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EXERCISE IN ELEGANCE Dudley Mansions Hove is experiencing a new lease of life after many happy historic years of being an illustrious hotel. Lisa de Silva sampled life in the penthouse
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howcasing glorious late Georgian architecture, Dudley Mansions Hove has been beautifully renovated to create a number of stylish and desirable rental apartments, bringing residents the opportunity to live in a building that has hosted everyone from the Queen, to Ian Fleming and One Direction. THE PAST Located at the bottom of Lansdowne Place adjacent to Hove Lawns and the seafront promenade, Dudley Mansions was originally built as a terrace of grand houses during the 1830s. Collectively known as Lansdowne Mansions, one of these impressive homes was named Dudley House and after a short spell as a private boarding school, the property was run as a boarding house from the mid-19th century. By 1880, Dudley Mansion Boarding House was being run by Alphonse Fortune Lamette, who expanded the business over the following decade to include the whole terrace. Guests enjoyed electric lighting in public rooms, a gracious drawing room and billiards room with full-size table. Clearly a place of conviviality, in 1885 Lamette was fined by the Inland Revenue for selling beer, wine, sherry and tobacco without the appropriate licence. The next significant owner was Benjamin Herniman who took over in 1911. Adding the grand entrance arch
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and canopy designed by FC Axtell, ‘running water, central heating and a Herniman transformed the Dudley into telephone’ in every room. a grand Edwardian seaside hotel with, From 1968, the Dudley enjoyed a ‘the best position and finest rooms in spell as part of the Trust House Forte Hove.’ Another major refurbishment hotel group who further expanded followed in the 1930s when a new the building, before it was eventually ballroom was constructed, Art Deco bought by David Glover in 2004 and OFFICERS OFdisplayed THE 1ST AND 2ND renamed BATTALIONS the GRENADIER GUARDS TAKEN PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE paintings by AE Marty were Lansdowne PlaceJUST Hotel. FOR NORMANDY AFTER THE INVASION IN JUNE 1944. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, QUEEN ELIZABETH 11, WAS AT in the hotel restaurant and there was Despite investing heavily to upgrade the THAT TIME COLONEL OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS
Third row Standing: Capt. E. M. D. Denny, The Rev. A. L. F. Cole, CF, Lt. P. G. A. Presscott, Capt. I. R. Farquhar, Lt. J. N. McEwen, Lt. A. N. Breitmeyer, Lt. R. W. Humphreys, Lt. R. P. Minnette-Lucas, Lt. A. H. H. Villiers, Lt. P. G. Rawlins, Lt. R. G. S. Gerard, Lt. Sir H. Frank, BT, The Rev. W. H. A. Berry, CF, LT. R. F. Edward Collins, Lt. W. E. Wells, REME, LT. M .G. T. Webster.
Back row: Lt. A. Tyser, Lt. J. P. Utterson-Kelso, 2/Lt. J. F. L. Denny, Lt. G. R. Merton, Lt. N. 2/Lt. A. Slob, Royal Netherlands Army, Capt & Adjt. R. Steele, Capt. H. B. S. Warren, RAM Capt. A. E. Barton, REME, Lt. the hon. S. D. Loch, Lt. K. C. Boles, Lt. R. Luft, Lt. T. O. Rug Lt. P. H. G. Anderson, RAMC.
From left to right Front Row: Capt. J. W. Neville, Capt. The Duke of Rutland, Capt. & Qr. Mr. T. W. Garnett, MBE, Lt. & Qr. Mr. F. E. J. Carver, Capt. A. G. Heywood, Capt. H. F. Stanley, Capt. F. J. C. Bowes-Lyon,
Centre Sitting: Major The Lord Tryon, Col. J. A. Prescott, Lt-Col. E. H. Goulburn, H. R. H. The Colonel, Let-Col. J. N. R. Moore, Major A. H. Penn, MC, Major L. S. Starkey. 27/11/2019 12:06