Rose Cottage / BN2

Built early C19 according to the Grade 2 listing. Façade of coursed cobbles with red-brick dressings, quoins and dentils. Entrance with Doric pilasters. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Windmill / from Kipling Gdns

Rottingdean windmill viewed from Kipling Gardens. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK. 

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Pond / Rottingdean

Village pond seen from the south. The house in view is The Elms, built by William Ridge in 1745, rented by Rudyard Kipling from 1897 until 1902. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Whipping Post Lane / BN2

Records show this was called East Lane until 1933. According to the Conservation Area appraisal there was once a village whipping post and stocks located nearby. Buildings date from the C18. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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The Black Horse / BN2

Rendered, timber-framed building thought to be C16 origin, now a public house. Tiled, hipped roof running parallel to High Street. Jettied upper-storey to the south entrance. Grade 2 listed. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Marine Place / Marine Parade

Moderne style building at the corner of Worthing's Marine Place and Marine Parade. Much of the seafront property is Regency or Victorian, so this is probably a 1930s infill or replacement. Unlisted. Worthing, West Sussex, UK. 

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Giant Wheel / Worthing

44m tall Ferris Wheel being installed for the summer season on Worthing seafront. Operated by City Observations Ltd., built by Fabbri Group, Italy. Worthing, Sussex, UK. 

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Dome Cinema / BN11

Grade 2* listed cinema with domed tower, designed by Theophilus Arthur Allen, 1911, in the Edwardian Baroque style. Said to be one of the best five early cinemas to survive in England. Worthing Marine Parade, Sussex, UK. 

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Panel / Worthing Pier

One of 200+ windbreak panels on the pier which have been decorated as part of a project organised by Creative Waves Community Arts. Worthing, West Sussex, UK.

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Pier / Worthing

Designed by Robert Rawlinson, 1862, Grade 2 listed. Fire damaged in 1933, the superstructure was remodelled in a Moderne style. Here viewed at low tide; the Rampion wind farm is just visible on the horizon. Worthing, West Sussex, UK. 

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Mural / Big Beach Café

One of Dan Kitchener's Tokyo murals on the south elevation of the Big Beach Café, near Hove Lagoon. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Shelter / BN3

One of the Grade 2-listed seafront shelters on Hove's Western Esplanade. Built mid-C19 by Hove Corporation. Painted cast-iron and a decorative flat roof with ball finials and a quatrefoil pierced parapet. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Argentum / Hove

ECE Architecture for Trinity Homes, 2024. 33 apartments across 5 to 8 storeys. Facing the new Hove Beach Park which has recently opened. 239 Kingsway, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Vauxhall Vent / II

London Transport Architects Department, 1977. Air vent for the Victoria line in a Brutalist style with vertically-ribbed concrete texture. London Borough of Lambeth.

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US Embassy / 2025

Architects: KieranTimberlake, 2018. Sculpted ETFE skin over blast-proof glazing. Nine Elms, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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St Michael / Figurehead

Bronze figure at the prow of St Michael, an ex-North Sea trawler which is now residential. Tideway Dock, Nine Elms, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Riverlight / Vent

Architects: RSHP, 2016. Residential-led, mixed use development on an old industrial estate by the river Thames. Nine Elms, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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But First / Coffee

Coffee outlet under Grosvenor bridge in the form of a Citroen panel van, with illuminated sign in front window. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Chelsea Bridge / 20250513

Architects G.Topham Forrest et al of the LCC., 1937, Grade 2 listed in 2008. Self-anchored suspension bridge, here viewed from the London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Hampton Cottage / May Cottage

Grade 2 listed building of the C18, possibly earlier, comprising two dwellings. Single storey plus attic with dormers. Hipped roof running parallel to High Street. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Prospect Cottage / BN2

Grade 2 listed end-of-terrace house of the C18, two storeys over semi-basement plus attic with dormers. Whitewashed Flemish bond, two-storey bay supported by columns. Blue plaque says Sir Edward Burne-Jones, painter, lived here from 1880-1898. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Arch / Kipling Gardens

Typical flint wall and brick archway dividing the various sections of Kipling Gardens, once the grounds of 'The Elms', a house rented by Rudyard Kipling during the period 1897-1902. All the walls and other structures are Grade 2 listed. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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North End House / BN2

Grade 2 listed house of the C18 with white-painted cobbles at base, black glazed mathematical tiles above. 2 storeys, semi-basement and attic. Doric-style porch to front door. 3-storey wing behind. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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St Margaret / Rottingdean

Nave, tower and chancel are Norman, c.1200, according to the Grade 2* listing. The south aisle by George Gilbert Scott, 1856, when general restoration was also carried out. Stained glass windows designed by Edward Burne-Jones and executed by William Morris. Clergy and choir vestries by Denman & Son, 1974. Structure of flint with stone dressings, tiled roof. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Shelter / The Green

Former outbuilding of The Elms, integrated into the wall surrounding what is now Kipling Gardens. Flint with brick dressings, tiled hipped roof with dormers. This south-facing awning looks out over 'The Green' open space. Included in the Grade 2 listing of the walls and related buildings of Kipling Gardens. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Rottingdean Windmill / BN2

Smock mill, erected in 1802 by Thomas Beard, which ground corn for the village of Rottingdean until 1881. Grade 2 listed. Beacon Hill, Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Kate Langdale / Florist

Next door to Treasure & Trash (see previous photo on my stream), this façade nicely complements its neighbour. I think it's more a floral design studio than a place to buy a bunch of flowers. Bath Street, near Seven Dials, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Treasure & Trash / BN1

Antique / Junk shop, near the Seven Dials district of Brighton, with a splendidly mellowing façade. "Palaces & Castles Cleared". Bath Street, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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The Rockery / Brighton

Largest municipal rock garden in the country, established in the mid-1930s, designed by the Parks Superintendent Capt. B.MacLaren. 11,350 tons of limestone from the Cheddar Gorge were used in its construction. Opposite Preston Park, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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199 Preston Rd / BN1

Mid-C18 farmhouse now used as offices. Knapped flint with white-painted brick dressings, slate roof at front with tiles at rear. Grade 2 listed. Preston, City of Brighton & Hove. UK.

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Crown & Anchor Inn / BN1

Public house at 213 Preston Road dating back to 1711 although this building is from 1894. Once the first horse-drawn coach stop out of Brighton and much later a venue for boxing until the 1960s. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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St John / BN1

Anglican church of St John the Evangelist, designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and Sons, 1902, chancel added 1926. Neo-Gothic style with a flèche of timber and lead at the junction of the chancel extension. Grade 2 listed. Replaced the nearby St Peter's as the parish church of Preston. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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St Peter / Preston Drove

The 'old' St Peter's Church from the C13, near Preston Manor. Much Victorian rework inside, although some very early frescos remain. Grade 2* listed as historically significant and protected by the Churches Conservation Trust. Preston Drove, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Octagonal Pavilion / Preston Park

Park pavilion c.1890, timber frame with decorative brick infills. Tiled hipped roof with gablets. Now known as the Tile House and Grade 2 listed. Preston Park, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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The Pump House / BN1

"Late C18 or early C19 fronting of a building which may be earlier" according to the Grade 2 listing. Black glazed mathematical tiles, two storeys over basement, plus attic. The present-day pub makes reference to a Miss Elliot who bought the earlier building in 1766. Market Street, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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