Charles Busby (architect)

He created many buildings in and around Brighton, Sussex, such as Brunswick Square and St Margaret's Church.

He entered into an architectural partnership with fellow architect Amon Henry Wilds and his apprentice David J.

It was a partnership suggested by Thomas Read Kemp who was developing property in Brighton.

He was the eldest of seven children born to the composer, musician and author Thomas Busby and Priscilla (née Angier).

[3][5] In 1808 Busby published his first book called 'A Series of Designs for Villas and Country Houses adapted with Economy to the Comforts and to the Elegancies of Modern Life.

It was called 'A Collection of Designs for Modern Embellishments suitable to Parlours and Dining Rooms, Folding Doors, Chimney Pieces Etc".

In this he wrote of his admiration for the Brooklyn ferry boat, which had led him to study paddle-steamer propulsion in water.

He made drawings of State Penitentiaries in these cities and proposed to publish a volume with descriptions but this never appeared.

Outside, above the entrance, there are three figures over the pediment which represent the City of Bristol, Commerce and Navigation designed by J.G.

[1] Busby developed the Brunswick Town Estate,[9] which was built as a self-contained settlement surrounded by open fields.

[2] A blue plaque was installed on what was his family home at 2 Landsdowne Place in Brighton and Hove.