Hayward / 2026

Hayward gallery seen from Waterloo Bridge. Designed by the LCC/GLC Department of Architecture Special Works Group, opened 1968. Grade 2 listed. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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NT 2026 / IV

National theatre by architect Sir Denys Lasdun, opened 1976. Grade 2* listed theatre complex in the Brutalist style. South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth.

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NT 2026 / III

NT logo designed 1974 by Ian Dennis while working at FHK Henrion's London studio. National Theatre opened 1976. Grade 2* listed. South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Frida Kahlo / Mural

Painted by team Anysurface on the Thames Path near Blackfriars Station. Part of the city-wide public art trail celebrating the Tate Modern's "Frida: The Making of an Icon". Mural based on her "Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940". London Borough of Southwark.

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Blackfriars Railway Bridge / Soffit

Wrought iron railway bridge designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Henry Marc Brunel, 1886. London Borough of Southwark. 

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London Belle / Richard III

London Belle at the front was built by Rowhedge Iron Works in 1948 as an excursion boat, although retired by London Party Boats last year I believe. Richard III behind is a waste pump-out barge. Dome of Wren's St Paul's Cathedral in background. Seen from the London Borough of Southwark.

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Square Mile / 20260905

View of the office towers in the City of London (plus the Millennium Bridge) from the south bank of the Thames in the London Borough of Southwark.

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Pier Clock Tower / 2026

Palace Pier clock tower of 1930, recently refurbished. Made of steel and timber cladded in zinc, painted black with gold-coloured detailing. The entire pier is Grade 2* listed. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Zip Rider / BN2

Just launched from the 30m-high tower of the Brighton Zip. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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The Colonnade / BN2

Designed by borough engineer David Edwards, 1927-1929. Grade 2 listed. North side of Madeira Drive, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Duke's Mound / Vista

Looking west towards the Palace Pier by R. St George Moore, c.1899 and, in the distance, Worthing. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Marina Way Flyover / II

Elevated approach road to the Brighton Marina, c.1976. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Lambretta / Li 150

Lambretta designed by Pierluigi Torre for Ferdinand Innocenti after WW2. One of a swarm of scooters involved in the Brighton Mod Weekender 2026. City of Brighton & Hove.

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St Mary / Kemp Town

Architect: William Emerson, 1878, in a Gothic Revival style using red brick with pink sandstone dressings. Here showing the entrance porch at the liturgical 'West Front' although actually facing south. Grade 2* listed, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Drakes Hotel / BN2

Architects: Amon Wilds and Charles Busby, c.1825, originally as terraced houses. The complete terrace (numbers 41-45 Marine Parade) is Grade 2 listed, numbers 43 & 44 now Drakes Hotel. Kemptown, City of Brighton & Hove.

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Former Methodist Church / BN2

Architect: Thomas Lainson, 1873, using English bond brick and stone dressings. Slate roofs, tower lead clad. Style described as a High Victorian adaptation of Italian Romanesque. Grade 2 listed and now owned by Brighton College. Montague Place, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Garnet House / BN2

Built c.1952 originally as a police accommodation block [source: www.brightonhistory.org.uk]. Now apartments and ground floor retail. St Georges Rd, Kemptown, City of Brighton & Hove.

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The Golden Cannon / BN2

Public house said to have been at this location by 1851. Archives indicate it was tied to brewers Smithers & Sons Ltd until 1929, thereafter Tamplins & Sons Ltd until 1963. St George’s Road, Kemptown, City of Brighton & Hove.

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Arch 235 / BN1

Martin Thomas Gallery, City of Brighton & Hove.

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West Pier / 20260821

Remains of the Victorian pleasure pier designed by Eugenius Birch, 1866. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK. 

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Blue Boat / III

Near the Brighton Fishing Museum, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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10-12 Grand Junction Rd / BN1

Terraced houses, c.1840, 4 storeys and attic over basement. Continuous cast-iron balcony to first floor. Was Grade 2 listed as the Princes Hotel and has also been the Palace Hotel, now a hostel I believe. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Turbo / BN2

City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Kiosk / BN2

Late C19, formerly part of the original Aquarium (by Eugenius Birch) and re-sited here c.1927. Included in the Grade 2* listing. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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31–34 Marine Parade / BN2

Hotel on Marine Parade, once known as the New Europe. Became Legends hotel, nightclub and bar in 1993, although there was a change of ownership in 2022. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Spiritualist Church / BN2

Designed in the Brutalist style by Overton & Partners, 1965. Locally listed as a "good example of a modern design of place of worship". City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Pier Viewing / BN2

 City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Law Courts / BN2

Borough Architect: Percy Billington, 1967, in the Brutalist style. Remodelled 1986-89. Includes Crown and Magistrates' courts. Edward Street, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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County Court / BN2

East elevation detail of Brighton County Court, opened in 1985. Located in William Street, next to the Law Courts. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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5 Market Square / II

Architects: shedkm, 2021. Tallest block of a mix of private residential, affordable and student apartments on the site of the former Circus Street Municipal Market. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Cabinet Art / BN2

Utilities cabinet on Richmond Square, with street art decoration. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Vote Binface / BN1

Street art by Glimmertwin: "I don’t normally get political in my paintings but I’ll make an exception in this case". For those fortunate enough to be oblivious of this matter, it concerns this week's Clacton by-election. Mural seen outside Pier Pressure, Trafalgar Lane, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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