#Brighton Bits

There is some mystery about how the Brangwyn Estate between Withdean and Patcham Village was so named. It was built in the 1930s by...

Denise Dutton MRSS Denise Dutton MRSS has been chosen to create the maquette for the statue of the suffragette Mary Clarke. The c...

An Art Deco statue depicting the Roman Goddess of Agriculture is being restored as part of the building refurbishment. Standing above th...

Dome Studio Theatre Mr. & Mrs. Brown outside the Dome Cottage The Dome Studio Theatre, formerly the Pavilion Theatre, stand...

Oedipus and the Sphinx, c1965 This oil-on-canvas hung for many years over the staircase in Brighton museum but has now disappeared, pres...

The existing site An earlier application BH2014/ 02654 for redevelopment of a near-derelict section of the Aquarium Terraces was withdr...

202 Western Road It is difficult to understand what is achieved by blanking out a window in this fashion that couldn't be equally w...

Paul Zara, Director, Conran & Partners writing to the Argus says:- "COUNCILLOR Bowden claims the council is working “as quickly...

After constant lobbying and campaigning over nearly 2 years the group have taken the decision to demand personal involvement from John Barr...

The Saltdean Lido Campaign's application to English Heritage for Grade II* listing, which was supported by all the major local conservat...

A hundred years ago today the first plane took off from the field that, a year later, was to be officially opened as the first airport in th...

The campaign has this week submitted an application to English Heritage for the listing category to be upgraded from Grade II to Grade II*. ...

Imperial Arcade was originally built in 1923 on the site of the North Street Brewery, but was rebuilt in 1934 with the adjoining Arcade Buil...

On the evening of the 11th March the prospective developer of the Saltdean Lido site held a public exhibition and consultation on its propos...

The promised "9 superb ultra luxurious apartments set within an iconic boutique development" (named "The Mirage") becam...

The Van Alen building in Marine Parade, completed in 2001, occupies the site of a former garage & petrol station. Generally agreed to...

 . . . shame about the vandals. This is the central art deco staircase in the Ocean Hotel, Saltdean. It spirals from top to bottom in a gr...