Classical
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameNos. 1–14 (Consecutive) Royal Crescent and attached railings
Designated13 October 1952
Reference no.1380838
Royal Crescent, Brighton is located in Brighton
Royal Crescent, Brighton
Location of Royal Crescent within central Brighton
Royal Crescent Mansions
The building from the southeast
LocationRoyal Crescent Mansions, 100–101 Marine Parade, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex BN2 1AX, England
Coordinates50°49′07″N 0°07′31″W / 50.8185°N 0.1253°W / 50.8185; -0.1253
BuiltEarly 19th century
Rebuilt1848–1857 (as hotel)
Architectural style(s)Classical
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameRoyal Crescent Hotel and attached walls and railings
Designated20 August 1971
Reference no.1381755

Royal Crescent is a crescent-shaped terrace of houses on the seafront in Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built in the late 18th and early 19th century as a speculative development on the open cliffs east of Brighton by a wealthy merchant, the 14 lodging houses formed the town's eastern boundary until about 1820. It was the seaside resort's first planned architectural composition, and the first built intentionally to face the sea. The variety of building materials used include black glazed mathematical tiles—a characteristic feature of Brighton's 18th-century architecture. English Heritage has listed the crescent at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance. An adjacent five-storey building, formerly the Royal Crescent Hotel but now converted into flats with the name Royal Crescent Mansions, is listed separately at Grade II.