Western Pavilion | |
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Location | 9 Western Terrace, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex BN1 2LD, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 50°49′29″N 0°09′07″W / 50.8246°N 0.1519°W |
Built | 1827–1828 |
Built for | Amon Henry Wilds |
Architect | Amon Henry Wilds |
Architectural style(s) | Hindoo/Indo-Saracenic |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | The Western Pavilion |
Designated | 13 October 1952 |
Reference no. | 1381108 |
The Western Pavilion is an exotically designed early 19th-century house in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Local architect Amon Henry Wilds, one of the most important figures in Brighton's development from modest fishing village to fashionable seaside resort, built the distinctive two-storey house between 1827 and 1828 as his own residence, and incorporated many inventive details while paying homage to the Royal Pavilion, Brighton's most famous and distinctive building. Although the house has been altered and a shopfront inserted, it is still in residential use, and has been listed at Grade II* by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.