{"id":195,"date":"2019-11-11T21:10:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T21:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/archives-alive\/?p=195"},"modified":"2020-06-12T14:33:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:33:39","slug":"1-st-johns-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/1-st-johns-church\/","title":{"rendered":"1. St John&#8217;s Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"audio-style\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-195-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Behind-the-Facade-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Behind-the-Facade-1.mp3\">https:\/\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Behind-the-Facade-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There have been a number of wealthy, philanthropic Jews, who, in the last century, contributed greatly to the development of Brighton and Hove, and had a wide impact on the general life of the area in local Government and trade.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) was an English financier and the first Jewish baronet. His title, Baron de Palmeira, was bestowed on him in 1848 by the Queen of Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>On 25 March 1830 Goldsmid purchased the Wick Estate comprising 200 acres in Hove and 50 acres in Preston for \u00a360,000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-670\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-670 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/queensparkbooks.org.uk\/discover-brighton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/24.-Sir_Isaac_Lyon_Goldsmid_1778-1859.jpg?resize=227%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"329\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Royal Pavilion &amp; Museums.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Goldsmid offered to donate the site where St. John\u2019s church was later to be built. His formal offer was made in a letter dated 20 January 1848 written from St. John\u2019s Lodge in which he stated, \u201cUnderstanding that the erection of a church near Adelaide Crescent would be likely to be convenient to the inhabitants of the houses there and to those who reside in the neighbourhood, I beg to repeat it, in a more formal shape, an offer I made some time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>St John\u2019s Church was erected in 1852-4. Goldsmid developed Palmeira Square and Adelaide Crescent\u00a0 and many street names in Hove are a reminder of his generosity.<\/p>\n<p>From the church, turn eastwards in the direction of the town centre and stop in Palmeira Square.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; There have been a number of wealthy, philanthropic Jews, who, in the last century, contributed greatly to the development of Brighton and Hove, and had a wide impact on the general life of the area in local Government and trade. 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