Brighton and Hove’s Heritage Open Days 2017 – a resounding success!
We all learn so much during our Shoreham Port Tour
This years Heritage Open Days in and around Brighton and Hove has been a tremendous success!
This annual celebration of England’s glorious and often overlooked and forgotten architectural and cultural buildings has been extremely interesting and the Brighton & Hove News reporters have really enjoyed themselves and would really like to thank all of the volunteers that have made our 4 days a truly memorable experience – we have learnt so much about some of our city’s exceptional buildings.
If you failed to attend any of this year’s events, then we would strongly recommend that you allow time to do so for 2018 – visit: https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/
Our busy 4 day schedule took in no less than 14 special events and we are sharing a selection of our photos with you for inspiration for next year.
Thursday 7th September schedule –
9:30 am Regency Town House Tour, Brunswick Square
11:00 am Embassy Court Tour
1:15 pm Kemp Town Railway Tunnel
2:00 pm Parish Church of St Paul, West Street
4:00 pm Palace Pier History Tour (alas our guide didn’t turn up)
Regency Town House Tour in Brunswick Square
Regency Town House Tour, Brunswick Square
Regency Town House Tour, Brunswick Square
The illusion of being on a cruise liner from the roof of Embassy Court
Embassy Court
Outstanding sea views from Embassy Court
Iconic design of Embassy Court
Kemp Town Railway Tunnel
Entering Kemp Town Railway Tunnel
Parish Church of St Paul in West Street
Stained glass window in the Parish Church of St Paul, West Street
Parish Church of St Paul, West Street
Friday 8th September schedule –
10:00 am Duke of Yorks Cinema
11:15 am Brighton College
2:30 pm Shoreham Port Tour
6:15 pm Pubs, Banks and Pylons, the architectural legacy of John Leopold Denman
Exterior of the Duke of Yorks Cinema
Our interesting tour guide at the Duke of Yorks Cinema gets into character!
Meet Jimmy the Projectionist at the Duke of Yorks Cinema – he loves his job!
Statue remembering those that had given their lives during wartime
Terrific staircase within Brighton College
It’s amazing that these proprties on the A259 opposite Shoreham Port are built on top of these arches!
The quayside at Shoreham Port
Loading the boat on a grand scale at Shoreham
Enourmous crane at the harbour
The end of the line
Picture taken from the locks at Shoreham Port
Very interesting Shoreham Port Tour
Port of Shoreham boats
Barclays Bank in North Street, Brighton – a classic Denman building
Torrential downpour during or Denman tour – but nobody gave up!
Saturday 9th September schedule –
10:00 am Brighton Quakers Meeting House, Ship Street
10:30 am Theatre Royal Tour
Brighton Quakers Meeting House, Ship Street
View of the Theatre Royal Brighton from an actors point of view
Sunday 10th September schedule –
11:00 am Sussex Masonic Centre, Queens Road
1:00 pm Brighton Dome Tour
2:30 pm New Venture Theatre Tour, Bedford Place
3:45 pm Middle Street Synagogue
The exterior of the Sussex Masonic Centre in Queens Road
Sussex Masonic Centre hallway – looking up
Sussex Masonic Centre staircase in hallway
Impressive interior of Sussex Masonic Centre
Elegant ceiling and interior of Sussex Masonic Centre
Sussex Masonic Centre
The Dome concert hall towards the stage
The Dome concert hall from the stage
Behind the scenes at Brighton Dome – the stars dressing room
The secret tunnel from Brighton Dome to the Royal Pavilion – very exciting!
New Venture Theatre in Bedford Place
New Venture Theatre bar
New Venture Theatre relaxing garden area
Middle Street Synagogue – upper level
Stained glass window in the Middle Street Synagogue
Middle Street Synagogue in Brighton
Middle Street Synagogue
Roll on 2018……………………………………………………………………………..
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Lived in Brighton many years and found photos of places I’d never entered fascinating.
Great event, thank you for some great photos
I am glad that you enjoyed them Martin
Yes Norman it was very fascinating! Thanks for your interest.
Interesting and great photos. Must do a Duke of Yorks tour as have been a member for many years. Including Numan in La la land. First saw two Bond films there in the 70s as a kid.
Thanks for your interest Jan.
More fascinating pictures of things we would not normally see even if we walked past them every day. Thank you for sharing these.
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