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In the course of my research I’ve come across many Brighton people that are rarely mentioned these days.
They played important roles in making our town what it is today, so I wanted to pay a little tribute to them and give you a brief history of their contributions to Brighton history.
Image: © Carol Homewood
They set up their brewery behind Richmond Place and called it the Phoenix Brewery. Henry Tamplin was for many years one of the Town Commissioners. He was also a cricketer.
After being out on a hunt, Henry dismounted his horse on the hills at Pangdean. He was chatting with his fellow hunters and staggered and fell. He died instantly. His body was taken to the Plough Inn at Patcham. His body was then taken back to his home in Lennox Place, Brighton.
Image: © Carol Homewood
Cousin to Horatio Nelson. Goulty had a keen interest on improving the education in the town and along with others founded Middle Street School, the Royal British School on Eastern Road and also a school for the fishermen's children at the bottom of West Street.
He was one of the four founders of the Extra Mural Cemetery in 1850, after Government Health Inspectors were concerned of the sanitary conditions of Brighton. They recommended that the burials in churchyards in the town should cease. Together with John Cordy Burrows, Amon Henry Wilds and his son Horatio Nelson Goulty they established the Brighton Extra Mural Company, acquiring 13 acres of land, kindly donated by the Marquis of Bristol.
