Brighton & Hove Open Door 2016

8-11 September, 2016

Welcome to our full 2016 programme and booking facilities. Select from the listings below to view full event details.

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GENERAL CATEGORY
Open Door - no booking required
The Orange Lilies - Brighton and Hove in the Somme
The Preston Manor dog cemetery and Edwardian walled garden
Booking Required
BBC Studio Tours - SOLD OUT
Brighton Dome
Brighton Old Police Cells
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Join us to discover . . .
Saltdean Lido - a modernist marvel on the Sussex Coast - SOLD OUT
Sussex County Cricket Club - Tour of the Ground

MYHOUSEMYSTREET
Open Door - no booking required
Architecture & Materials - from Bungarooch to Iron and Beyond
Discover the MyHouseMyStreet project
Pelham Square - A new look at an old square!
Sydney Street Retail Trail
Booking Required
Not Just the Trunk Murders! An illustrated walk in Kemp Street
Sex and Shopping! A guided walk
Slaughter in Trafalgar Street, and more! NEW THIS YEAR

HERE IN THE PAST
Open Door - no booking required
Discover the Here in the Past Project
Here in the Past - Brunswick Town
Here in the Past - Dean Street
Here in the Past - Local Stories
Here in the Past - Montpelier
Here in the Past - Poet’s Corner
Here in the Past - Port Hall

WALKS
Open Door - no booking required
Beanfields to Bohemia Walk - North Laine
Boys on the Plaque Walking Tour with Historian Dr Geoffrey Mead
BRIGHTON 1889-1914 - Possibly The Greatest 25 Years in the History of Mankind?
Brighton beach linear walk
Brighton’s hidden gem - West Hill
Down on the border: Norfolk Square
Hove ( actually ) tour - Brighton’s better half - CANCELLED, SORRY
Preston Park - History Tour
Preston Rock Garden
Regency Square - The Pleasure of Leisure
Two sides to every valley
More than Shopping - Western Road
Booking Required
Commemorative Plaque Trail 1 - Sealife Centre to the Marina
Commemorative Plaque Trail 2 - The Floral Clock Circular
Commemorative Plaque Trail 3 - The Old Town of Brighton
Regency Ramble with the Brighton and Hove Urban Ramblers - SOLD OUT
The Brunswick Town Walk
The Development of North Laine as Brighton’s Industrial and Commercial Suburb
Thomas Kemp and his Grand Design - SOLD OUT

RELIGIOUS SPACES
Open Door - no booking required
All Saints’ Church Guided Tour
Bellringing Tour and Demonstration at The Spire - St Mark's Chapel
Brighton Quakers Meeting House
Brighton Unitarian Church
Middle Street Synagogue - Brighton
St Andrew’s Chapel, Hove
St Andrew’s Old Church, Hove
St Bartholomew’s Church
St Helen’s Open Days and “Bounty of Nature” Exhibits
St John the Baptist Church, Hove
St Leonard’s Church, Aldrington
St Mary’s Kemp Town - Visit the church and meet a stone mason
St Nicholas’ Church, Brighton
St Nicholas’ Church, Portslade
St Paul’s Church - Open Door
St Peter’s, Preston Park
St Peter’s Church, West Blatchington
St Philip's Church, West Hove
Stanmer Church: Meet the Michelbournes

FASHIONABLE HOUSES
Open Door - no booking required
33 Palmeira Mansions (The English Language Centre)
37 Kensington Place Tour - CANCELLED
Booking Required
Clayton Tunnel North Portal - SOLD OUT
Embassy Court, Icon of 20th Century Modernism
The Regency Town House Tour - SOLD OUT

SILHOUETTE HISTORY
Booking Required
Discovering the Silhouette Machine - Kid’s Workshop - SOLD OUT
Discovering the Silhouette machine - Adult’s workshop
Profiles of the Past - 250 years of British Portrait Silhouette History

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Open Door - no booking required
Ale and Hearty Exhibition – Brighton
Ashcombe Toll House
Foredown Tower Camera Obscura Demonstration
Jill Windmill
West Blatchington Windmill
Booking Required
Brighton Palace Pier History tour
Railway and Greenway – a guided walk from Brighton to London Road Station
Shoreham Lifeboat Station Tour
Shoreham Port Tour
The Fascinating Mr Ranger and Early British Concrete Heritage

EDUCATION
Open Door - no booking required
Dr Samuel Johnson in Brighton
Booking Required
Brighton College Tour - SOLD OUT
The Keep, home to the East Sussex Records Office: Behind the Scenes Tour - SOLD OUT

GARDEN AND NATURE
Open Door - no booking required
Saddlescombe Farm Tour
Whitehawk Hill Nature Reserve

ART AND LITERATURE
Open Door - no booking required
The Aubrey Beardsley Tour

THEATRE AND CINEMA
Open Door - no booking required
Bardsley’s of Baker Street, Max Miller Room
Nice Girls Didn’t go to the Academy! Cinema Themed Guided Tour
Booking Required
Duke of York’s Cinema - SOLD OUT
New Venture Theatre
Theatre Royal Brighton Tour
Post-war Brighton & Hove in film

ARCHAEOLOGY
Open Door - no booking required
Whitehawk Camp - Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure or Stone Age circle
Booking Required
Ovingdean excavation site

ARCHITECTURE
Open Door - no booking required
Building the Denman Legacy
Booking Required
George Jackson and Sons - architectural ornamentalists
Maintaining your historic Brighton & Hove home
Plaster Ornament in Period Houses

Heritage Open Days 2016 are 8-11 September

Full event details

33 Palmeira Mansions (The English Language Centre)

33 Palmeira Mansions, Corner of Salisbury Road and Church Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2GB

This Grade II* listed Victorian house, 33 Palmeira Mansions in Hove, is part of the English Language Centre. The building has a magnificent Victorian interior, including a marble staircase, alabaster tiled walls, marble dados and many extraordinary fireplaces with elaborate overmantels, these being described in the listing as ‘an outstanding collection of fittings'. Over the last few years partitions have been taken down opening up and revealing the full splendor of the marble staircase. Conservation work has recently been finished in the conservatory.

The house is open from 11.00 to 16.00 so people can look around the ground and first floor.

Opening Times

· Saturday: 1100-1600

No booking required

Additional information

As part of a busy school this working building is not normally open to the public except for private tours which can be pre-booked, as well as public tours for smaller groups and individuals, which take place at 11am on the first Sunday of the month, see visitbrighton.com for details.

37 Kensington Place Tour

37 Kensington Place, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4EJ

CANCELLED DUE TO UNEXPECTED BUILDING WORK - SORRY

This North Laine home in Kensington Place built in 1847 has featured in publications and was used for the 2009 press launch of Heritage Open Days. It is furnished with antiques from the first half of the 19th century and is hung with a large collection of prints, drawings and paintings many of which relate to Brighton and the period of the house. It has been furnished by its owner who has occupied the property since 1977. The garden is also open.

Ale and Hearty Exhibition

Strike a Light hosts an exhibiton event for Heritage Open Days onFriday 9th September 1-7pm & Saturday 1-5pm

Mezzanine Level, 8 Marshalls Row, Open Market, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4JU

An exhibition specially for Heritage Open Days which focuses on the history of brewing in Lewes, East Sussex and its related industrial and agricultural links from the 18th Century to the present day, a period of some 200 years. The exhibition looks at Lewes’s working life in relation to Breweries, agricultural workers and rural life and trades. It also links in with abstinence and religious culture locally at the time, as well as a clear relation between trades and society through social clubs.

The exhibition runs along these thematic lines –

Introduction
Breweries in decline
Hops and songs
old breweries
Revival of micro breweries

A project in partnership with Harveys Brewery.

Opening Times

Friday 9 September: 12-7pm
Saturday 10 September: 1-5pm

No booking required

Access

There is an accessible lift by the stairs to the Mezzanine level and doors upstairs are wheelchair accessible.

Directions

Inside Brighton’s Open Market (off London Road) on the top Mezzanine Level. Access lift beside stairs to the Mezzanine level

All Saints’ Church Guided Tour

Junction The Drive / Eaton Road, Hove, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3QE

All Saints stands as one of the finest churches of the 19th century Gothic Revival and the creation of two remarkable men: Thomas Peacey, the first Vicar of modern-day Hove, and John Loughborough Pearson, one of the principal architects of the period. It is listed Grade I and is the largest and most costly of Pearson's great town churches, exceeded in size only by his two cathedrals of Truro and Brisbane. It has one of the richest arrays of Christian iconography of the period and its furnishings of carved stone and woodwork, together with the great scheme of stained glass created by the pre-eminent firm of Clayton and Bell are of an extraordinary high quality. It has always been highly regarded as a building: Nikolaus Pevsner described it as 'superb and cathedral-like'.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Tour 1030-1115 & 1130-1215

· Sunday: Tour 1300 - 1345

No booking required

Access Information

Ramp available to access church.

Architecture & Materials - from Bungarooch to Iron and Beyond - MyHouseMyStreet Robert Street

Meet at the corner of Robert Street and North Road, North Laine, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Come and discover Robert Street's fascinating story and gain an insight into Brighton's unique history. Meeting at the corner of Robert Street with North Road at 1pm on Sunday, the walk will be led by one of the MyHouseMyStreet research team and visit a number of streets including Robert Street.

My House My Street is a a collaborative, community-based project that aims to offer detailed information about the past residents of a street and the jobs they undertook, together with an in-depth street history. We will also be distributing leaflets explaining how to undertake similar research for your own home or street.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1300-1400

No booking required

Ashcombe Toll House

Ashcombe Roundabout on A27 (South Side), Lewes, East Sussex

This Toll House is the sole survivor of a pair that marked the beginning of the Brighton turnpike. It is on the south side of the A27 and was originally conceived as a store and shelter, the partner-building having accommodation for the turnpike keeper and his family. It was built circa 1820. The road was de-turnpiked in about 1870 and the larger Toll House sited on the north side of the road demolished in about 1868. The history of the toll house is of interest to young and old alike, as it yields an insight to travel in a bygone age.

Opening Times

· Saturday: 1000 - 1700

· Sunday: 1000 - 1700

No booking required

Access Information

Wheelchair access is not possible due to the nature of the building

Directions

At West end of Lewes-by-pass (A27), by Kingston Roundabout. There is limited car parking behind the Toll House (on the right of minor road leading off the roundabout, signposted Kingston). There is a mobile catering van next to the Toll House.

Bardsley’s of Baker Street, Max Miller Room

22-23A Baker Street, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4JN

Bardsley's of Baker Street is a Brighton & Hove icon. A back-street fish and chip shop that regularly scoops top national rankings for the quality of its service and its servings. During Heritage Open Days why not pop along to the shop and see one local icon's acknowledgement to another by discovering the Max Miller Room. Developed in collaboration with the Max Miller Appreciation Society, the room contains original memorabilia, including one of the Cheeky Chappie's stage costumes. Miller was born in Brighton and his link with the City has become more obvious recently with the unveiling of his statue in New Road. Bardsley's tribute is an appropriate addition! Max Miller Appreciation Society membership documentation available to visitors. And why not stay and sample Brighton's finest fish and chips!

Opening Times

· Thursday: 1230-1500 & 1700-2030

· Friday: 1230-1500 & 1700-2030

· Saturday: 1230-1500 & 1700-2030

No booking required

Bellringing Talk and Demonstration at The Spire - St Marks Chapel

The Spire, St. Marks Chapel, Church Place, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 5JN

Come and take a look in St Marks Chapel where The Spire Arts are making a new arts centre for East Brighton.

This beautiful Grade II listed chapel is home to a local group of bell ringers, practicing every Thursday night.

At 7pm on Thursday 8th September you can hear a short talk about ringing and how it is done as well as seeing a demonstration. You will also have the chance to have a go if you'd like! Event not suitable for children under the age of 12.

Opening Times

· Thursday 8 September: 1900

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

Max 30 people per tour/session.

Directions

Look out for signage and the Spire!

Website

www.thespirearts.org

Organised by

BBC Studio Tours

BBC Studios, 40 - 42 Queens Road , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3XB

A behind the scenes peek at the BEEB. The Queens Road studios are the home of BBC Sussex. Broadcasting across the County and into Surrey and north-east Hampshire the station is the BBC's largest outside of London. With around a quarter of a million listeners each week in the south of England and thousands more across the world via the web, the Queens Road studios are easily the smallest rooms in Brighton with the biggest audiences!

Opening Times

· Friday: Tour 1400 - 1500

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-studios-tour-tickets-26194570666

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 8 people per tour/session.

Boys on the Plaque Walking Tour, Central Brighton with Historian Dr Geoffrey Mead

Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1AG

Led by local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead, this will be a unique Walking Tour of Brighton's historic The Lanes and North Laine area. Exploring the stories of local soldiers that we have discovered as part of a local heritage project, we get to know the young men who lived in these streets over 100 years ago, before joining a war that took them far from home.

Inspired by a selection of stories from local soldiers commemorated on a memorial plaque at the Holy Trinity Church, the tour will begin at Fabrica art gallery. This tour is part of a WWI local heritage project The Boys on the Plaque: http://boysontheplaque.wordpress.com

The tour will last 60-90 minutes and will take place on the streets of Brighton - sensible shoes and attire recommended. Event not suitable for children under the age of 12.

Free to join, donations welcomed.
Event not suitable for children under the age of 12.

Opening Times

· Friday 9 September: Walk 1800-1930

No booking required

Access

Wheelchair ramp built into entrance. Guide dogs welcome. Accessible toilets on site. Accessible parking space (1) in front of building. This a walking tour so the tour will visit sites around the North Street and North Laine part of Brighton.

Additional information

Max 30 people per tour/session. This walking tour may last 60 - or 90 minutes depending on the size of the group on the tour. Free but donations welcome on the day.

Directions

The Walk starts at Fabrica gallery, which is a large contemporary visual gallery in a 19th century converted church in central Brighton opposite Browns Restaurant. It is ten minutes walk from Brighton seafront. Public Transport Directions: Brighton Railway Station is approximately 15-20 minutes walk. Local buses stop within walking distance. http://www.visitbrighton.com/culture/fabrica-p384651#location

Website

boysontheplaque.wordpress.com/

strikealight.org/projects/the-boys-on-the-plaque/

Organised by

Fabrica

Beanfields to Bohemia Walk - North Laine

Meet Brighton Museum entrance, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3XE

Join local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead for a 2-hour stroll through the streets of the North Laine conservation area looking at aspects of historical and contemporary interest. Starts promptly. Children welcome when accompanied by an adult.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Walk 1000 - 1200

No booking required

Additional information

A walk through the North Laine area noting its historic features and rapid urban change.

BRIGHTON 1889-1914 - Possibly The Greatest 25 Years in the History of Mankind?

Meet at foot of Madeira lift, 286A Madeira Drive, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1EN

Join Duncan Cameron for a two hour guided walk This was the period when Brighton was at its peak. It was at the forefront of the new electric based technologies of the time and was the "place to be". We shall show how this is reflected along the seafront between Madeira Drive to West Street.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1500-1700

No booking required

Directions

Meet at foot of Madeira lift

Brighton beach linear walk

Brighton Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1TW

Brighton beach has a mix of human activities from fishing to nightclubs but also a range of natural features, pebbles and waves, gulls and sand. A linear walk from the Palace Pier west to the Hove border. Event not suitable for children under the age of 5.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Walk 1600 - 1800

No booking required

Directions

Meet at entrance to Palace (Brighton) Pier, west side

Brighton College Tour

Eastern Road , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 0AL

The College is situated in the Kemp Town district to the east of Brighton. The early parts were designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, RA, 1848 to 1862. Additions were made by Sir Thomas Jackson, RA, an Old Brightonian in 1885. The Hordern Room, a small performance space, was opened in 1995 as part of the College's 150th Anniversary Celebrations. The Performing Arts Centre, incorporating Scott’s Café, music rooms and the Dance Studio, was opened in the summer of 2000. A new Visual Arts Centre was created in 2008, and the new Skidelsky building was completed in 2010. A new social space, the Smith Building, opened in January 2012, followed by a new girls’ boarding house in autumn 2013. The original vision of Sir Thomas Jackson for the main quad was completed in 2014 via the construction of the entrance tower. The new Music School opened this year, and work has now begun on a new teaching block, which will open in September 2017. Please note: The tour starts promptly and latecomers may not be able to join the tour.

Opening Times

· Friday: Tour 1115-1230

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brighton-college-tour-tickets-26194678990

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Directions

Visitors should report to the Security Lodge at the main entrance on Eastern Road.

Brighton Dome

Brighton Dome, Church Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1UG

We’ll be celebrating the rich heritage of our Grade I and II listed buildings as we fling open our doors for our fourth annual Heritage Open Day of free family entertainment.

Take a behind the scenes tour of Brighton Dome (and get a glimpse of the famed underground tunnel running beneath the Royal Pavilion Estate); hear fascinating lectures from Dr Sue Berry and Dr Alexandra Loske about the history of the estate and the development of the town; and enjoy a charming magic lantern show with Jeremy Brooker who revives an attraction that would have been a common feature of Victorian Brighton. All this, plus live music in the Café-bar and heritage craft activities for our youngest visitors.

Opening Times

Sunday 11 September: 1000-1700

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Main site is free to explore but tours, talks, and magic lantern shows must be pre booked. Full schedule details are listed on the Brighton Dome website.

Please contact heritage@brightondome.org to pre book

Go to: http://www.brightondome.org

Write to: heritage@brightondome.org
Booking opens: 12:00 15 August 2016
Booking closes: 16:00 7 September 2016

Access

The Tours can be made fully accessible but we will require notice of access needs when booking to prepare the route, the tours do involved two flights of stairs and some walking.

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour

Max 20 people per Magic lantern show

Organised by

Brighton Dome

Brighton Old Police Cells

Meet: main entrance to Brighton Town Hall, Bartholomew Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1JA

The Old Police Cells Museum is housed in the basement of Brighton Town Hall and offers visitors a unique insight into the history of policing in Sussex. A visit is both educational and entertaining. Our 1 hour 15 minute tour provides an opportunity to visit Brighton Borough main police station for the period 1830 to 1967 and learn about the murder of Chief Constable Henry Solomon in 1844 by a prisoner. See some of the old cells with their graffiti from the Mods and Rockers era, the policeman's wash room and uniform store areas, police memorabilia and artifacts. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity!

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 1000, 1200 & 1400

· Friday: Tour 1000, 1200 & 1400

· Saturday: Tour 1000 & 1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brighton-old-police-cells-tickets-26194696041

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 12 people per tour/session.

Brighton Palace Pier History tour

Brighton Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1TW

The tour will consist of an engaging walk along the boardwalk and will cover the history of the pier including how parts of the previous Chain Pier were reused in the Palace Pier’s construction. There will be a chance to see behind the scenes at parts of the pier not usually open to the public.

Obscure facts will be revealed and there’ll be a fun quiz with prizes. There will be an opportunity to see some rare photographs and you’ll have the chance to take home a stick of rock!

Duration: 1 hour

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tours at 1300-1400 and 1600-1700

· Saturday: Tours at 1300-1400 (with historian Kevin Newman) and 1600-1700

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brighton-palace-pier-history-tour-tickets-26723247954

Additional information

Max 25 people per tour/session.

Directions

Meet at the entrance to the pier

Brighton Quakers Meeting House

Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1AF

Come and visit the Quaker Meeting House and 19th century adult education centre where there will be an exhibition telling the story of Brighton's Quaker community from 1655 and the history of the Friends' Meeting House which was built in 1805. Visitors will be able to purchase books on the history of Brighton Quakers and postcards.

The Meeting Room in the Friends' Meeting House will be open through the day for an exhibition on the history of Quakers and particularly the Quakers in Brighton and the history of this building. Quakers and others will be here to answer questions. There will be a DVD playing through the day with interviews.

Opening Times

· Saturday: 1000 - 1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Ground floor fully wheelchair accessible. Disability access toilet available.

Brighton Unitarian Church

Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1UF

The church was built in 1820 on land purchased from the Prince Regent.

The congregation dates from 1793. The church building was completed in August 1820. Dr Morell, a well-known classical scholar, was appointed as the first minister of the church. Due in large part to his influence, the design of the church was inspired by the ancient Temple of Theseus in Athens. It was designed by well-known local architect Amon Henry Wilds – who built much of Brighton’s fashionable Kemp Town.

Attractive stained glass windows are an interesting feature of a simple recently renovated and decorated interior. Come and see our Grade II listed Regency building. One of the first classical places of worship in the city.

Opening Times

· Thursday: 1000 - 1600 Open Door

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Nearly opposite the Dome Theatre, along New Road, north from The Theatre Royal

Brighton’s hidden gem - West Hill

St Nicholas Church, Church Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3LJ

Near the Seven Dials is Brighton’s secret gem - West Hill; Join local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead for a stroll through narrow twittens and grand buildings, great views and hidden gardens.

Event not suitable for children under the age of 5.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1600-1800

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

St Nicholas church doorway, off Dyke Rd Brighton

Building the Denman Legacy

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

The Denman family, humble Sussex builders in the early-to-mid-19th century, rose to become amongst the most influential of local architectural clans during the 20th century. Today, almost all of us will fairly regularly negotiate our way through (and past) a wide variety of properties they have shaped. This small exhibition exposes and celebrates their contribution to the local townscape and will, hopefully, encourage a larger and more comprehensive presentation in the future. Event not suitable for children under the age of 7.

Opening Times

· Friday: 1400-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Clayton Tunnel North Portal

Tunnel House, Clayton Hill, Clayton, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN6 9PQ

Every day hundreds of trains hurtle under this Gothic folly whose imposing castellated towers protect the old tunnel keeper's cottage. But for most people this secluded building remains a mystery. What are its historical origins? What lies behind the commanding battlements? And what’s it like having trains running right beneath your living room? This tour will answer all these questions and more. Visitors will be shown around the grounds and have the chance to go into the cottage to see the living room and tower kitchen, view some memorabilia and experience the trains.

NOTE: due to space limitations, no one will be granted access unless they hold a confirmed booking.

Event not suitable for children under the age of 18.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Tour 1400 & 1600

· Sunday: Tour 1400 & 1600

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clayton-tunnel-north-portal-tickets-26194656924

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

NOTES- Access to Tunnel Cottage grounds is via a gravel track and rutted earth paths and therefore not suitable for wheelchairs. We regret that we cannot admit anyone under the age of 18.

Additional information

Max 12 people per tour/session. Visitors should bring an umbrella should rain be likely since the grounds are exposed. We regret that we cannot admit anyone under the age of 18. NOTE: due to space limitations, no one will be granted access unless they hold a confirmed booking.

Directions

Next door to Jack & Jill pub. 1.25 mile walk from Hassocks railway station. Bus 40/40X from Brighton/Haywards Heath stops at Jack and Jill pub next door. Parking available at Clayton recreation park off Underhill Lane. NOTE: parking at Jack & Jill pub is for PATRONS ONLY. Please assemble outside the large steel gates in New Way Lane opposite the garden of the Jack & Jill pub.

Commemorative Plaque Trail 1 - Sealife Centre to the Marina

Meet, Harry Ramdsen's, 1-4 Marine Parade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1TA

There are nearly 100 commemorative plaques in the city of Brighton and Hove. Placed by various bodies - the Council and The Regency Society amongst them. Until recently there was no definitive record of these plaques, but now there is the Regency Society's survey and Plaque Trail publications. This event is designed to encourage awareness of these documents. Join a representative from The Regency Town House project for a gentle journey around the above trail. Each participant will receive a free copy of the trail route, upon arrival at the start point. Allow an hour or so.

Opening Times

· Friday: Walk 0930

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/commemorative-plaque-trail-1-sealife-centre-to-the-marina-tickets-26195736152

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

This trail will take you along Marine Parade and up some side streets. There are one or two steepish bits, but most of the walk is on fairly level ground.

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Commemorative Plaque Trail 2 - The Floral Clock Circular

Start: top of Palmeira Square at the Floral Clock, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Opening Times

· Friday: Walk 1300

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/commemorative-plaque-trail-2-the-floral-clock-circular-tickets-26195769251

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Commemorative Plaque Trail 3 - The Old Town of Brighton

Start: Old Steine, northeast corner of St James' Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Opening Times

· Friday: Walk 1100

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/commemorative-plaque-trail-3-the-old-town-of-brighton-tickets-26195780284

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Discovering the Silhouette Machine - Kid’s Workshop

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

200 year ago a series of intriguing 'machines' were invented to make portrait silhouettes. Come along and learn about the history and use of these devices, make some portraits and take them home with you. Event not suitable for children under the age of 8.

Opening Times

· Thursday: 1600-1700

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-the-silhouette-machine-childrens-workshop-tickets-26195802350

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 8 people per tour/session.

Discovering the silhouette machine, adult’s workshop

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

200 year ago a series of intriguing 'machines' were invented to make portrait silhouettes. Come along and learn about the history and use of these devices, make a portrait and take the image home with you.

Opening Times

· Thursday: 1500-1545

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-the-silhouette-machine-adult-workshop-tickets-26195786302

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 10 people per tour/session.

Down on the border: Norfolk Square

Norfolk Square bus stop, Western Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2AA

Norfolk Sq lies on the former Brighton & Hove parish border; this walk weaves to and fro through the borderland between seafront and Western Rd, a landscape of grand architecture and the ‘Zone in Transition’ Event not suitable for children under the age of 5.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Walk 1300-1500

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Norfolk Square bus stop

Dr Samuel Johnson in Brighton

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Dr Samuel Johnson is one of the most quoted writers in English and he was a formative influence on the Regency era and the British Enlightenment. He was famous for his quick wit, his lively conversation and his strong opinions. With a group of lexicographers he compiled a pioneering but quirky England dictionary. His friendship with Boswell is one of the most enduring and productive in British history. Dr Johnson visited Sussex regularly and, in this talk, historian James Simister will outline the importance of these visits to his health and to his work.

Opening Times

· Saturday: 1000-1100

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

We request that children are accompanied by an adult

Duke of York’s Cinema

Duke of York's Cinema, Preston Circus, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4NA

Visit Britain's longest surviving cinema, the Duke of York's, for a tour of this iconic landmark. The Duke of York's opened its doors on 22 September 1910.

After welcoming millions of audience members, witnessing many changes of ownership and surviving numerous threats to its existence and even possible demolition, it was re-born in the early 1980s as an arthouse cinema. It is now a Grade II listed building - Brighton's favourite cinema and the country's most enduring picture house.

“The Duke’s is one of Britain’s truly great independent cinemas. The jewel in the crown of Brighton. I love it.” Nick Cave.

Access Please note that the Duke of York's is a working cinema and the route of the tours may be subject to alteration.

Opening Times

· Friday: Tours 1000 & 1045

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/duke-of-yorks-cinema-tickets-26640359031

Access Information

Full wheelchair access to ground floor only, not to upper level visited during tour.

Additional information

Max 10 people per tour/session

Embassy Court, Icon of 20th Century Modernism

King's Road, Corner of Western Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2PX

Embassy Court was designed by the Canadian architect Wells Coates and completed in 1936. The following year, the Museum of Modern Art in New York featured the building in its seminal exhibition 'Modern Architecture in England', arguing that the UK was at the forefront of Modernism and Embassy Court the epitome of everything desirable in modern architecture.

However such innovative design in the relatively inhospitable winter presented challenges and the building fell into serious disrepair over an extended period. Extensive renovations in 2005 saw a re-emergence of this glorious landmark. It is now benefiting from regular maintenance and a vibrant resident community.

A 90 minute tour of this iconic 1930's Modernist apartment block on Brighton seafront. It was the first purpose built apartment block in the UK to have top floor flats designated as 'penthouse' designed by renowned Canadian architect Wells Coates. The tour takes in the stunning views from the 11th floor sun terrace, the interior of a flat and the area behind the scenes from which the building is run by residents and leaseholders.

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 1100 - 1230

· Friday: Tour 1100 - 1230

· Saturday: Tour 1100 - 1230

· Sunday: Tour 1100 - 1230

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embassy-court-tickets-26194663945

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

There are 2 flights of stairs up to the sun terrace.

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Foredown Tower Camera Obscura Demonstration

Foredown Tower Countryside Centre, Foredown Road, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN41 2EW

A hidden gem nestled on the edge of the South Downs, Foredown Tower fascinates adults and children alike. This iconic Edwardian water tower stands solid and proud in the skyline of Portslade Old Village. Set inside tall flint walls, the garden is notorious for its “Foredown wind”.

Older Brightonians may remember with dread the Isolation Hospital which the Tower was built to serve. Never fear, the hospital was demolished and a pleasant housing complex has replaced it.

Foredown Tower now features a “camera obscura” since 1991 – the largest in the South-East. A lens at the summit of the converted Tower projects views of the surroundings onto a convex dish. Our knowledgeable expert demonstrators will tell you about the history of points of interest while sweeping 360° around the local area. And watch out for flying gulls and cars zipping along the by-pass!

Stay for a chat and a cup of tea or coffee with cakes and snacks in our very reasonably-priced cafe. Free parking.

Cafe open 10.30am – 3pm

Opening Times

· Thursday: Demonstration 1100-1130, 1200-1230, 1300-1330, 1400-1430

· Saturday: Demonstration 1100-1130, 1200-1230, 1300-1330, 1400-1430

Booking Details

No booking required

George Jackson and Sons - architectural ornamentalists

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Visit our small exhibition about the firm of George Jackson & Sons Ltd. One hundred years ago, Jackson's were, without doubt, the country's greatest architectural ornamentalists. Today, the portion of the Jackson archive held at The Regency Town House is undergoing 3D scanning, in collaboration with a team from the University of Brighton. Come along and discover what's happening and why. Event not suitable for children under the age of 7.

Opening Times

· Friday: 1100-1145

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/george-jackson-and-sons-architectural-ornamentalists-tickets-26195820404

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Discover the Here in the Past Project

Corner of Gloucester Road and Sydney Street, North Laine, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Our new Here in the Past project further documents Brighton & Hove's historic properties and residents, taking in houses and peoples across many areas not covered by our MHMS initiative.

Come along and meet the volunteers working on Here in the Past and take away information explaining how to learn more about your own home or street. Perhaps, you might even sign up to help the initiative?

If you'd like to discover more about the history of exactly where you live, don't miss this opportunity!

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1400-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Discover the MyHouseMyStreet project

Corner of Gloucester Road and Sydney Street, North Laine, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

The MyHouseMyStreet project documents Brighton & Hove's historic properties and residents.

Over the last few years, the project has focused heavily on the history of the North Laine and this area should be fully documented soon. To celebrate, we are placing our MHMS desk at the junction of Gloucester Road and Sydney Street.

Coma along and meet the volunteers working on the MHMS project, take away a leaflet explaining how to undertake similar research for your own home or street and, perhaps, sign up to help the initiative?

If you'd like to discover more about the history of exactly where you live, don't miss this opportunity to Discover the MyHouseMyStreet project!

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1100-1400

Booking Details

No booking required

Here in the Past - Brunswick Town

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Come along and meet volunteers involved with the development of Here in the Past, the city's local history project exploring who lived in your house before you and the life experiences of former residents.

We are working on the Brunswick Town area at the moment and this is a chance to get a taste of discoveries to date!

Our Here in the Past desk will be on site for 90 minutes between 16.00 and 17.30 hours

Be sure to tell your friends about our local history events during this year's HODs, perhaps we are showcasing their street too!

Opening Times

· Friday: 16.00 - 17.30

Booking Details

No booking required

Here in the Past - Dean Street

Stand location: Outside the The Brighton Beer Dispensary, 38 Dean Street, 38 Dean Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3EG

We are working on the Dean Street area at the moment and this is a chance to get a taste of discoveries to date!

Our Here in the Past desk will be on site for 90 minutes between 16.00 and 17.30 hours

Be sure to tell your friends about our local history events during this year's HODs, perhaps we are showcasing their street too!

Opening Times

· Friday: 16.00 - 17.30

Booking Details

No booking required

Here in the Past - Local Stories

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Our new Here in the Past project is documenting Brighton & Hove's historic properties and residents, taking in houses and peoples from across the city.

Come along and discover our Here in the Past - Local Stories Exhibition and discover some of the extraordinary stories that volunteers have discovered about past residents and local events. Amongst these are 'tales of death and chocolate' and 'seduction and hard labour'.

Opening Times

· Friday: 1400-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Here in the Past - Montpelier

Stand location: Front garden of No. 96 Montpelier Road, Montpelier Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3BE

We are working on the Montpelier area at the moment and this is a chance to get a taste of discoveries to date, including information about Montpelier Road and Montpelier Villas.

Our Here in the Past desk will be on site for 90 minutes between 18.00 and 19.30 hours

Be sure to tell your friends about our local history events during this year's HODs, perhaps we are showcasing their street too!

Opening Times

· Friday: 18.00 - 19.30

Booking Details

No booking required

Here in the Past - Poet’s Corner

Stand location: Corner of Coleridge Street and Sheridan Terrace, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 5AB

We are working on the Poet's Corner area at the moment and this is a chance to get a taste of discoveries to date!

Our Here in the Past desk will be on site for 90 minutes between 18.00 and 19.30 hours

Be sure to tell your friends about our local history events during this year's HODs, perhaps we are showcasing their street too!

Opening Times

· Thursday: 18.00 - 19.30

Booking Details

No booking required

Here in the Past - Port Hall

Corner of Port Hall Street and Port Hall Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 5PJ

We are working on the Port Hall area at the moment and this is a chance to get a taste of discoveries to date!

Our Here in the Past desk will be on site for 90 minutes between 16.00 and 17.30 hours

Be sure to tell your friends about our local history events during this year's HODs, perhaps we are showcasing their street too!

Opening Times

· Thursday: 16.00 - 17.30

Booking Details

No booking required

Hove ( actually ) tour - Brighton’s better half - CANCELLED, SORRY

Meet at The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Modern Hove has a much more genteel reputation than its noisy big brother but its long history has been anything but quiet . It was the site of an ancient burial mound in the Bronze Age and then only a single street for hundreds of years before the Prince Regent (and his lover) put it firmly on the map. Join Nick Richmond on a walk around Hove and discover -

- Ancient burial mounds in Palmeira Avenue
- The mysterious Goldstone , relic of the Druids
- Bull fighting in the town and the one that got away !
- Beach battles with the smugglers, and more besides

Opening Times

· Saturday: Tours 1100-1200 & 1500-1600

· Sunday: Tours 1100-1200 & 1500-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Jill Windmill

Near Clayton Village, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN6 9PG

Jill Windmill is set in a beautiful location, high on the South Downs, but she is more than just a pretty sight. Jill is a fully restored Post Mill, originally built in Brighton in 1821 and moved to her present location in 1852.

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1400-1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

From Hassocks Station: A footpath runs alongside the railway line from Hassocks to Clayton Village. By Car: From the A23 (London - Brighton) road turn off at Pyecombe village just South of Burgess Hill and follow the A273 Northwards. The windmills can be reached by a short lane on your right hand side as the road begins to run downhill.

Join us to discover . . .

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

In advance of a heritage walk he will lead in the afternoon, Simon Smith, Vice Chair of the Kemp Town Society, will talk about Thomas Kemp and his Grand Design for a town to the east of Brighton and how the design became a reality in the 1820s and 30s before being completed in 1855. He will also speak about the Who's Been Living in My House project, an online resource which aims to compile histories of all 101 houses on the estate with listings of all residents until the 1970s.

Opening Times

· Saturday 1130-1230

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/join-us-to-discover-tickets-26878441141 Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Keep the Home Fires Burning

Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1AG

Join us for this special drop-in event, to explore and contribute to our local heritage project, The Boys on the Plaque! Find out about remarkable young men who lived in our city and fought in the war 100 years ago, and the discoveries we've made about their experiences, families and legacies.

Keep the Home Fires Burning brings together local research, creative workshops and exhibitions, heritage activities and screenings to explore personal memories of Brighton & Hove residents during WWI wartime and the stories that have been left behind for us to rediscover.

Fabrica is a contemporary art gallery housed in the former Holy Trinity Church in Brighton, which was built in 1817 and has a rich and fascinating history. To celebrate Heritage Open Days, Fabrica will open it’s doors to the public for an afternoon of stimulating and engaging activities and exhibits to discover more about our local community, inspiring new ways of considering the home front experience of the Great War.

Visitors are also invited to bring their own stories and keepsakes to share with volunteers and staff and contribute to our research project, which seeks to uncover the history of each of 95 local soldiers who are commemorated in the church. Could you be a relative of one of the Boys? They mostly lived in the streets surrounding the church - you can find a list of the names here:boysontheplaque.wordpress.com/the-names-on-the-plaque/

Boys on the Plaque is an HLF project

Opening Times

· Thursday 8 September: 1300-1600

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Preferred

Booking Contact: Clare Hankinson
Call: 01273 778646
Email: clare.hankinson@fabrica.org.uk
Go to: http://keepthehomefiresburning.eventbrite.com
Booking opens: 30 June 2016 09:00
Booking closes: 8 September 2016 15:30

Access

Wheelchair ramp built into entrance. Guide dogs welcome. Accessible toilets on site. Accessible parking space (1) in front of building.

Additional information

Max 100 people per tour/session. Keep the Home Fires Burning is a relaxed free drop-in activity. All ages are welcome. Free hot and soft drinks are available throughout, as well as cakes. Guests are invited to relax and chat whilst enjoying the event and activities. This event will look at the home front of Brighton during WWI with film, song, creative workshops, exhibition, performance and research related to the local history and cultural memory of the city. Please book here: http://keepthehomefiresburning.eventbrite.com There will also be a Boys on the Plaque local walking tour as part of HODs on 9th September.

Directions

The event takes place in a large contemporary visual gallery which is in a 19th century converted church in central Brighton opposite Browns Restaurant. It is ten minutes walk from Brighton seafront. Find out more about all our events and the project here:http://boysontheplaque.wordpress.com Public Transport Directions: Brighton Railway Station is approximately 15-20 minutes walk. Local buses stop within walking distance.http://www.visitbrighton.com/culture/fabrica-p384651#location

Website

keepthehomefiresburning.eventbrite.com

strikealight.org/projects/the-boys-on-the-plaque/

Organised by

Strike a Light / Fabrica / Brighton & Hove City Libraries Service

Maintaining your historic Brighton & Hove home

The Regency Town House, 13 , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Do you live in a local historic house? Then you likely spend quite a lot maintaining the property. But, are you getting good value for money and doing the right things to minimise outlay and maximise benefit. Are you helping yourself financially and helping the original fabric of your home survive into the future? If you are confused about historic property maintenance, come along to our event focusing on the basics of good practice.

Opening Times

· Friday: 1300-1400

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maintaining-your-historic-brighton-and-hove-home-tickets-26195838458

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Middle Street Synagogue - Brighton

Synagogue, Middle Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1AL

In 1874, a project for a new synagogue in Brighton was put out to tender. It was won by Thomas Lainson, a well-known local architect and the new synagogue opened in 1875. The exterior has been described as both Byzantine and Romanesque and looks slightly out of place in its side street home. The interior was described by Anthony Dale as amongst the most splendid synagogue interiors in Europe. It certainly is quite spectacular but was originally fairly plain, but between 1880-1915, donations gradually furnished the building with wrought iron, brass work and stained glass. The building has recently been nominated for the European Routes of Jewish Heritage as one of Britain's Top Ten Synagogues.

In this, the 250th year of Brighton Jewry, we will host an open house event from 12 noon until 4pm on the Sunday. People will be on hand to answer questions and the special 250th Anthology will be available for purchase.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Open Door 1200-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

More than shopping: Brighton’s Western Road

Meet: Wykeham Terrace, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3FF

More than shopping- Brighton's Western Road a walk with Dr Geoffrey Mead Event not suitable for children under the age of 5.

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1300-1500

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Parking very limited in area. Buses to Churchill Sq/Arcade

Additional information

A meander through the city’s main shopping area…looking at more than shops.

Directions

Wykeham Terrace, bottom of Dyke Rd, Brighton

MyHouseMyStreet Retail Trail

Start: the MHMS stall - Junction Gloucester Road and Sydney Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Members of the MyHouseMyStreet research team from the Regency Town House will be available at the stall in Gloucester Road between 12pm and 3pm to introduce our Retail Trail work, which will open your eyes to some interesting architectural features and hidden stories in the well known 'North Laine' area.

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1200 - 1500

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

You can take a copy of the trail away with you too, so that afterwards you can enjoy exploring at your own pace.

Directions

The MyHouseMyStreet stall is located in Gloucester Road, between Kensington Gardens and Sydney Street.

MyHouseMyStreet: Slaughter in Trafalgar Street, and more!

Meet at the North side of Pelham Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4ET

The MyHouseMyStreet initiative is a collaborative, community-based project providing in-depth local street histories. For further information, see: www.mhms.org.uk.

Explore the rich history behind the jumbled facades of Trafalgar Street, from open fields to Conservation Area. Along the way we'll meet scholars and shopkeepers, pubs and philanthropists, council control and yes, cows.

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1300-1400

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-schools-slaughterhouses-tickets-26310688979

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Directions

Meet at the North side of Pelham Square

New Venture Theatre

Address: Bedford Place, Brighton, BN1 2PT

Description

Saturday 10^th and Sunday 11^th September 2016 - NVT Heritage Open Days

The New Venture Theatre ( affectionately known as the ‘NVT’) is an amateur theatre which specializes in presenting high quality theatre productions with a particular focus on new dramatic writing. The NVT was founded in 1947 as the Brighton and Hove Repertory Company and, for many years, led a nomadic existence until it took a lease on the first floor of Christchurch Schoolrooms in Bedford Place in 1956. As a result of numerous refurbishments over seven decades , the building now houses a 100 seater proscenium arch theatre upstairs, and a 60 seat Studio space and bar area downstairs. NVT has approximately 250 volunteer members who work all year round to produce one production a month, provide regular acting classes, and nurture our flourishing youth theatre.

Over the weekend, NVT will be offering tours of the building, fun activities exploring all aspects of life at NVT, and the chance to delve into the archives of our theatrical history. There will also be an opportunity to find out about and enrol in the behind-the –scenes work at NVT, from production management to press and publicity.

Opening Times

Saturday 10^th September 10.30am – 5pm

Sunday 11^thSeptember: 10.30am – 5pm

Tours at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm on both days

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required for tours only

Go to:http://www.newventure.org.uk/

Booking opens: Noon 15^th August 2016
Booking closes: 16:00 7^th September 2016

Access

Unfortunately our Upstairs theatre and, therefore, our tours are not wheelchair accessible.

However, the downstairs Studio space, bar area and archive displays are wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour

OrganisedbyNew Venture Theatre

Nice Girls Didn’t go to the Academy! Cinema Themed Guided Tour

STARTS - Duke of York's Cinema, Preston Circus , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4NA

Join Alexia Lazou as she leads you through the town centre, stopping at various former and current cinema sites, evoking the Golden Age of the Silver Screen. The guided tour will end at The Melrose Restaurant at approximately 1930. The Melrose was formerly the Pandora Gallery, where the first films to be shown outside London were screened in 1896. Approximately 1.7 miles / 90 mins.

Opening Times

· Friday: Walk 1800-1930

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

This tour is mostly on flat pavements, just one gentle hill being negotiated.

Not Just the Trunk Murders! A MyHouseMyStreet illustrated walk in Kemp Street

Meet south end of Kemp Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Kemp Street has long had a notorious place in Brighton's history with the infamous Trunk Murders of 1934. Find out about this and more fascinating stories in this street's past, including the story of the last large-scale smallpox outbreak in England.

Meet at the south end of Kemp Street from 2.45pm, the tour starts at 3pm, maximum 15 people.

The MyHouseMyStreet initiative is a collaborative, community-based project providing in-depth local street histories in Brighton. For further information, see: www.mhms.org.uk.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1500

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-just-the-trunk-murders-a-myhousemystreet-illustrated-walk-in-kemp-street-tickets-26194099256

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Ovingdean excavation site

Meet at entrance to Ovingdean Church (St Wulfran's), Greenways, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 7BA

Join site director John Skelton for a tour of the church and site of the excavation of a medieval enclosure associated with the late Saxon and early Norman church.

The field immediately north of St Wulfran’s Church, Ovingdean is full of earthworks forming an enclosure. Geophysical studies and excavations from 2003 have revealed a large flint constructed medieval house, and numerous walls indicating the presence of other buildings possibly workshops, storerooms and smaller dwellings. In 2014 excavations beneath the large earthwork produced pottery dating from the Saxon period, and post holes that may be Saxon buildings. Finds have included pottery, bone, marine shells and metal objects which include a spur and armour piercing arrow heads. The excavations for this season commenced in April this year and will continue until October. The field is accessed by a stile near the church gate.

Tour Saturday at 12:00 and 14:00 for 45 minutes incl. questions

Opening Times

· Saturday: Tours 1200-1245 & 1400-1445

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ovingdean-excavation-site-tickets-26194795338

Access Information

Please note that the field can only be accessed by a style so will not be accessible for wheelchairs. Also that there are horses in the field that can be quite lively at times!

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Pelham Square - A new look at an old square!

Meet at the red telephone boxes at the corner of Pelham Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

For BHOD 2016, come and join a member of the MyHouseMyStreet research team on an architectural assessment of Pelham Square. We will be looking at some of the Square's more interesting architectural features and discovering Pelham Square's fascinating story, giving us an insight into Brighton's unique history.

Meeting at the red telephone boxes at the corner of Pelham Square at 2.20pm on Sunday.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1430-1515

Booking Details

No booking required

Plaster Ornament in Period Houses

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Join us for a short presentation about how the ornamental plaster decorations in Regency and Victorian houses were made and fitted. Wear old clothes if you wish to participate in working with the plaster demonstrations. Duration approximately 45 minutes. Event not suitable for children under the age of 12.

Opening Times

· Friday: 1200-1245

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plaster-ornament-in-period-houses-tickets-26195857515

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Post-war Brighton & Hove in film

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Join us for the screening of a mid-20th century short film about the City (then two separate towns) by Brightonian John King. This event is provided courtesy of Screen Archive South East and will last approximately half an hour with Q&A session after the film.

Opening Times

· Friday: 1500

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-war-brighton-hove-in-film-tickets-26879311745 Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 18:00

Additional information

Max 30 people per tour/session.

Preston Park - History Tour

Florianas Rotunda Cafe, Preston Park, Preston Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 6HN

Ever wondered about the history of Preston Park - the biggest and first municipal park in the city? This Illustrated History of Preston Park Walk will take you on a journey from Roman times to the present day.

What was the ancient significance of this plot? Who owned the land, and when and why did they sell it? Who provided the money to buy the land to be a park? You will get to know the strange and varied buildings in the park, two of which are listed, one of which was bought from a distant agricultural show and moved, piecemeal, to the park.

You’ll meet - in pictorial form - the eccentric man who fashioned much of the park’s display as it’s seen today - an early recycler of materials. And there are interesting stories about the park’s use in both the First and Second World Wars. Researched from a number of sources and accompanied by around 20 amazing images which will be distributed as you walk around, this is a walk you’ll remember.

Why not also do the tour of Preston Rock Garden (The Rockery on the opposite side of the A23) before this on Saturday 10 September at 12:00 (tour lasts 90 minutes)

Meet at the Rotunda cafe. Event not suitable for children under the age of 10.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Tour 1430 - 1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Meet at the Rotunda cafe, Preston Park

Preston Rock Garden

Preston Rock Garden, Preston Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 6SD

New for 2016! Come and celebrate the 80th birthday of Preston Rock Gardens with a 90 minute guided tour from Andy, the head gardener. Learn about the history and plans for the future for this lovely garden.

Preston Rock Garden was built between 1934 and 1936 on a disused railway bank and covers nearly a hectare (2.4 acres). The Rockery, or Rookery as it’s often called, has seen many changes over the years. In recent years the waterfall has been repaired and the pond drained to remove 155 tons of silt. A major overhaul of the planting has also taken place.

Meet outside the chalet at the foot of the garden.

You might also be interested in the Preston Park - History Tour, see separate listing.

Opening Times

· Thursday: 1200-1330

· Friday: 1200-1330

· Saturday: 1200-1330

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

There are a few steps in the lower area of the garden but we can generally get by even with wheelchairs. The entire tour is conducted at the front of the garden so there are no steep paths to climb.

Directions

Opposite Preston Park

Profiles of the Past - 250 years of British Portrait Silhouette History

The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Come along and spend 45 minutes discovering the 'Profiles of the Past initiative, developing a website about British portrait silhouette history. The site offers a definitive virtual silhouette collection, biographical material about artists and explanations of production techniques. The website also invites the public to upload their historic silhouettes, expanding the online collection and revealing hidden national treasures. For further details see: www.rth.org.uk or www.profilesofthepast.org.uk Event not suitable for children under the age of 7.

Opening Times

· Thursday: 1400-1445

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/250-years-of-british-portrait-silhouette-history-tickets-26195810374

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Railway and Greenway – a guided walk from Brighton to London Road Station

Meet Cycle Hub, Brighton Station (North entrance), Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Discover the industrial history behind the Brighton Greenway, find out more about the architectural diversity of Preston Circus, influenced by its role as a transport hub, and visit the back rooms and tiny gardens of one of Brighton’s Victorian suburban stations: a celebration of railway and urban green space!

This event is Led by: Elspeth Broady and guests. Elspeth is Coordinator of London Road Station Partnership and Secretary of Friends of Brighton Greenway. She has lived in the London Road area for almost 40 years.

For further information about this activity see the listing at, http://www.rth.org.uk/BHOD16

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1100-1300

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/railway-and-greenway-a-guided-walk-from-brighton-to-london-road-station-tickets-26372705472

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 10 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session. Return to Brighton Station either by train or a 20 minute direct walk. Buses into the centre of Brighton go from nearby Beaconsfield Road (5, 5A, 5B) and Ditchling Road (26, 46).

Regency Ramble with the Brighton and Hove Urban Ramblers

Velo Cafe, The Level, Ditchling Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4ZN

A ramble through some of the best of Regency architecture in Brighton and Hove and ending with a tour of the basement of The Regency Town House to see how people lived 'downstairs' in the early 1800s.

Starting at Hanover Crescent, we’ll walk towards the Steine and the seafront, coming back inland again for Russel Square, Clarence Square and Canon Place. Up the hill from here to Powis and Montpelier Villas to lead us on to Regency Square and into the regency grandeur of Hove, and ending at Regency Town House for the tour by its curator, Nick Tyson.

The walk will take around three hours and will allow for a tour of the basement from 15:00 to see how the restoration is progressing.
Event not suitable for children under the age of 5.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1200 - 1600

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/regency-ramble-urban-ramblers-tickets-26194871566

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

Access to the basement is down a flight of steep and narrow steps. The restoration of the basement is ongoing so there may well be uneven floors and obstacles in the way.

Additional information

Max 25 people per tour/session.

Directions

Meet at (former) Velo Café, located at the centre of 'The Level', Brighton, BN1 4ZN

Regency Square - The Pleasure of Leisure

MEET: North end of Regency Square, beside the Heritage Board , Regency Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2EF

Join Duncan Cameron for a ninety minute guided walk showing how the area has developed in response to leisure needs.

Regency Square and its surroundings was created as a place in which to have fun. We shall see how that has played out up to the present.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Walk 1100 - 1230

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

MEET: North end of Regency Square, beside the Heritage Board

Saddlescombe Farm Tour

Saddlescombe Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN45 7DE

Discover this ancient downland farm that was once owned by the Knights Templar. Enjoy tours of the 17th century Threshing Barn, Tudor Scullery and Donkey Wheel.

Visit the Saddlescombe Learning Space which houses the Saddlescombe archaeological collection donated by the Brighton Museum.

You can also venture further afield for tours on surrounding Newtimber Hill, considered one of the best downland sites in the country.

Refreshments at the wonderful Hiker's Rest cafe.

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1030-1530

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Limited wheelchair access in buildings. Some tracks around the farm are challenging but should be manageable with the warden's assistance. Disabled toilet available at the Farm.

Directions

By road: Follow signs on the day: Signposted on A281 near the Rushfield Plant Centre. From A27, head north towards Devil's Dyke but stay to the right as the road forks, the farm is then approximately 1 mile. Parking £2. Please follow signs near Devil's Dyke. Limited free car parks at Summerdown Road OS: TQ269112, 5-10 minutes walk from the Farm.

Saltdean Lido – a modernist marvel on the Sussex Coast

Saltdean Park Road, Saltdean, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 8SN

Saltdean Lido was built in 1938 by R.W.H. Jones in the ‘International Style’. With its distinctive gull wings and famous rotunda, its design epitomizes some of the best elements of the British modernist movement. In 2015 Historic England named it as ‘One of the 7 wonders of the English Seaside’.
Visitors will be granted exclusive behind the scenes access to many parts of the Grade II* listed site which have been closed to the general public for several years. The tour will include its cafe rotunda, former changing rooms and original plant room.

The Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company is working to restore the building for the benefit of city, nation and future generations. Learn about our plans and how you can support this community inspired project. Tours will last approx. 30mins.

Opening Times

· Friday: Tours 1030 – 1100, 1130 – 1200, 1230 – 1300, 1330 – 1400

· Saturday: Tours 1100 -1130, 1200 – 1230, 1300 – 1330

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/saltdean-lido-tickets-26194705068

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

Push Chairs can be left on the ground floor but there is no lift Please note – The building is not normally open for public use. People with mobility problems are advised not to participate as stairs will have to be negotiated. The issue of access is being addressed in our restoration plans.

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Directions

By Bus from Brighton – 27, 14, 12 (stop – Longridge Avenue, Saltdean

Sex and Shopping! A MyHouseMyStreet guided walk

Meet: junction of Gardener St and Church St outside Gelato Gusto ice cream parlour, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1UP

Join us for a guided tour of Gardner Street and neighbouring Orange Row (all that remains of the once infamous Pimlico district of Brighton). The walk will last a maximum of one hour and will aim to highlight 200 years of the streets' somewhat chequered history.

Meet outside Gelato Gusto at the junction of Gardner Street and Church Street at 11.55 and 1.55.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1200 &1400;

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-and-shopping-a-myhousemystreet-guided-walk-of-gardner-street-and-orange-row-tickets-26194325934

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Shoreham Lifeboat Station Tour

Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Lifeboat House, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6RN

Shoreham RNLI Lifeboat Station celebrates over 150 years of saving lives at sea.

The present Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat station was completed in 2010 following the demolition of the old Lifeboat Station which had stood on the same site since 1933. The new Lifeboat Station consists of a large boat hall, crew training room / class room, proper drying facilities for wet crew kit, changing facilities and a viewing platform, all of which will be open to the public during the Brighton Heritage Open days (subject to emergency operational requirements).

The Lifeboat Station on Kingston Beach, houses our state of the art Tamar all weather lifeboat. At almost £3m the Tamar class is a huge investment for the RNLI but brings huge advantages to our lifesaving work.

Whilst visiting Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station you will be shown around by one of the station’s knowledgeable volunteer visit guides who will not only show you both of Shoreham Harbours Lifeboats (sorry no access on boats) but will also show you where the lifeboat crews’ kit is kept. You will get the opportunity to see the crew kit worn by all members of the Crew and maybe even try it on!

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 1100-1230

· Friday: Tour 1100-1230

· Saturday: Tour 1100-1230

· Sunday: Tour 1400-1530

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shoreham-lifeboat-station-tour-tickets-26625931879

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Shoreham Port Tour

Nautilus House, 90-100 Albion Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN42 4ED

Join Shoreham Port for a ‘behind-the- scenes’ tour visiting areas of the Port that are normally off-limits to the public. The coach tour will begin at the main Nautilus House office before proceeding to various locations around the Port where the group will be able to get off the coach and explore areas of interest in more detail.

The tour will conclude over at the Pump House compound where guests will be able to see the giant impounding pumps inside. As well as a tour of the Port’s main operational areas, members of staff will be happy to discuss the future of Shoreham Port, the great steps made in achieving Eco-Port status and the Port’s increasing involvement with the local community

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 1430 - 1600

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shoreham-port-tour-tickets-26194804365

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 40 people per tour/session.

Directions

Meet at main Nautilus House office

St Andrew’s Chapel, Hove

Waterloo Street, Hove, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1AQ

Set back from the seafront, this Regency church was built to serve the expanding resorts of Hove and Brighton. Designed in 1827 by the famous architect Sir Charles Barry, its Italian Renaissance style perfectly matches the symmetry and grandeur of the neighbouring squares and terraces. Cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust and no longer used for worship, it is now sometimes used as a community venue.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Open Door 1400 - 1600

Booking Details

No booking required

St Andrew’s Old Church, Hove

Church Road, Hove, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2AD

St Andrew’s Old Church in Church Road, Hove, served as Hove’s parish church for many centuries. However by the early 19th century the structure was in a state of near ruin.
It was rebuilt in 1836 as nearly as possible to its original design and the interior of the church between the pillars is contemporary with the original foundations.
There are many interesting memorial tablets in the church and in the graveyard are the tombs of several famous persons, including Sir George Everest.

There will be light refreshments available on Sunday

Opening Times

· Thursday: 0900-1200

· Friday: 0900-1200

· Saturday: 1000-1400

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Accessible toilets available in adjacent Tesco superstore.

Additional information

Toilets and refreshments available in adjacent Tesco superstore.

St Bartholomew’s Church

Ann Street, Brighton , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4GP

St Bartholomew, Brighton, one of the great churches of the 19th century - the cathedral of what used to be called the 'London-Brighton and South Coast Religion' with its incense, ritual, embroidered vestments and lights. The fabric itself is is a masterpiece of brickwork and a credit to its little-known architect, Edmund Scott. The fittings, great baldacchino and silver side altar by Henry Wilson, the font and the stained glass lancets complement each other and enhance the building. Only Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, in London, compares with it as a monument in richness of fittings belonging to that inventive time of the Art Workers Guild which immediately succeeded William Morris. In the noise and glitter of cheerful Brighton, this great church is a tall sanctuary of peace. Its interior awes beholders to silence.

Opening Times

· Thursday: Open Door 1000- 1630

· Friday: Open Door 1000- 1630

· Saturday: Open Door 1000- 1630

· Sunday: Open Door 0900 – 1300

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

The church is normally open from 10.00 am until 4.30 pm every weekday and on Sunday from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm. On Sunday there will be two main services in progress at 9.30 am and 11.00am and there are services on the other weekdays which any visitors must be considerate of.

St Helen’s Open Days and “Bounty of Nature” Exhibits

St Helen’s Church, Hangleton Way/Downsview, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8ER

Listed Grade II, St Helen's has parts variously dated to Late Saxon to Early Norman, It does not feature in Domesday, but certainly was in existence by 1093. The Tower was added c. 1300 along with a re-modelling of the Chancel. The decline of the village after the black death in the mid 14th century to a population of less than 100 which level remained until the 20th century was probably responsible for saving St Helen's from the Victorian 'restorers'. Today much of the medieval fabric remains, the inside having more changes to make a living building more suitable for today's worship, while retaining a few original features. Much repair and restoration has been done in recent years, the 1960s north vestry has flint walls to match the original construction materials. After water damage in the 1950s, several layers of medieval wall paintings were uncovered and stabilized.

Opening Times

· Friday: Open Door 1030-1600

· Saturday: Open Door 1030-1600

· Sunday: Open Door 1230-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Sunday 11 September open door will be from 12.30 – 4pm following mass at 10.45am at which all are welcome

Additional information

There will be an exhibition in words and text of the history of the church and its immediate surroundings. Also we are having a small competition of exhibits called “Bounty of Nature” hopefully with entries from local groups, schools or individuals which will be displayed in the church.

Directions

Located near to the 5B bus route

St John the Baptist Church, Hove

St John the Baptist Church, Palmeira Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BW

The church will be open, with details of its history and architecture and a related heritage quiz sheet. Musical entertainment, including on our wonderful 1902 Walker organ (virtually unaltered since it was built) and refreshments will be available during the day.

Opening Times

· Saturday 10 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Access

We are 5 minutes walk from the Queen Victoria Statue, where The Drive meets the seafront. There is very little parking available near the church. Nearest NCP car park is about 5 minutes' walk away in Norton Road ( BN3 3BE ). All on-street parking is metered.

Directions

The church is situated on the main thoroughfare that runs from the middle of Brighton through to Portslade, where Western Road becomes Church Road. It is near the "floral clock" on Palmeira Square, and on bus routes 1, 1A, 2, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 21, 24, 25, 46, 49, 60 and 71 (nearest stop is Palmeira Square). The church has a spire, and a florist stand outside so is easy to spot!

St Leonard’s Church, Aldrington

St Leonard's Church, 211 New Church Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 4DB

St Leonard's Church is one of the two churches in the Parish of Aldrington, the other being St Philip’s about a mile to the east on New Church Road which you can visit while you're in the area.

There was an earlier small church on this site which was demolished by a storm in the 1700s. Some of the stone from this building survives in the lowest level of the current tower. In 1877 the ruin was replaced by a small building with a chancel, nave, a vestry and a tower containing five bells. In 1930 a new chancel, nave, baptistry and vestries were added on the north and east sides, designed by J Milburn Pett in the ‘medieval’ style of the older church. The bell tower now has 6 bells which are in active use today. The chancel is light and airy and there is some good stained glass. The tranquil graveyard is one of only three public access open spaces in the parish and is now managed to encourage wildlife. It is full of birdsong and the sounds of insects throughout the year. The north-east corner which was never consecrated is now (since 2013) an organic community allotment managed by the Secret Garden Group.

We will operate an 'open door', but there will be people around to answer questions and guide people to toilets etc.. Both churches will offer refreshments and home made cakes.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Open Door 1000 - 1600

Booking Details

No booking required

St Mary’s Kemp Town - Visit the church and meet a stone mason

Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1PR

St Mary’s Church was built in 1876–8 to designs by Sir William Emerson, PRIBA, and is his only surviving church in Britain. The modest brick exterior conceals an interior of surprising volume and warmth, which reflects Emerson’s training under William Burges, the great Gothic Revivalist, but also the Indo-Islamic influences of a career spent largely in India, where he most famously built the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta (Kolkata). The interior is finely finished; the pier capitals, brick vaulting, pulpit, font, reredos and canopy, mosaic sanctuary floor, and choir stalls are all deserving of attention. There is an excellent range of stained-glass and cathedral-tint windows, including eight pictorial windows by Alfred Octavius Hemming. Other windows are by George William Luxford, James Powell & Sons, Burlison and Grylls, Mayer of Munich, and Charles Eamer Kempe.

Come and meet a banker mason from Pierra Restoration who is helping to repair decayed stonework at St Mary’s Church. A banker mason specialises in cutting and shaping stone to precise requirements. You will be able to watch the mason at work and ask about the tools and skills involved in the trade. One of our conservation architects will also be on hand to answer questions.

Opening Times

· Saturday: 1100 - 1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

Visit the church's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BrightonStMary The church will be open from 9 am to 6 pm as part of the annual fundraising Ride & Stride day for the Sussex Historic Churches Trust. Refreshments will be available all day and volunteers will be on hand to explain the church’s history and architecture.

Directions

St Mary’s is the big red brick Victorian church on the corner of St James’s Street and Upper Rock Gardens. Buses 1, 2 and 7 from the centre of Brighton run right past the church; hop off at ‘Rock Gardens’ stop.

St Nicholas’ Church, Brighton

Dyke Road, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3LJ

This church is dedicated to St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors and fishermen. Until 1873, St Nicholas was the Parish Church of Brighton and it still is the Mother Church and the only church in central Brighton of ancient interest. The earliest known reference to a church in Brighthelmstone, the old name for Brighton, comes from William the Conqueror's great census, the Domesday Book, written about 1085. This states that there was a church, valued at £12, which had been assessed as worth £10 in the reign of the Saxon King Edward. On the wall of the south aisle is a list of vicars, far from complete and not always accurate, but dating back to 1091. The side chapel, now the Lady Chapel, dates from the early years of the 16th Century and may originally have been a chantry chapel. In 2009 the wall paintings adorning the Chancel and West walls and the 14th century screen were restored.

Opening Times

Friday: Open Door 1300 - 1500

Saturday: Open Door 1000 - 1700

Sunday: Open Door 1300 - 1500

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Access for Wheelchairs through North-East and South doors by arrangement.

St Nicholas’ Church, Portslade

South Street, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN41 2LE

St Nicolas Portslade was built around 1170 - but since then almost every generation have done things to the building to better suit the needs of the worshipping community - including adding a “weeping” chancel and bell tower around 1250; a north aisle and pews in the 1850s; a choir gallery in 1932. The Brackenbury Chapel is a fine example of a Victorian Mortuary Chapel. Possibly the most famous parishioner was Harry Blaker (whose memorial tablet is in the south aisle). As Surgeon to the Royal Family when they were at the Royal Pavilion he vaccinated Queen Victoria’s eldest children the Princess Royal (later Empress of Germany) and the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). St Nicolas has been in continuous use for 844 years, probably aided by its close proximity to Portslade’s Norman Manor House.

Opening Times

Thursday: Open door 0830 - 1700

Friday: Open door 0830 - 1700

Saturday: Open door 0830 - 1700

Sunday: Open door 0930 - 1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

Open door - please look around

St Paul’s Church - Open Door

West Street, Brighton , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2RE

St Paul’s is one of the most impressive churches in Brighton and its
construction in 1846-48 signified the final victory of the gothic style.
The church was originally intended to serve the poorer population of
the western part of the old town. However, for some years after it was
built, it was crowded with fashionable folk as well as fishermen. It was
the first church in Brighton to promote the Tractarian movement,
which called for the revival of Catholicism in the Church of England.

The building has the largest collection of Pugin stained glass in the Church
of England.

St Paul's is also home to Safe Space, a rescue point operated on Friday
and Saturday by the YMCA and Red Cross, to help those in
need on those evenings. Street Pastors are also based at St Paul's.

Opening Times

Thursday: 1030 - 1500

Saturday: 1000 - 1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

On-site disabled parking available in Russell Place with Blue Badge. Disabled toilet facilities limited to grab rails and turning space.

St Peter’s, Preston Park

Preston Drove , Brighton, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 6SD

This simple 13th century flint church makes a pleasing medieval contrast with its suburban surroundings. It is notable for the substantial area of 14th century wall paintings and is in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.

An exhibition of ‘Brighton and St. Peter’s' in 1916 will be on display on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September.

Opening Times

Saturday: 1030-1530

Sunday: 1030-1530

Booking Details

No booking required

St Peter’s Church, West Blatchington

St. Peters Church, Hangleton Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7LQ

St Peter’s Parish Church, West Blatchington, has been in existence in some form since Saxon times and some original Norman construction is still in evidence as are some stained glass windows from the ‘old church’.

2016 marks the 125th anniversary of the rededication of the church following completion of restoration in 1891, funded by the generosity of Harriot Hodson, sometime ‘Lady of the Manor’ of West Blatchington.

Why not pay a visit to the church as well as West Blatchington Windmill, next door, and St Helen’s church, Hangleton, a short walk away.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Open Door 1530-1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

We're on the corner of Hangleton Road, Court Farm Road and Holmes Avenue within sight of West Blatchington windmill

St Philip’s Church, West Hove

St. Philips Church, New Church Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 4BB

St Philip's Church is situated in New Church Road, Hove, It is one of two churches in the Parish of Aldrington, the other being St Leonard's, about a mile to the west on New Church Road which you can visit while in the area.

St Philip's is a red brick, flint and portland stone Arts and Crafts style church, dating rom 1894. The building is typical of the architect J.Oldrid Scott who aimed at a polychromatic effect by the use of chequers of stone, flint and brick.Bricklayers love the building! There is some typically ‘Arts and Crafts’ carved woodwork in the chancel and some good stained glass throughout the building.

At the west end of the church is a mural by Augustus Lunn, entitled The Sussex Benedicite. It depicts he Sussex countryside with notable landmarksand commemorates "friends and comrades who fell in battle in the cause of freedom" in the Second World War. When originally painted in 1957 it was the largest mural in any Church in Sussex. Mr. Lunn, a pupil of Hans Fiebusch, was also responsible for some of the mural paintings at The Festival of Britain. .
Since 2010 St Philip's has been part of the Parish of Aldrington which replaced the Group Benefice set up in 1989.

We will operate an 'open door', but there will be people around to answer questions and guide people to toilets etc. At St Philip's there will be a Church Mouse Trail for youngsters with prizes for completed trails. Both churches will offer refreshments and home made cakes.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Open Door 1030 - 1230

· Sunday: Open door 1430 - 1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

St Philip's Church is situated in New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4BB (on the corner of Richardson Road, Hove).

Stanmer Church: Meet the Michelbournes

Stanmer Village Church, Stanmer, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 9PZ

2.30-3.30 Sun 11 September
Stanmer Church: a redundant Grade II listed church of unique character, mentioned in Pevsner's Architectural Guide.

Steve Kisko: Meet the Michelbournes
Come and find out about this Sussex family, who owned Stanmer before
the Pelham family, and their wider connections across the county.
Among their members include an MP, several Knights and,
through aristocrtic marriages,links to Royalty.'

3.30-4 Ann Markwick: An introduction to the Stanmer Village History Trail
followed by a short walk up the village to see the trail points.

Stout footwear and suitable outdoor clothing is recommended for the walk.

Opening Times

· Sunday 11 September: Church 1430-1530, Walk 1530-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Access

Bus service 78 runs from Brighton Centre to Stanmer Church hourly, arriving at church 2.30 on Sunday -see buses.co.uk for times. Train services to Falmer station. Wheelchair access: portable ramp available. Accessible toilet: requires key. Stout footwear and suitable outdoor clothing recommended for the tour: some walking on uneven ground.

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Sussex County Cricket Club - Tour of the Ground

Sussex County Cricket Club, Eaton Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3AN

Sussex County Cricket Club was the first First-Class County formed in 1839 and is the oldest professional sports team in the world. Sussex have played at the ground in Eaton Road since 1871, after acquiring the land from the Trustees of the Stanford Estate. The first county match was played at Eaton Road on 6 June 1872 against Gloucestershire, when WG Grace was amongst the opposition.

Come and join us for a behind the scenes tour that will include the Sussex Cricket Museum and other areas you don’t normally get to see. This is the first time this has been offered during the Heritage Open Days. Worksheets suitable for 8-10 year old children will be available.

Tour lasts approx 1 hour

Maximum of 15 people per tour.

Pre-booking is essential.

Opening Times

· Friday: Tours: 1030-1130, 1200-1300, 1400-1500, 1530-1630

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sussex-county-cricket-club-tickets-26194885608

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Directions

Meet outside the club reception.

The Aubrey Beardsley Tour

Meet: W H Smith's bookshop on the concourse of Brighton Station, Queens Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3XP

Join guide Alexia Lazou for a gentle 90-120 minute stroll through Brighton, exploring the buildings and places associated with the early life of artist Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), famous for his innovative black and white illustrations.

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1100 - 1200

Booking Details

No booking required

The Brunswick Town Walk

START: Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Join us for a gentle 90-minute guided walk around historic Brunswick Town, designed as a Regency new town in the 1820s by the architect Charles Augustin Busby.

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 1130

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-brunswick-town-walk-tickets-26195892620

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

Wheelchair users note, some surfaces rutted, some parts of route use roadway.

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

The Development of North Laine as Brighton’s Industrial and Commercial Suburb

Meet at: entrance to Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1EE

Join Peter Crowhurst, chair of the North Laine Community Association for a wander through the streets and twittens of North Laine to Trafalgar St and then back to Church St.

The tour will last approx 90 minutes. There are no mobility issues as such although participants will need to be able to keep up with the pace of the group.

The North Laine today is a thriving and bustling part of Brighton, known for its cafe culture and independent shops but its success is based on having been made a Conservation Area in 1977. North Laine was largely developed in the Victorian period and the Victorian townscape is still there. This tour will give a glimpse into a mid Victorian life of narrow terraced streets interspersed with warehouses, drill halls, breweries, malthouses and foundries.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Tour 1100-1230 & 1500-1630

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-development-of-north-laine-as-brightons-industrial-and-commercial-suburb-tickets-26276692294

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

Toilets available in Museum prior to departure

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Directions

Meet outside the Brighton Museum entrance off Church St

The Fascinating Mr Ranger and Early British Concrete Heritage

Regency Town House , 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

William Ranger was born in Ringmer, Sussex, at the end of the 18th century but spent many of his formative years in Brighton; where he worked with a young Charles Barry, then just embarking on his long architectural career. During this period, Ranger and Barry developed key local sites such as St Peter's Church and the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Working sometimes jointly with Barry and at other times alone, Ranger also undertook many other local projects including repairs to the property of Mrs Dulany, the extension of the Royal Pavilion, the building of Admiral Codrington's home, the creation of sunken gardens for Kemptown residents and the formation of the Brighton Sea Walls. In almost all of these sites he deployed 'Ranger's Artificial Stone', a product for which he subsequently acquired patents in 1832 and 1834. Join us for a 45 minute talk about this fascinating man.

Opening Times

· Friday: Talk 1000-1045

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fascinating-mr-ranger-and-early-british-concrete-heritage-tickets-26195871557

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 8 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

The Keep, home to the East Sussex Records Office: Behind the Scenes Tour

The Keep, Woollards Way, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 9BP

Come to The Keep Archives for a behind-the-scenes tour! This state-of-the-art building is home to East Sussex Record Office, the Royal Pavilion & Museums local history collections, and the University of Sussex Special Collections, which includes the Mass Observation Archive.
The collections document the lives of individuals, places and events from across the county and beyond. Dating back 900 years, they feature written records, historic maps of the local area, architectural plans, prints, drawings and photographs. Our digital and electronic records include a hugely popular newspaper archive.

Tours will take place on Friday at 11am and 3pm, and will be limited to a maximum of 12 people per tour. Places must be pre-booked.

The tour itself usually lasts about 45 minutes and will end with the document display.

Event not suitable for children under the age of 7.

Opening Times

· Friday: Tours 1100-1200 & 1500-1600

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required

Go to http://www.thekeep.info/events/ or call 01273 482349.

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 12 people per tour/session. There will also be a small display of archival material relating to buildings and architecture, which we hope will be of interest!

Directions

We are situated on the edge of Brighton just off the A27 near to the University Campuses and the Amex Stadium. Buses from Brighton and Lewes directions stop close to the building and we are just a 10 minute walk from Falmer train station. Please note that the postcode may not work with Sat Nav systems as it is relatively new but the geographic co-ordinates for the Keep are as follows: N 50°51.550′ W 000°05.729′ and TQ 32022 08239

The Orange Lilies - Brighton and Hove in the Somme

Mezzanine Level, 8 Marshalls Row, Open Market, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4JU

Strike a Light, in partnership with Brighton & Hove Library and Information Service, and Fabrica showcases its WWI themed project The Orange Lilies – Brighton and Hove Soldiers in the Somme.

The project focuses the city’s legacy of the Somme and a significant event on the eve of this (where huge numbers of Brighton soldiers fell), The Battle of Boar’s Head (also known as The Day that Sussex Died), as a key part of WWI, and its subsequent impact on Brighton and Hove.

Come along and find out more about this epic piece of local history, and find out ways to get involved with the project, learn about film making and gain research skills. Arts and heritage organisation Strike a Light and partners will – through key activities, training, collaboration and mentoring – work with young people to commemorate the effects of the Battle of the Somme on the city, uncovering Brighton’s Great War heritage for future generations.

Using archives and artefacts to inform creative learning, our unique approach involves young people researching and producing a series of short films to share this WWI centenary theme; creating textile interpretations of significant battles; and attending talks and study days; whilst receiving support from local historians, including a local Royal Sussex Regimental military expert.

Opening Times

· Friday 9 September: 1300-1900

· Saturday 10 September: 1300-1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Access

Inside Brighton’s Open Market (off London Road) on the top Mezzanine Level. Access lift beside stairs to the Mezzanine level

Additional information

Through The Orange Lilies project, we will aim to show the seismic changes in Brighton and Hove society as a result of the Somme. On 1st July 1916, the start of the battle of the Somme, it was said you could hear the cannons from France at a cricket match in Brighton. This project focuses on the city's legacy of the Somme and a significant battle on the eve of this, Boar’s Head, as a key part of WWI, and its’ impact on Brighton and Hove. We seek to explore, through the lives of the local soldiers and residents, the effects on the life of the city as a result.

Directions

There is an accessible lift by the stairs to the Mezzanine level and doors upstairs are wheelchair accessible.

Website

theorangelilies.wordpress.com/
theorangelilies.wordpress.com/blog/

Organised by

Strike a Light

The Preston Manor dog cemetery and Edwardian walled garden

Preston Manor, Preston Park, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4AT

A tour celebrating the happy lives and poignant deaths of Victorian and Edwardian family dogs immortalised in the famous pet cemetery at Preston Manor.

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 1130- 1230

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

Preston Manor entry optional (entry fees apply).

The Regency Town House Tour

13 Brunswick Square, Hove, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EH

Join us for a 90-minute tour around one of the city's finest 1820s terraced town houses, currently being restored as a heritage centre for Brighton & Hove.

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 0930

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-regency-town-house-tour-tickets-26195899641

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

Theatre Royal Brighton Tour

New Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1SD

Step into the Theatre and be engulfed by the glamorous world of West End productions and stars of the stage. Creep behind the scenes of this theatrical treasure, steal a bow onstage like countless stars before you, sneak into the Queen’s seat in the Royal Box, tip toe into the infamous ‘gulp bar’ used by Laurence Olivier and explore the unusual backstage area constructed from fishermen’s cottages.

This beautiful grade II listed Theatre holds over 200 years of secrets and intriguing tales, so join us for a fascinating insight into its history, redevelopment and present day workings.

Meet in the Box Office entrance on New Road

Opening Times

· Friday: Tour 1030

· Saturday: Tour 1130

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theatre-royal-brighton-tour-tickets-26193937773

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Access Information

We recommend wearing sensible shoes as there will be stairs involved and tight spaces

Additional information

Max 25 people per tour/session.

Thomas Kemp and his Grand Design

Meet at junction of Lewes Crescent and Chichester Terrace, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1FG

A look at the history, architecture and notable residents of the Kemp Town Estate since 1826 exploring Thomas Kemp's grand design.

The tour will conclude with a visit to the enclosures and a walk through the tunnel onto the seafront.

Opening Times

· Saturday: Walk 1400 - 1500

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thomas-kemp-and-his-grand-design-tickets-26350858126

Booking opens: 15 August 2016 12:00 Booking closes: 7 September 2016 16:00

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session.

Directions

We will meet on Sat 10 Sept at the junction of Lewes Crescent and Chichester Terrace at 2.00 pm.

Two sides to every valley

Meet: Entrance to Brighton Museum, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1EE

Two sides to every valley- a walk with Dr Geoffrey Mead. An exploration of the Valley Gardens area of central Brighton.
Event not suitable for children under the age of 5.

Opening Times

· Sunday: 1000-1200

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

This walk will involve some steep Brighton hills and some tiny alleys but will reveal some hidden gems

Directions

Meet at Entrance to Brighton Museum, Pavilion Gardens.

NCP car parks short walk, buses to Old Steine/North St stops

West Blatchington Windmill

97 Holmes Avenue , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 7LE

Unusual six sided smock mill c.1820, built on a square flint and brick tower. It was sketched by John Constable in 1825. Restored as a fascinating museum of milling and agricultural history with five floors to explore and many unique features to be seen.

Teddy Bear's Picnic from 1pm to 5pm on Sunday 11 September - all cuddly toys and their owners welcome. Bring a picnic and blanket.

Refreshments available to purchase in the north barn

Opening Times

· Mill Open Sunday: 1400-1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

Refreshments will be available at very reasonable prices in the north barn.

Directions

From jct of A27/A2038 take A2038 for 3/4 m, L at lights. Road side parking adjacent to the mill.

Whitehawk Camp - Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure or Stone Age circle?

Meet: Corner of Manor Hill and Queensway, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Fed up with Regency architecture? Come along and explore the first visible enclosing of a large communal space in our region. Situated in a commanding position above East Brighton, close to the Race Course, lays one of Britain's earliest Stone Age monuments. The hill top here was chosen some 5,650 years ago as the site for a large ceremonial enclosure, an area for undertaking feasting, burials and communing. Dating to c. 3,650 B.C. the monument represents one of the earliest ritual circles in northern Europe and predates later Neolithic enclosures like Stonehenge and Avebury by around 500 years. A c. 60 minute guided tour of this unique part of Brighton & Hove's heritage will be given by Jon Sygrave from UCL's Institute of Archaeology. The tour will provide an introduction to the early British Neolithic in Sussex and the layout and significance of the Whitehawk enclosure.

Opening Times

· Thursday: Tour 1800

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Meet: Corner of Manor Hill and Queensway (the roundabout at this point also connecting with Firle Road and Freshfield Road), Brighton at 17:55

Whitehawk Hill Nature Reserve

Meet at Wyevale Garden Centre, situated on Warren Road (top of Elm Grove), Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 9XX

Join BHCC park ranger Paul for an exciting wander around the hidden gem that is Whitehawk Hill Nature Reserve. Discover the ancient Stone Age camp on top of the hill, which is much older than Stonehenge . Enjoy one of the city’s richest wildlife sites, wading through wildflowers and butterflies. Walk around the newly established and hugely successful Race Hill Community Orchard. See our conservation grazing flock in action on the main hill or the Tenantry Down triangle.

Opening Times

· Sunday: Walk 1200 – 1430

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Meet outside the entrance of the Wyevale Garden Centre, situated on Warren Road (top of Elm Grove)

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8-11 September, 2016

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33 Palmeira Mansions (The English Language Centre)

37 Kensington Place Tour

Ale and Hearty Exhibition

All Saints’ Church Guided Tour

Architecture & Materials - from Bungarooch to Iron and Beyond - MyHouseMyStreet Robert Street

Ashcombe Toll House

Bardsley’s of Baker Street, Max Miller Room

Bellringing Talk and Demonstration at The Spire - St Marks Chapel

BBC Studio Tours

Boys on the Plaque Walking Tour, Central Brighton with Historian Dr Geoffrey Mead

Opening Times

No booking required

Access

Wheelchair ramp built into entrance. Guide dogs welcome. Accessible toilets on site. Accessible parking space (1) in front of building. This a walking tour so the tour will visit sites around the North Street and North Laine part of Brighton.

Additional information

Max 30 people per tour/session. This walking tour may last 60 - or 90 minutes depending on the size of the group on the tour. Free but donations welcome on the day.

Directions

Website

boysontheplaque.wordpress.com/

Organised by

Fabrica

Beanfields to Bohemia Walk - North Laine

BRIGHTON 1889-1914 - Possibly The Greatest 25 Years in the History of Mankind?

Brighton beach linear walk

Brighton College Tour

Brighton Dome

Brighton Old Police Cells

Brighton Palace Pier History tour

Brighton Quakers Meeting House

Brighton Unitarian Church

Brighton’s hidden gem - West Hill

Building the Denman Legacy

Clayton Tunnel North Portal

Commemorative Plaque Trail 1 - Sealife Centre to the Marina

Commemorative Plaque Trail 2 - The Floral Clock Circular

Commemorative Plaque Trail 3 - The Old Town of Brighton

Discovering the Silhouette Machine - Kid’s Workshop

Discovering the silhouette machine, adult’s workshop

Down on the border: Norfolk Square

Dr Samuel Johnson in Brighton

Duke of York’s Cinema

Embassy Court, Icon of 20th Century Modernism

Foredown Tower Camera Obscura Demonstration

George Jackson and Sons - architectural ornamentalists

Discover the Here in the Past Project

Discover the MyHouseMyStreet project

Here in the Past - Brunswick Town

Here in the Past - Dean Street

Here in the Past - Local Stories

Here in the Past - Montpelier

Here in the Past - Poet’s Corner

Here in the Past - Port Hall

Hove ( actually ) tour - Brighton’s better half - CANCELLED, SORRY

Jill Windmill

Join us to discover . . .

Keep the Home Fires Burning

Opening Times

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Preferred

Access

Wheelchair ramp built into entrance. Guide dogs welcome. Accessible toilets on site. Accessible parking space (1) in front of building.

Additional information

Directions

Website

keepthehomefiresburning.eventbrite.com

Organised by

Strike a Light / Fabrica / Brighton & Hove City Libraries Service

Maintaining your historic Brighton & Hove home

Middle Street Synagogue - Brighton

More than shopping: Brighton’s Western Road

MyHouseMyStreet Retail Trail

MyHouseMyStreet: Slaughter in Trafalgar Street, and more!

New Venture Theatre

Nice Girls Didn’t go to the Academy! Cinema Themed Guided Tour