Monday 18 August 2014

St Aubyn's Mansions / Hove


Architects: Lainson & Sons, c.1899, in a Renaissance Revival style. The blue plaques record two past residents:

Dame Clara Butt (1872-1936), contralto recitalist and concert singer.

Vesta Tilley (later Lady de Frece 1864-1952), music hall artiste renowned as a male impersonator. "She first donned boy's clothes in 1870".

St Aubyn's Mansions is a locally listed building. King's Esplanade, City of Brighton & Hove.


(CC BY-SA - credit: Photo by George Rex.)