Judy Middleton 2002 (2021)
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| copyright © J.Middleton Pembroke Gardens |
Clayton
& Black designed the road, as they had also done for Pembroke
Avenue and Pembroke Gardens, but planning permission for Pembroke
Gardens was not passed until some nineteen years after the other two.
However, 1914 was not exactly a propitious time to embark on a new
building project. One particular house had a torrid time of it with
regards to house-numbering. The property stands on a corner site and was
once defined as being 85 Pembroke Crescent, but in December 1986 it
became 3 Pembroke Gardens. This was not the end of the matter either
because in May 1987 it was changed to 5 Pembroke Gardens.
Dr Vivian Hackworth and his family lived at Two Gables in Pembroke Gardens from the 1920s until the 1950s, his daughter Yvonne's dangerous escapade in 1933 was reported in national and international newspapers.
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| copyright © National Library of New Zealand Otago Daily Times 14 June 1933 |
Percy Hardwick lived in a house called Hangleton in Pembroke Gardens from 1934 until 1939, Percy was descended from the Hardwicks of Hangleton.
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| copyright © J.Middleton The green space behind Hove Museum |
The south end of Pembroke Gardens enjoy a tranquil prospect to the east – the green space behind what is now Hove Museum. It is a reminder that the erstwhile Brooker Hall once enjoyed far more specious gardens.
Bombs
On 15 July 1940 nine high explosive bombs fell on the Pembroke area, killing one person, and severely injuring five more.
Hove Planning Approvals
1920 - J. Parsons & Sons for R. H. Winter, detached house to be divided into two flats
1921 – Houston & Houston for Dr V. C. Hackworth, detached houses, east side
1925 – P. B. Hunter for H. Duff-Still, one detached house, east side
1925 – P. B. Hunter for W. Chambers, one detached house and garage, east side
Sources
Argus
Encyclopaedia of Hove and Portslade
Hove Council Minute Books
National Library of New Zealand
Copyright © J.Middleton 2021Bombs
On 15 July 1940 nine high explosive bombs fell on the Pembroke area, killing one person, and severely injuring five more.
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| copyright © Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove The bombing raid on the Pembroke roads was probably a miss directed attack on Hove Gas Works in Church Road.
Sadly,
Mr
Albert Charles was
killed on 15 July 1940 by a bomb that fell in Pembroke Gardens,
whilst he was cycling home from his workplace, the North Road Postal
Sorting Office in Brighton.
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Hove Planning Approvals
1920 - J. Parsons & Sons for R. H. Winter, detached house to be divided into two flats
1921 – Houston & Houston for Dr V. C. Hackworth, detached houses, east side
1925 – P. B. Hunter for H. Duff-Still, one detached house, east side
1925 – P. B. Hunter for W. Chambers, one detached house and garage, east side
Sources
Argus
Encyclopaedia of Hove and Portslade
Hove Council Minute Books
National Library of New Zealand
page layout and additional research by D. Sharp