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Created by: 
dmj1962
on (last updated on 18-08-2008)
A list of reviews of places of architectural interest, in and around the Brighton area: not necessarily the most beautiful or best preserved - just worth a look.
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Brighton | Shopping » Gifts & Greetings Cards Shops in Brighton
Tags: achitecture, architecture, brighton, iconic, museum, palace, pavilion, prince regent, prince-regent, regency, sightseeing, tourist
dmj1962 wrote on 30-03-2007 "New photos added 01/08/2007 ***********************It’s hard to know what to say about the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Mere words don’t......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Day Trips in Brighton
Tags: an, brighton, end, era, famous, for, iconic, ignominious, image, of, pier
dmj1962 wrote on 23-10-2007 "The West Pier is a very sad story in the annals of heritage in the UK. Ther UK's only pier to be listed as grade I status was built in 1863-66 ......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Theatres in Brighton
Tags: classy, comfortable, culture, e.regal, grandeur, historic, intimate, performances, theatre, traditional
dmj1962 wrote on 11-12-2007 "The Theatre Royal is one of Brighton's most venerable institutions. Set in the centre of the city, just a stone's throw from the Royal Pavilion, it......" more...
Jubilee Public Library, Brighton
Category: Services » Other Services » Media Services in Brighton
Tags: architecture, atmosphere, audio, books, bustling, cd, energy, fun, gifts, library, no books, non-fiction
dmj1962 wrote on 01-08-2007 "The Jubilee Library is Brighton's new main library, situated in the trendy North Lanes area. The building has become something of an architectu......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Brighton
Tags: architecture, attractive, classical, open space, sightseeing, trees
dmj1962 wrote on 25-03-2008 "Montpelier Crescent is one of Brighton’s most attractive architectural set-pieces, located in the Seven Dials area. Unlike most of the better......" more...
Category: Transportation » Public Transport » Stations in Brighton
Tags: food, historic, shops, taxi, trains
dmj1962 wrote on 10-10-2007 "Brighton station is one of the earliest and largest railway termini outside London. It’s also, in my view, one of the most attractive, as much of t......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Brighton
Tags: amusements, brighton, doughnuts, fair, fun, kids, pier, rides, sea, seaside, tacky, traditional
dmj1962 wrote on 22-10-2007 "For many visitors, the Palace Pier is synonymous with Brighton. One of the last piers to be constructed in England, it was built to replace the......" more...
The church of St Michael and All Angels
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Brighton
Tags: church, gothic, pre-raphaelite, stained glass, victorian
dmj1962 wrote on 21-05-2007 "St Michael's is a surprise: tucked away amongst the terraces in the fashionable Clifton area of Brighton, this large church seems almost out of pla......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Brighton | Arts & Entertainment » Religious & Spiritual » Churches & Christian Places in Brighton
Tags: anglo-catholic, central, gothic, pugin, victorian
dmj1962 wrote on 12-12-2007 "Despite being at the very centre of Brighton, next to the conference centre and between the railway station and the sea, St Paul's is often overloo......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Brighton
Tags: church, georgian, regency, victorian
dmj1962 wrote on 07-04-2009 "Situated on one of Brighton’s main thoroughfares, the Chapel Royal is easy to miss: it’s façade blends in with the shopping street: it ......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Hove
Tags: chapel, church, classical, georgian, small
dmj1962 wrote on 21-01-2008 "Tucked away amidst the stucco of Georgian Hove, the chapel of St Andrew’s is a lovely example of early 19th century church architecture. Although n......" more...
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Kemptown
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Religious & Spiritual » Churches & Christian Places in Brighton
Tags: church, neo-gothic, spectacular, victorian
dmj1962 wrote on 08-10-2007 "Never can such an unprepossessing exterior have hidden such a gem. From the outside, St Mary's looks like you average, run-of-the-mill neo-gothic V......" more...
St Peter's Church, Preston Park
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Religious & Spiritual » Churches & Christian Places in Brighton
Tags: church, frescoes, gothic
dmj1962 wrote on 16-06-2007 "Situated in the heart of modern suburban Brighton, next to Preston Park and Preston Manor, St Peter's is an odd survivor. Featured in the Domesday ......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Shoreham-by-Sea
Tags: architecture, church, gothic, romanesque, transitional
dmj1962 wrote on 25-09-2008 "Shoreham has two churches, both ancient. New Shoreham, as its name implies, is the younger of the two. But the moniker 'New’ belies the f......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks » Memorials in Shoreham-by-Sea
Tags: ancient, attractive, church, historic, norman, romanesque, saxon
dmj1962 wrote on 11-02-2008 "Now on the edge of modern Shoreham, St Nicholas is the church of 'Old Shoreham', as distinct for the 12th century port settlement of 'New Shoreham'......" more...
Church of St Margaret, Rottingdean
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Religious & Spiritual » Churches & Christian Places in Rottingdean
Tags: church, norman, pre-raphaelite, saxon, setting
dmj1962 wrote on 17-09-2007 "Rottingdean is nowadays part of Brighton, but as a settlement dates back at least to Saxon times (the name means 'the Valley of Rota's people') and......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Theatres in Brighton | Nightlife » Music Venues in Brighton
Tags: arts, brighton, comedy, concert, contemporary, dance, fun, great, music, theatre, venue, vital:
dmj1962 wrote on 20-01-2009 "This Grade-I listed complex is both a highly original performance venue (with 3 performance areas, actually), and an historic building with a fasci......" more...
Category: Nightlife » Cinemas in Brighton
Tags: a, awsome, cinema, classic, cult, eclectic, film, foreign, independent, indie, local, of
dmj1962 wrote on 11-02-2008 "The Duke of York's is something of an institution. Now owned by City Screen, this independent-style cinema specialises in cult, indie and foreign-l......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Brighton
Tags: apartments, architecture, beautiful, brighton, building, laurence olivier, modernist, sea views
dmj1962 wrote on 25-03-2008 "Designed by Wells Coates (designer of the famous Bakelite Radios) and completed in 1935, Embassy Court is in my view Brighton’s finest twentieth-ce......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Hove
Tags: architecture, historic, impressive, regency
dmj1962 wrote on 01-04-2008 "The Brunswick Estate - comprising Brunswick Square, Brunswick Terrace and Brunswick Place, and the immediately surrounding streets, is one of the f......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Parks in Hove
Tags: architecture, attractive, decimus burton, gardens, historic
dmj1962 wrote on 01-04-2008 "The second of Hove’s major architectural set-pieces (after the Brunswick Estate) is Adelaide Crescent and its gardens, designed by the noted ......" more...
Category: Shopping in Hove
Tags: buses, clock, gardens, restaurants, square
dmj1962 wrote on 01-04-2008 "Palmeira Square is the main square in Hove, and forms what many feel is the centre of the town, where the shopping and restaurant streets of Wester......" more...
Sussex Square and Lewes Crescent
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Kemp Town
Tags: architecture, gardens, impressive, regency, square
dmj1962 wrote on 11-06-2008 "Sussex Square and Lewes Crescent, together with their flanking terraces, Chichester Terrace and Arundle Terrace, form the largest set-piece of Rege......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Hove
Tags: architecture, baclonies, beautiful, hove, victorian
dmj1962 wrote on 12-06-2008 "Providing a neat but worthy ‘full-stop’ to the western end of the Regency-style Adelaide Crescent in Hove is Adelaide Mansions. This mi......" more...
All Saints C Of E Parish Church
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Religious & Spiritual » Churches & Christian Places in Hove
Tags: anglican, architecture, church, early decorated gothic, impressive, pearson, spacious, stunning
dmj1962 wrote on 12-06-2008 "The church’s website describes All Saints as ‘one of the finest churches of the nineteenth century Gothic Revival’. Possessed of ......" more...
Category: Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Hove
Tags: altenburger, art, public, sculpture
dmj1962 wrote on 18-08-2008 "These sculptures were paid for and erected in 2004 by property developer Karis, when they developed the adjacent site. (Public art is something thi......" more...
27-03-2008, 16:24
This sort of Guide is realy useful, as it might contain places not usually included in regular visitor guides.
07-06-2008, 00:46
Fantastic guide with some great local detail
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