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» Robert Nemeth explores London’s Freemasons’ Hall

Robert Nemeth explores London’s Freemasons’ Hall

Before even the foundation stone was laid, this building was making the history books. The story begins with the introduction of the Masonic Million Memorial Fund in 1919 to raise £1 million to build a new headquarters for the United Grand Lodge of England. It was to serve as a working building with lodge rooms, offices and a museum, but also as a memorial to the 3,000 members who died while serving during the First World War. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth finds love at second sight

Each time I return to the University of Sussex, I get the distinct impression that Sir Basil Spence may well be Brighton’s most under-appreciated man. Most Sussex students are unaware of his work and most of those who do notice simply write him off as another insensitive Brutalist brute. One person who does love Sir Basil is campus-based art historian Alexandra Loske-Page. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth discusses the history of St Aubyn’s

The Seaside Smile, as performed by music hall artiste Vesta Tilley, would have been an appropriate accompaniment to the recent grand unveiling of two commemorative plaques at St Aubyn’s Mansions in Hove. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth reports on the MCHA awards

This year’s Montpelier & Clifton Hill Association (MCHA) awards ceremony was a most pleasant occasion – but something rather important was sadly missing.
The MCHA covers one of Brighton’s most desirable districts, the Montpelier & Clifton Hill Conservation Area between Western Road and Seven Dials. Each year, the Association is supposed to presents a blue plate to the winner of the awards’ residential category. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth on Preston Manor in mourning

Having recently attended ‘A Victorian House in Mourning’ at Preston Manor, I am fully aware that death in Victorian times was a grand affair. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth stops off at a childhood memory

On my way home from Edinburgh, the subject of last week’s column, I took the opportunity to visit Lancaster to see one of England’s greatest follies. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth delves into an underground world

I can clearly recall how stories of subterranean Brighton fuelled my initial interest in local history. Whether it was tales of tunnels around the Pavilion or the myriad of underground chambers belonging to Southern Water, I was always keen to learn more. In fact, it was the famous tour of Brighton’s sewers that really sparked my curiosity. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth laments a rising population

As much as I am motivated by the topics of planning and architecture, there is nothing that gets me more riled than the subject of population growth and its impact on housing supply. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth admires Shulbrede Priory

About as far away in Sussex that one can drive from Brighton and Hove, near the junction with Hampshire and Surrey, sits Shulbrede Priory. It currently serves as a family home and, for a lucky few each year, something of a visitor attraction. Read the rest of this article »

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Robert Nemeth celebrates original features

Sussex is full of iconic structures including the Balcombe Viaduct, Arundel Castle and the Royal Pavilion. Above all of these though, a photograph of Lancing College Chapel was chosen for the front cover of Pevsner’s guide to the buildings of our great historic county. Read the rest of this article »

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