Round Hill Street Quiz

Read the article on Round_Hill_Street. Then do the following quiz.

Note: some of the questions are outside the scope of the article since Round Hill Street is fairly small

1. In what decade did the development of Round Hill Street begin?

2. Prior to development, how was the land of the broader Round Hill area primarily used?

3. What year was the wider Round Hill Conservation Area formally designated?

4. How many bakers lived in Round Hill Street at the time of the 1891 census?

5. Which two streets are referenced as not yet laid out by 1875 in the area’s development?

6. What are there in addition to late 19th century terraced houses in Round Hill Street.

7. What training centre does Unit 4 Yoga and Natural Health Centre incorporate?

8. Which major change in transport drove development in the area?

9. What type of housing dominates the Round Hill area?

10. In the 1891 census for the Round Hill Street area, which occupation appears frequently among residents?

11. Do houses 2-18 retain their original slate roofs?

12. Late-Victorian terraces in the area typically had what decorative feature according to the character statement?

13. How does no. 1 Round Hill Street differ from other houses in the street?

14. What building material or finish is noted in the conservation area statement as being used for many late 19th-century houses?

15. Before the 1860s, the land that became Round Hill was owned by which two families or landowners?

1. The 1880s.

2. It was mainly farmland and open fields before development.

3. 1977.

4. Only one.

5. Round Hill Road and Round Hill Street.

6. A small number of commercial properties e.g. Unit 4 Yoga and Natural Health Centre .

7. The College of Classical Massage

8. The arrival and expansion of the railway in Brighton.

9. Terraced housing.

10. Railway workers.

11. No, they have been replaced by concrete tiles.

12. Decorative stucco and ironwork detailing.

13. It has double-fronted bays on the ground floor.

14. Rendered and painted brickwork.

15. The William Stanford and Thomas Read Kemp families.

This page was last updated by Ted on 10-Nov-2025