Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Peter Newman 11 January 2016I am trying to find the location of Hussar Lodge Preston in 1861 any help would be much appreciated.8 replies Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Tim Sargeant 11 January 2016There are several mentions of Hussar Lodge on the internet from which I would guess that it would have been somewhere opposite where B&Q and Halfords are now on what used to be the Preston Barracks site. Read Roy Grant’s article on Preston Barracks elsewhere on this site. There is a useful OS plan dated 1898 in his book, The Brighton Garrison, which probably shows Hussar Lodge opposite the main entrance. If you look on one of the street view sites and find Lewes Road, (A270) north of the junction with Bear Road I would think it would have been on the eastern side of the road there about where the ‘Costcutter’ shop is now. Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Andy Grant 13 January 2016Hi Peter, I can confirm Tim’s assertion that Hussar Lodge stood opposite the cavalry barracks in Lewes Road. Between 1824 and 1827 it was put up for auction after a ruling by the Court of Chancery as a ‘capital house’ with coach-houses and gardens. There were originally also dozens of houses, 2 shops and 40 acres which were part of the estate, together with a farm in Warbleton. It was a three storey building with a drawing room, dining room, 5 bedrooms, butler’s pantry, laundry and cellar. The stables were frequently let to officers of the barracks. Regards, Andy Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Roy Grant 13 January 2016Many people know of Preston Village on the London Road, but fail to realise the breadth of the parish of Preston which extended right over the hill to the Lewes Road. Although I have never come across Hussar Lodge myself, I certainly fall in line with Tim’s proposal that it would have been military accommodation on the Lewes Road, just opposite Preston Barracks. Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Roy Grant 13 January 2016As Andy has replied that it was auctioned off in the late 1820s and Peter has a reference to it in 1861, I am curious to know the text of that 1861 reference? Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Tim Sargeant 13 January 2016Had a trip to Brighton and The Keep today in connection with some other research I am doing and so I enquired about Hussar Lodge. If you go into ‘The Keep’ website and enter Hussar Lodge in the search box three items come up including a sale of the property in 1861. They told me there was a plan online as well but I can’t find that. However if you look on this site (MyB&H) for Maps, one does come up of Brighton 1850 which shows Preston Barracks at the very top. To the right of the Barracks under the ‘N’ of Brighton are some buildings one of which is Hussar Lodge. There is nothing there now older than circa 1920 though, and some buildings from the 60s. Hope that helps. Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Geoffrey Mead 15 January 2016Not my personal choice for a pub…but there was a tavern called The Royal Hussar opposite the barracks in Coombe Terrace, until the 1990s? Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Tim Sargeant 15 January 2016Apparently it got re-named ‘The Lectern’ and is still there but closed down and up for sale or to let. My son-in-law did a gig there once. Re: Location of Hussar Lodge Preston by Roy Grant 16 January 2016And my wife and I used to run their Sunday quiz nights Geoff. Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. 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