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Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Bedford Towers / 2026
Architects: Seiferts, 1967, hotel and apartments replacing an 1829 hotel destroyed by fire. The hotel on the lower floors is now a Holiday Inn. King's Road, City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex.
Monday, 20 April 2026
Sunday, 19 April 2026
Saturday, 18 April 2026
"Pepper Pot" / BN2
Garden observation tower, or possibly a water tower, designed by Charles Barry, 1830, for Thomas Attree. Used as a military observation tower in WW2. Grade 2 listed. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Friday, 17 April 2026
Egremont Gate / BN2
Designed by Francis J May, Borough Engineer and Surveyor, 1890. Situated where Egremont Place meets the West Drive of Queen's Park. Grade 2 listed. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Thursday, 16 April 2026
Pax / Rottingdean
Entrance to what was a large detached house probably from the C18 according to its Grade 2 listing. Listed as 'Cavendish', but I believe now divided into two houses: Cavendish and Pax. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
North End House / Doric Porch
Porch with Doric columns and pilasters, flat-arched entrance with panelled door. Belonging to a terraced Georgian house, the group Grade 2 listed, with white-washed cobbled base and black mathematical tiles above. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Tuesday, 14 April 2026
The Elms / BN2
Grade 2 listed detached house, north of the village pond. Built in 1745, occupied by Rudyard Kipling from 1897-1903. Rottingdean, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Monday, 13 April 2026
West Pier / 20260408
Remains of the Victorian pleasure pier designed by Eugenius Birch, 1866. Brighton & Hove City, UK.
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Sunday, 12 April 2026
The Eardley / BN11
Architects: Michael Cook Associates, 2012, for Roffee Homes. Replicating the Edwardian style of the original Eardley Hotel. Now private, seafront residences. Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
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Saturday, 11 April 2026
Friday, 10 April 2026
Bayside / Balconies
Architects: Allies & Morrison, 2021, for Roffey Homes. Looking up at the 15-storey Horizon block with its curvilinear balconies facing the sea. Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
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Thursday, 9 April 2026
'Beach House' / BN11
Architect: John Biagio Rebecca, 1820, Regency style beachside villa. Grade 2* listed, now privately owned apartments. Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
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Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Worthing Lido / II
Architects: Adshead and Ramsey Partnership, 1925. Described in the Grade 2 listing as a "witty and attractive building", but now in need of restoration. Contractors have begun their study of the substructure as the first stage of the project. Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
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Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Lido Detail / BN11
Architects: Adshead and Ramsey Partnership, 1925. Described in the Grade 2 listing as a "witty and attractive building", but now in need of restoration. Contractors have begun their study of the substructure as the first stage of the project. Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
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Monday, 6 April 2026
Grafton MSCP / 2026
1960s Brutalist style multi-storey car park, believed to have been designed by the local authority. Construction is said to have involved the use of High Alumina Cement concrete and its condition forced closure in May 2025. Likely to be sold for redevelopment, resulting in it being demolished. Augusta Place, Worthing, Sussex, UK.
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Sunday, 5 April 2026
St John / East Porch
Architects: Edward and William Gilbert Habershon, 1850s. Gabled porch of knapped flint, stone dressings and clay tile roof. In a revival of the Decorated Gothic style. Grade 2 listed. Church of St John the Baptist, Palmeira Square, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Saturday, 4 April 2026
Dome Cinema / 2026
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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Friday, 3 April 2026
Palmeira Square / West
Grade 2 listed terrace of dwellings, built 1860-65, facing a public garden on land previously allocated for the ill-fated Anthaeum. 5-stories over basement in a Victorian Italianate style using stucco over brick, rubble and bungaroosh. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Thursday, 2 April 2026
Brighton Boating / BN2
Reflections on the Brighton Marina, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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Wednesday, 1 April 2026
'Pink Candy' / Steve Yeates
Artist: Steve Yeates (b.1968 Brighton, based London). Pop-art style sculpture using sweet wrappers, sunglasses & mixed media; 35 x 33 x 25cm, edition of 20. This one at Vibrant Art Gallery, Arch 241, King's Road Arches, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.
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