Daubigny Road Quiz
Read the article on D'Aubigny Road. Then do the following quiz.
Questions
1. What was listed at D’Aubigny Road in the 1871 census before houses were built?
2. In what year did the road directories first list buildings on D’Aubigny Road?
3. Which house number did James Towner build for himself?
4. In what month and year was house No 17 D’Aubigny Road built by Towner & Denman?
5. What gap in numbering is noted in D’Aubigny Road (i.e., which number was never used)?
6. Which major railway line’s branch is referenced in the D’Aubigny Road history page?
7. In what year were houses Nos 8, 10 & 12 built on D’Aubigny Road?
8. Which house number was built in 1895 for the station‑master of the Lewes Road Station?
9. The article mentions an earlier name “Lennox Road” for part of the route. What did that earlier stretch fail to become?
10. The name D’Aubigny is derived from a French title connected to which noble family?
11. Which two builders are linked with the early phase of building on D’Aubigny Road (1878)?
12. In the 1871 census there is mention of a “Viaduct House” on D’Aubigny Road. Who was the head of that household and what was his occupation?
13. What item of infrastructure opened on 2 August 1869, relevant to D’Aubigny Road’s area?
14. The article states that most of the houses date from around which year?
15. Why was the road originally named “Lennox Road”?
16. What feature of D’Aubigny Road is said to contribute to a “long public view out of the Conservation Area”?
17. What number(s) of house(s) does the building chronology list for 1879 on D’Aubigny Road?
18. The road forms part of which larger estate development (name of estate)?
19. What kind of view does the gap at the south‑end of D’Aubigny Road permit, according to the article?
Answers
1. A lodging house called Viaduct House, run by James Fuller and his wife Caroline.
2. 1878, when the first houses were constructed.
3. House No. 1.
4. Built by Towner & Denman in 1878.
5. House numbering skips some numbers; for example, exact gaps are not specified in the source.
6. Kemp Town branch line of the Brighton and South Coast Railway.
7. Houses Nos 8, 10 & 12 were built around 1878‑1879.
8. Lewes Road Station-related houses; exact number for the station-master is not specified.
9. Lennox Road was never built as planned due to steep terrain; only Lennox Passage (now Cats Creep) was created.
10. The Dukedom of D’Aubigny, associated with the 5th Duke of Richmond, Charles Gordon Lennox.
11. Towner and Denman, early builders on the west side in 1878.
12. James Fuller, gardener, and head of Viaduct House in 1871 census.
13. Kemp Town branch line opened on 2 August 1869.
14. Most houses date from circa 1878.
15. Named “Lennox Road” after the 5th Duke of Richmond (Charles Gordon Lennox).
16. Long tree-framed views south over Lewes Road valley and eastwards over gardens toward Bear Road cemeteries.
17. Houses built in 1879 include No. 3 D’Aubigny Road.
18. Part of the Round Hill Estate development.
19. The south-end gap permits long views down the Lewes Road valley and eastwards over gardens, contributing to public views out of the Conservation Area.
This page was last updated by Ted on 09-Nov-2025