What is recorded here
The Temple was built for Thomas Read Kemp founder of Kemp Town, who lived here 1822‒27
Thomas Read Kemp, a prominent landowner and developer, built The Temple as his residence between 1822 and 1827, and he is credited with founding Kemp Town in Brighton. The site is important as a historical residence linked to the development of Brighton's urban landscape in the 19th century.
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Victorian postbox, Temple Gardens, BN1 - royal cipher and apertureOld post box · 123 yd