It was five years and three months ago that I visited St Andrew’s Church on Waterloo Street for the first time. I recall photographing the exterior and then heading inside for a tour with the building’s charismatic custodian, Mike Robins. Read the rest of this article »
A planning application looms on the horizon for an immense redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital. The first hospital building on the site was built from 1826-28 to the designs of Charles Barry, before he became Sir Charles following his work on the Houses of Parliament. Read the rest of this article »
I have walked down Trafalgar Street from Brighton Station on countless occasions without stopping to have a look inside the Brighton Toy & Model Museum. But a new wall mural depicting the iconic Brighton Belle made me make up my mind to find out more. Read the rest of this article »
Cockpit Arts in Holborn provided inspiration for Richard Ainsworth, the driving force behind Rodhus Art And Design on Hollingdean Road in Brighton. Read the rest of this article »
Medina House is all that remains of the Medina Baths, a sprawling pool complex which occupied an enviable spot on the Hove seafront. Read the rest of this article »
Sweet chestnut has been coppiced for centuries in Sussex for use as hop poles. But demand for hop poles is not what it used to be, which makes the springing up of a whole new industry around this wonderful material all the more welcome. Read the rest of this article »
A derelict Grade II Listed swimming complex on the Buildings at Risk Register, a disused warehouse and an eyesore of a car park, were the perfect ingredients for a huge renovation project in the heart of Soho. Read the rest of this article »
Technically, City Hall is not located within a city nor does it even serve a single city. It was completed in 2002 as part of the More London development between Tower Bridge and London Bridge – which is privately owned – so it is not even owned by a city! Read the rest of this article »
A quite dreadful feature of Brighton is the dreary series of imposing office buildings overlooking Preston Park. There were once Victorian villas, and now only one remains at the foot of Lovers Walk. Read the rest of this article »
Saltdean owes its existence to an ambitious property speculator called Charles Neville who dreamt of developing all of the coastal land between Rottingdean and Newhaven. Several extremely fine Modernist structures built by Neville’s Saltdean Estate Company can be attributed to one particular architect: Richard Jones.
R. W. H. Jones was responsible for Saltdean Lido and the nearby Ocean Hotel, which opened in 1938 and 1939 respectively. In Rottingdean, he designed the St Margaret’s block of flats, which was completed in 1938. Each has the unmistakable ship-inspired features, which define the style.
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