Brighton & Hove
Properties and events in Brighton & Hove
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A Tour of All Saints Church Hove
A tour of this magnificent Grade 1 listed parish church, built in the late 19th century in a Gothic revival style. The building was designed by the great Victorian architect John Loughborough Pearson, who was also the architect of Truro Cathedral.
Aspects of North Laine - Brighton Old & New – a walk with Geoffrey Mead
Join local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead for a 90-minute stroll through the streets of the North Laine conservation area looking at aspects of historical and contemporary interest.
AudaTours Brighton Audio Tour: Below the Promenade
Brighton's seafront in working clothes: from Brighton Station and the Royal Pavilion kitchen to the Town Hall basement, West Pier, the Grand and the Fishing Museum, tracing the capstans, footplates and service stairs that kept the resort going.
BHASVIC Storyworks 'Everyday Histories' - Guided tours
Tours of old and new buildings running throughout the morning.
BHASVIC Storyworks 'Everyday Histories' - Open Morning
Explore an exhibition of shared stories, people & architecture of the school and college from 1859-2026. A further exhibition of Community History in the magnificent Main Hall. Free Entry. Student-led.
Brighton & Hove in Early Film
Join us for the screening of early to mid-20th century short films about the city (then two separate towns), inc. a 1956 work by Brightonian John King.
Brighton history, re-imagined - or not?
For 2 days only, you can create your personalised tour of the historic Carlton Hill area by accessing QueenSpark's unique archive using a new app. Afterwards, you can help us answer the question - should archives use AI to attract new audiences?
Brighton Toy and Model Museum Tours
Discover a magical world of toys and models from the 'Golden Age of Toymaking' at Brighton Toy and Model Museum. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to hear fascinating stories that bring the collection to life!
Clifton Hill & Montpelier; Brighton's West End – a walk with Geoffrey Mead
Clifton Hill and Montpelier. A walk with Dr Geoffrey Mead.
Discovering Historic Silhouette Machines
200 years ago a series of intriguing 'machines' were invented to make portrait silhouettes. Come along and learn about the history and use of these devices.
Discovering the Paint History in your House
Paint analysis can provide us with both an understanding of the colour history in a building and its overall structural development.
Downs Junior Presents Take Shelter
Explore the underground air raid shelter, the only one open in the South of England. Join us for tours of the shelter, an above-ground museum and a tea room for refreshments.
Glass Manufacturing Technology and its Impact on Window Design
Strange but true... the different way in which we have historically made glass has determined the nature of the windows we have in our houses.
Historic Lime Plasters, Practice and Maintenance
If you live in a historic Brighton & Hove house, the chances are that it was erected using lime plasters and renders - spend an hour learning about these intriguing materials.
Not Just the Trunk Murders! An illustrated Walk in Kemp Street
More than murder! Kemp Street has long had a notorious place in Brighton's history with the infamous Trunk Murders of 1934.
Plaster Ornament in Period Houses
Join us for a short, practical, presentation about how the ornamental plaster decorations in Regency and Victorian houses were made and fitted.
Profiles of the Past, 250 Years of British Portrait Silhouette History
Come along and spend 60 minutes discovering the 'Profiles of the Past' initiative, providing a website about British portrait silhouette history.
Sex and Shopping! A Guided Walk of Gardner Street
Join us for a guided tour of Gardner Street and neighbouring Orange Row (all that remains of the once infamous Pimlico district of Brighton)
St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton & Hove
St Bartholomew, Brighton, is 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 Brunswick Town Walk
Discover the history and architecture of Brunswick Town in Brighton, East Sussex, perhaps the finest early 19th C 'New Town' in England!