Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Shoreham Power Station / 2025

420MW gas-fired power station, opened summer 2000, on the site of the old Brighton 'B' coal-fired power station. The 106m chimney is on the same spot as one of the previous brick-built stacks. It is said that the design is intended to resemble a ship. Shoreham Harbour, Portslade, Sussex, UK. 
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Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Fabrica / BN1

Art gallery occupying the former, Grade 2 listed, Holy Trinity Church of the early C19. The Gothic style tower was constructed of knapped flint and stone. At the corner of Ship Street and Duke Street, City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK. 
(CC BY-NC-ND - credit: Images George Rex)

Monday, 7 April 2025

Upside Down House / 2025

Upside-down house installation at 42-43 King's Road Arches. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK. 
(CC BY-NC-ND - credit: Images George Rex)

Sunday, 6 April 2025

Western Bandstand / 2025

Designed by Phillip Lockwood, Brighton Borough Surveyor, completed 1884. Renovation in 2009 managed by ABIR architects. Originally made of cast iron with copper-clad timber roof. Sometimes known as "The Birdcage", it weighs 23 tonnes. Grade II listed. King's Road, Brighton & Hove City, UK.
(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex)

Saturday, 5 April 2025

Embassy Court / 2025

Architect: Wells Coates (1895-1958), apartment building completed 1936. Grade II* modernist apartment block with horizontal banded balconies and curved corner. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK.
(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex)