Brighton is undergoing a major facelift. The excellent Regency Society has pages of information that should be browsed. The resurgence in building and development in Brighton must be close to comparing with the changes of the 1960’s. However, the 1960’s was not a good time for architecture. Despite leaving behind excellent buildings like Hove Town Hall, it also left us with the old Churchill Square and Embassy Court (b).
The image (a) shows the number of cranes over Brighton. Not just those involved in the Brighton Station area (before/ now), but in projects like 3 Old Steine and elsewhere.
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The number of building projects recently completed, in progress or due is just mind blowing for a reasonably small city. There is, City Park, 3 Old Steine, the buildings above the world’s oldest Aquarium, Brighton Marina’s waterfront (c) and future project (e), Brighton Station, Embassy Court (b) renewal, Hove Tescos, Brighton Library (f), King Alfred Leisure Centre, Black Rock Ice Rink, Brighton & Hove Albion Falmer Stadium, City Gateway, the replacement of the Brighton Centre and so many more that I’m stopping before my fingers bleed!
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