Old church at 11 Dyke Road by Hilary 24 September 2009Please does anyone know the name of the Brighton merchant who funded the building of the old Church at 11 Dyke Road?3 replies Re: Old church at 11 Dyke Road by Andy Grant 24 September 2009Hi Hilary, Number 11, Dyke Road was not a church, it was formerly the Swan Downer School. Swan Downer was a wealthy merchant who set up a charitable trust upon his death in 1816 (if you enter ‘Swan Downer’ into a search you should get lots of additional information). The building in question was built for the trust by George Somers Clarke Snr. in 1867. Regards Andy Re: Old church at 11 Dyke Road by Lottie 24 September 2009 As the photograph on this site shows, it did subsequently become a church but has also been used as a disco and club. The SD school closed in 1939 according to Tim Carder. Re: Old church at 11 Dyke Road by Hilary 7 October 2009thank you. My GGgrandfather was supposed to have built/helped fund a non conformist church of some kind in Brighton and as he at one time owned 7 Dyke Road my hopes were that that was the church in question 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. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
