History Royal Pavilion
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The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, reflects fashionable tastes in architecture, designs, attitudes and way of life. Do you agree with this hypothesis? George, Prince of Wales first visited Brightonhelmstone (the name changed subsequently to Brighton) in 1783. He stayed in a farmhouse owned by his Uncle the Duke of Cumberland. In 1876 he acquired a farm house which was redeveloped in 1787 into the first Neo Classically designed 'Marine Pavilion' and then between 1815 and 1823 the current Indian style building we now recognise was built. George continued to use the pavilion during the regency 1811-1820 as his father, the King was ill and as King himself from 1820. His last visit was in 1827 three years before his death in 1830. On his death the building passed to his brother who used it and then to Queen Victoria who used it occasionally until selling it to the local authority in...


