page_title: Palmeira Square
section_title: Heritage
hierarchical_section_title: Palmeira Square / Heritage
caption_attribution_description: 7–19 Palmeira Mansions, Church Road, Hove, City of Brighton and Hove, England. Built in 1883-84 to the design of H.J. Lanchester. Listed at Grade II by English Heritage (NHLE Code 1187548)
context_page_description: 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 architectural set-piece which leads down to the seafront; large terraced houses occupy its west and east sides, separated by a public garden; and at the north end is one of Hove's main road junctions. This is also called Palmeira Square, and its north side is lined with late 19th-century terraced mansions. Commercial buildings and a church also stand on the main road, which is served by many buses.
  The land was originally occupied by "the world's largest conservatory", the Anthaeum—a visitor attraction planned by botanist, author and building promoter Henry Phillips. The giant dome's collapse and total destruction on the day it was due to open in 1833 made Phillips go blind from shock, and the debris occupied the site for many years. Work began in the early 1850s and was largely complete in the mid-1860s, although commercial and residential buildings such as Palmeira House and Gwydyr Mansions continued to be added at the northern end throughout the late 19th century.
context_section_description: The east and west sides of Palmeira Square have been listed separately at Grade II by English Heritage, and Palmeira Mansions at the north side of the square has also been listed at this grade under two separate listings.  Grade II status is awarded to "nationally important" buildings of "special interest".  As of February 2001 there were 1,124 such buildings in the city.  The east side (numbers 1–17) and west side (numbers 18–30) were listed on 10 September 1971.  Numbers 7–19 Church Road (Rochester Mansions, Palmeira Mansions and Palmeira Avenue Mansions) and 21–31 Church Road (the other sections of Palmeira Avenue Mansions and Palmeira Mansions) were listed on 4 February 1981.  Number 33 Palmeira Mansions was listed at the higher Grade II* on 18 July 1978; such buildings are defined as "particularly important [and] of more than special interest".  There were 70 Grade II*-listed buildings in the city of Brighton and Hove as of February 2001.
  Palmeira Square forms part of the 95.92-acre (38.82 ha) Brunswick Town Conservation Area, one of 34 conservation areas in the city of Brighton and Hove.  This area was designated by the council in 1969.  Brighton & Hove City Council's report on the area's character states that Palmeira Square contributes to "one of the finest examples of Regency and early Victorian planning and architecture in the country".
caption: Palmeira Mansions (7–19 pictured) are listed at Grade II.
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