Biography

The city of Brighton and Hove (made up of the towns of Brighton and Hove) on the south coast of England, UK has a number notable buildings and landmarks.

Extant

Buildings and structures

• Bedford Hotel, the present building being a replacement for one of Brighton's oldest and grandest hotels
• Brighton Centre, a concert venue and conference centre known for hosting conferences for many of the major political parties of the UK
• Brighton Marina
• Brighton Pier (also known as Palace Pier, and as Brighton Marine Palace and Pier)
• Brighton railway station
• The British Engineerium
• The Brunswick estate, Hove (a Regency housing development)
• Churchill Square, the largest shopping centre in Brighton
• The Clock Tower, a prominent landmark between Brighton Station and the seafront
• The County Ground, home of Sussex County Cricket Club
• Duke of York's Picture House, the oldest continuously operating cinema in Britain
• Embassy Court, a starkly modernist 1930s design adjacent to Regency Brunswick Terrace; was a prototype for a proposed redevelopment of the entire seafront. Was refurbished in the mid-2000s.
• Falmer Stadium, the home of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club
• The Grand Hotel
• Hove railway station
• The British Airways i360, the tallest structure in the city at 162 m.
• Kemp Town (a Regency housing development)
• The Lanes, an area of Brighton known for its small, twisting series of pedestrianised streets housing many independent shops
• Marine Gate, a 1930s apartment block in the International/Modern style on the eastern approach to Brighton.
• The Metropole Hotel
• The New England Quarter
• North Laine, sometimes incorrectly referred to as "North Laines", North Laine is a group of streets known for their many independent and bohemian shops
• The Pylons, a pair of three-sided stone pillars either side of the southbound A23 road marking the boundary point of Brighton, and carrying a message of welcome for visitors
• The Regency Town House
• The Royal Pavilion
• Sassoon Mausoleum
• Stanmer House
• The University of Sussex, a radical 1960s campus design by Sir Basil Spence, some of which is listed
• The West Pier
• The Western Pavilion, self-made home of prolific local architect Amon Henry Wilds, son of Amon Wilds and sometime working partner of Charles Busby
• Withdean Stadium

Churches and places of worship

This is a small list of the most notable. See also List of places of worship in Brighton and Hove.

• All Saints Church, Hove
• St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton
• St Nicholas Church, Brighton
• St Paul's Church, Brighton
• St Peter's Church, Brighton

Murals

• Brighton Belle street mural, a view of the Brighton Belle train in Brighton Station, painted in the arches of the station's forecourt.
• Kissing Coppers, a mural by the artist Banksy on the side of The Prince Albert in Trafalgar Street.

Parks and other open air attractions

• Hove Park
• Preston Park
• Queen's Park
• St. Ann's Well Gardens
• Stanmer Park
• Volk's Electric Railway

Extinct

• Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway ("Daddy Long Legs")
• The Royal Suspension Chain Pier

See also

• Buildings and architecture of Brighton and Hove
• List of places of worship in Brighton and Hove (which includes some of those insufficiently notable to have been included in this list).
• Brighton and Hove, constituent towns of the city.
• Brighton Flint Grotto