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Image looking up at the facade of The Regency Town HouseThe Regency Town House at 13 Brunswick Square, is a grade 1 listed terraced home in the heart of Brunswick Town, a Georgian estate in the City of Brighton & Hove on the Sussex coast.

Built in the 1820s, the Town House is today being developed by staff and volunteers as a heritage centre and museum. Its activities are funded through The Brunswick Town Charitable Trust, a registered charity set up to support the project in 1994.

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Upcoming exhibitions and events

Summer events…

Historic House Tour with the Housekeeper and Butler
(including tea and cakes)
Sun 7th June, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Image in painterly style of a housekeeper, seated and wearing a green dress and white bonnet. A butler stands behind her.
Our housekeeper Mrs Finnegan and our butler Mr Cubbage show you the world where they live, work and order the rest of the staff around.
Link to more information and tickets

Event - Tea Leaf to Tea Bag
a history of tea, consumption & ritual
Sat 13th June, 10:30am - 3:30pm
Painting made in 1880 depicting two ladies seated indoors, one of whom is drinking tea.
Social and cultural historian Sarah Tobias explains the history of growing, selling and long tradition of 'taking tea', its rituals and customs.
Link to more information and tickets

Brunswick Town; Regency Tour and Tea 1831
Sun 5th July, 1:15pm & 3:00pm.
To include walk, tea and scrummy home-made cakes
A man in Regency costume leading a tour group past a row of cream coloured town houses
Join a Regency gentleman as he offers you an authentic, engaging journey into Brighton’s past. 
Link to more information and tickets

Exhibition: HOUSE COLLECTIONS
History Exhibition & Tea Room
Sun 26th July &
Sat 15th & Sun 16th August
Exhibition open - 11:00am to 5:00pm
Tea Room open - 12:00noon to 4:00pm
Exhibition poster comprising images of four posters and advertisements from 1790s and 1800s1800
Join us for a new exhibition showcasing the house collections of architectural drawings, maps, decorative mouldings & much more.
Link to more information - admission free

 

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Thanks to some very generous people, we've raised almost enough to buy our original stable and coach house and re-connect it to the Town House. We are not quite there yet and still need help to get this over the line, so please take the time to read about our fundraising campaign.

My House My Street

A collaborative, community project

Lower Market Street signIf you are interested in the history of your house and street, the MyHouseMyStreet project is for you. Explore the project at MyHouseMyStreet or contact us to get involved.

Bevan and Dewar letters

Insight into Regency Brighton

Bevan family letterTake a look at our collection of transcribed letters, written from 1824 to 1870, which provide an insight into family life during the late-Regency period.

Local History

A Frenchman's visit to Brighton

Discover our detailed transcription of le Comte de la Garde's articles 'Eight Days at Brighton' and our translation of his later volume 'Brighton; scènes détachées d'un voyage en Angleterre'.