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DESCRIPTION: The Round family moved into the newly­built No. 15 in 1827 and it was here that J.H.Round (1854­1928) was born. He was to become one of the most distinguished historians of his day, opening up new lines of research, especially in the study of Saxon and Norman history, H stressed the need for accuracy and was not afraid of courting controversy. On a lighter note, his maternal grandfather was the poet Horace Smith, who dubbed Brighton ÒQueen of the Watering PlacesÓ. J.H.RoundÕs death ended a hundred­year­long association with this house by the Round family.

CREDITS: Duncan McNeill