Arts A / 2025

Architect: Sir Basil Spence, 1966. Red brick and shuttered concrete, with an entrance pylon given a spectacular modern interpretation. Grade 2* listed. University of Sussex, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Meeting House / 2025

Architect: Sir Basil Spence, 1966. An inclusive, spiritual space at the heart of the University campus. Circular plan with a copper-clad conical roof. Concrete blocks inset with multi-coloured glazing. Grade 2* listed. University of Sussex, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Pevensey I / 2025

South elevation of the Pevensey maths and sciences building by Basil Spence, 1962. Red brick with bare, board-marked concrete. Grade 2* listed. University of Sussex campus, Falmer, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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St Paul BN1 / Entrance

Entrance to the Grade 2* listed Church of St Paul. The main church was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1848, however this covered way to the west end by G.F. Bodley c.1887 and J.L. Denman, 1937. West Street, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Eastbourne / West

View west from the pier towards Beachy Head in the far distance. On the Grand Parade hotels include (from nearest) the Chatsworth, Mansion Lyons, Imperial, Cavendish and the View. Eastbourne, West Sussex, UK.

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The Palmeira / BN3

Architect thought to be Thomas Simpson, c.1880, built as a hotel intended for passengers using the then Hove railway station which was close-by. Hove station was later re-assigned about 900m further west, but the public house has continued business. 70-71 Cromwell Road, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Queens Hotel / Eastbourne

Architect: Henry Currey, opened in 1880, the last of the grand Victorian hotels to be built in Eastbourne. Marine Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.

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Eastbourne Pier / 20250806

Originally designed and engineered by Eugenius Birch, 1870, supported on cast iron screwpiles. Superstructure buildings are constructed of wood with some cast iron and zinc roofs. The Grade 2* listing mentions that with the loss of Brighton's West Pier, Eastbourne's is now the finest of Birch's surviving seaside piers. East Sussex, UK. 

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Holy Trinity / BN21

Architects: Decimus Burton, 1838; A.R.G Fenning, 1910. Gothic Revival using flint with stone dressings, slate roof, tower of coursed pebbles. Grade 2* listed. Here seen from Trinity Trees, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. 

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The Clock Tower / Brighton

Architect: John Johnson (1843-1920), completed 1888 to celebrate Victoria's Golden Jubilee of the previous year. Portland stone and pink granite, extravagantly decorated and with a time-ball at the top (no longer operational) designed by Magnus Volk. North Street, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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The Quadrant / BN1

Mid-C19 public house with late-C19 alterations. Stucco over brick with granite pilasters and cornices. "TOM BOVEY" on the frieze was the landlord in the late Victorian era. The pub was saved from redevelopment by a Grade 2 listing in 1999. North Street Quadrant, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Wykeham Terrace / North

North elevation of the Grade 2 listed Wykeham Terrace, built 1827-30 in a Tudor-Gothic style, architect possibly Amon Henry Wilds. Here viewed from the grounds of St Nicholas Church. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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45 & 46 Church St / BN1

A pair of cottages located just north of St Nicholas Church, unlisted but referenced in the West Hill Conservation Area. While the conservation area indicates a mid-19th century origin, a plaque on number 45 states "Black Lion House, 1806". However I can't see any building here on an 1809 map. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Medina House / 20250801

Pilbrow & Partners / Formation Architects, 2021, for Polly Sampson and David Gilmour. The new house takes many cues from the original 1894 building designed by P.B.Chambers for the Hove Bath and Laundry Company. Currently for sale at just under £9M. Corner of King's Esplanade and Sussex Road, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Tiki Hut / Brighton

Tiki-themed pub/bar at the corner of St James's Street and High Street. Recently under new management and with a background mural by local artist SinnaOne. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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St Nicholas / BN1

Grade 2* listed church of St Nicholas of Myra. Parts are late C14 including the tower. Substantial Victorian rebuilding. Knapped flint, dressed flint and cobbles. Slate roof. Parish church of Brighton until 1873. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Palace Pier / Clock

Clock tower added in 1930 when the entrance to the pier was rearranged for the widening of the promenade. Made of steel frame and timber cladded in zinc, painted black with gold-coloured detailing. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Rest Garden / St Nicholas

Arched entrance built 1846, leading to the western part of St Nicholas Rest Garden, now a city park. Framed by stone Doric pilasters, with cast-iron gates. Grade 2 listed. Dyke Road, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Star & Garter / BN1

Grade 2 listed Georgian building c.1750, originally the Star and Garter Hotel, then known as Dr Brighton's public house from the C19, now reverted to the original name. Past guests are said to have included Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin and King Edward VIII. At 16-17 Kings Road, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Sea Haze / Brighton

Weatherboard-clad, tent-roofed shellfish bar on Brighton beach. 207 Kings Road Arches, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Pier / Panorama

Brighton beach panorama including the Palace Pier, which was designed and engineered by R. St George Moore, c.1899. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK. 

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Shelter Hall / 20250725

Architects: R H Partnership for Brighton & Hove City Council, 2021. Enlarged, £6.5M rebuild of Shelter Hall as part of the regeneration of Brighton seafront. The 1883 kiosk that was above has been listed, restored and re-sited at East Street Bastion. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK. 

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Shoreham-by-Sea / BN43

North vista from the Adur Ferry Footbridge, over the rooftops of the Shoreham-by-Sea Conservation Area towards the tower of St Mary de Haura. A significant portion of the original medieval street layout is still present here. Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, UK.

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191 / Kingsway

Five-storey residential building built c.2016 comprising nine flats and basement parking. Possibly by Flint Architecture and/or Axiom Architects, with some Art Deco design motifs. Directly to the east of Girton House, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Synagogue / Holland Rd

Architect: Marcus Glass, 1930, in a style "reminiscent of Viennese Jugendstil". Locally listed in the Brunswick Town Conservation Area. Closed in 2023. 79 Holland Road, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Channings / Hove

Section of the south elevation of the apartment block 'Channings', at 215 Kingsway. Built 1971 for William Weeks of R. Green Properties. Refurbishment, including curtain wall, by SBC in 2017. A 2019 planning application for a rooftop extension was withdrawn. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Lovebirds / 206

Detail of beach hut number 206 at Western Esplanade, Hove. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Peekaboo / Hove

Kayak post, Hove beach. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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1 / Stanmer Park

Mid-C18, restored mid-C20. Flint with brick dressings and tiled roof. Grade 2 listed along with the attached neighbouring cottage. "Most of the houses in Stanmer Park were severely damaged by military occupation during the Second World War, and restored after the estate was acquired by Brighton Corporation in 1947". City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Stanmer Church / Steeple

Architect: Poss. Ralph Joanes or Joseph Butler for Henry Thomas Pelham (1804-1886), built 1838 in revival of the Early English Gothic. Knapped flint tower with stone dressings and spire clad in shingles. No longer in use but Grade 2 listed. Stanmer, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Stanmer Church / BN1

Architect: Poss. Ralph Joanes or Joseph Butler for Henry Thomas Pelham (1804-1886), built 1838 in revival of the Early English Gothic. Knapped flint with stone dressings and slate roof. No longer in use but Grade 2 listed. Stanmer, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Stanmer House / BN1

Architect: Nicholas Dubois, 1727, for the Pelham family. Brick with sandstone ashlar cladding to the principal elevations. Grade 1 listed. Stanmer, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Wellhouse / Stanmer

The wellhouse located in the churchyard was reconstructed in 1838 using flint, stone dressings, and a slate roof. The well itself dates back to the C16, and it features a vertical donkey wheel from the C18 or earlier. Eventually, c.1900, water was piped to Stanmer by the Brighton Water Works. The village is within the City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Reading Room / BN2

Architect: William Kendall, 1835, Grade 2 listed. Recently restored to become a café-bar as part of a Black Rock rejuvenation project led by LUC and BHCC. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Marina Way / Flyover

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

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Sirius & Orion / 20250709

Concept architects: WilkinsonEyre. Apartment blocks and lifeboat station at the Brighton Marina Village, completed in 2016. The Boardwalk, Brighton Marina, Sussex, UK.

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11-12 Pool Valley / BN1

Situated within a Grade 2 listed group known as the Royal York Buildings. This particular building, now a café, used to be an office for the Southdown Bus Company. Pool Valley, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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21-29 / Marine Drive

Three-storey, mixed-use building in the Deco style, presumed to be 1930s build. On the main coast road at Rottingdean, City of Brighton and Hove, UK. 

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The White Horses / BN2

Hotel constructed in the 1930s when Rottingdean's Marine Drive Junction was reworked. Originally named the White Horse Hotel, the plural was adopted after a 2024 refurbishment as "a nod towards its sea views". Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Foreshore / BN2

Foreshore with rock pools, seen from the Undercliff Walk between Saltdean and Brighton Marina. Part of a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest for the geology and fauna. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Undercliff Walk / BN2

Vista showing the chalk cliffs at Saltdean and an undercliff walk that extends west, over 3 miles, to the Brighton Marina. The route was designed by Borough Engineer David Edwards, 1933, using over 13,000 tons of cement and 150,000 concrete blocks. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Saltdean Lido / Panorama

Architect: R.W.H. Jones, 1938, in the Moderne Deco style. Grade 2* listed — "architecturally probably the finest lido in England". Saltdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Saltdean Lido / 20250703

Architect: R.W.H. Jones, 1938, in the Moderne Deco style. Grade 2* listed — "architecturally probably the finest lido in England". Saltdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Pier / View

City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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2 Boyces St / BN1

Early C19 terraced house "probably a refronting of an earlier building" according to the Grade 2 listing. Bay windows either side of entrance with an ogee-shaped vermiculated design above. Now the Oculist restaurant. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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7 Ship St / Entrance

Early-C19 according to the Grade 2 listing. Engaged Doric columns, open segmental pediment above. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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VER / Car 9

Volk's Electric Railway Car 9 approaching Aquarium station. This car was built in 1910 although the electric motor was changed in 1923. The beach railway has been operating since 1883, the oldest working electric railway in the world. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Floral Mural / BN2

Botanical style murals c.2023 from a local artist going by the name Carina Thumbelina. Saltdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Chalets / Saltdean

Described by BHCC as double chalets — not semi-detached beach huts! Supplied by iForm, intended to last 20+ years maintenance-free. Composite material (98% recycled plastic) with marine-grade stainless steel door surrounds. At Saltdean beach promenade, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Leicester Lodge / East

East return of Leicester Lodge which is locally listed in the Cliftonville Conservation Area. "A mid 19th century house of particular quality and good detailing, including its original boundary walls". 9 Hove Place, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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