Hove The Postcard Collection

Hove, west of its immediate neighbor Brighton, was a small fishing village on the Sussex coast until its development in the early 19th century as a fashionable seaside resort for wealthy Londoners following the patronage of the prince regent, later George IV. Elegant Regency estates and large Victorian mansions were built in Hove, most of which survive today, albeit as flats, and the town is also characterized by the wide boulevards and avenues laid down in that era. Sussex Cricket Club made Hove its home, as did Brighton & Hove Albion FC until it relocated in the 1990s. Hove has always retained its separate identity to Brighton, and today is proud to be a counterpoint to its neighbor. Hove: The Postcard Collection takes the reader on an evocative journey into Hove’s past through a selection of old postcards that offer a fascinating window into the history of this historic town in east Sussex.

Hove, la vest de vecinul sau imediat Brighton, a fost un mic sat pescaresc pe coasta Sussex pana la dezvoltarea sa la inceputul secolului al XIX-lea, ca statiune la moda pentru londonezii bogati, in urma patronajului printului regent, mai tarziu George al IV-lea. In Hove au fost construite mosii elegante Regency si mari conace victoriene, dintre care majoritatea supravietuiesc astazi, desi ca apartamente, iar orasul se caracterizeaza si prin bulevardele largi si bulevardele stabilite in acea epoca.