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Berkeley Court, King's Road

The Berkeley, Private Hotel, King's Road

From the private collection of Trevor Chepstow

Previously the Berkeley private hotel

by Trevor Chepstow

This original postcard of the Berkeley, a private hotel in King's Road, was posted in 1914 to a friend in Hay, Hereford. The post card was found by myself in a shop in Queens Road that specializes in postcards etc. The postcard was of particular interest to me as I had made an offer for an apartment in the block and was waiting to exchange contracts.

Built in 1868
The building was built in 1868 and looks very much the same as when it was built. The current building has an extra floor to the right of the building and on top is now a penthouse. The front of the building has black metal railings (similar to those shown on the first floor) up to the fourth floor and the front of the building is now a car park for the residents and holds seven cars.

Converted into flats
The building was converted to seventeen flats about fifteen years ago and is now called Berkeley Court. The top floor apartment to the left is my apartment.

Sent to website by e-mail on 15/07/03

This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments about this page

My great-grandfather, Lemuel Edward Hookway, was the proprietor of the Berkeley Hotel in the early years of the 20th century. My mother talked about it a lot, she and her siblings spent many happy holidays there as children. I would love to know more about the hotel, and where I might get hold of a copy of this postcard.

By Catherine Anderson (14/04/2013)

Sadly Trevor died several years ago and I do not know what would have happened to his large collection of Brighton memorabilia. He was a great local historian concerned with the history of the old ice rink and its former use as SS Brighton, an Olympic size swimming pool.

Editor's note: All Trevor Chepstow's collection was donated to the East Sussex Records Office. Jennifer

By Geoffrey Mead (15/04/2013)