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. Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

Geoffrey supports various local environment groups. Donations are welcome, so please bring some cash if you’d like to help him keep them going.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1000-1130

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Meet St. Nicholas church door Dyke Road

Brighton, as it is: 1831 - The Georgian Historical Walk

India Gate , South Gate, Pavilion Buildings, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1EE

Experience the glamour and excitement of Regency-era Brighton with our guided walking tour! Led by a knowledgeable guide who will transport you back in time to the year 1831, you'll discover the city's rich history and fascinating stories.

Your guide will be in character throughout the tour, giving you an authentic taste of life in 1831. You'll feel as though you've stepped back in time to the golden age of Brighton, experiencing the sights and sounds of the city as they were 192 years. ago.

The guided walks will commence from The South 'India' Gate, outside the entrance to The Royal Pavilion (BN1 1EE). The walk will last some seventy minutes, is approximately two miles long, and is on a reasonably flat route.

Best of all, this tour is completely free - though donations are welcome and appreciated. So why not join us for an unforgettable journey through Regency Brighton? Book your place today and discover the Georgian history of this fascinating city.

“Absolutely fantastic tour today with Mr Adams. A great introduction to Brighton, the period and its many delights. Thank you so much."
"It's very illuminating what Mr. Adams can see and we can’t!”
"A very unique way to learn about the history of the City."

More information can be found: here.

Mr. Adams can be contacted via: MrHenryAdams@hotmail.com

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1400-1530

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brighton-as-it-is-1831-the-georgian-historical-walk-tickets-633876560857

Directions

The guided walk will commence from The South 'India' Gate, outside the entrance to The Royal Pavilion. (BN1 1EE)

Brunswick Town History Exhibition

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

Find out about the history of the wealthy residents of Brunswick Square and Terraces and the servants who worked for them.

In this exhibition, you’ll be introduced to some of the residents as well as the stablemen and grooms who lived in the area. You’ll also find out about the Greengrocers, Bootmakers, Hove’s very first fire station and several pubs.

There will also be a chance to meet some of the volunteers currently researching the history of the Brunswick town area.

Before the exhibition, why not do a tour of the area? See the Heritage Open Days listings for a few tours around the area.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1200-1600

Sunday 10 September: 1200-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Clifton-Montpelier: Brighton’s West End district

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

Clifton Hill and Montpelier. A walk with Dr Geoffrey Mead.

Join local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead for a 90-minute stroll around the quiet streets west of Dyke Road looking at architecture and history. Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

Clifton & Montpelier are quiet Victorian suburban areas with fascinating social, historical and geographical aspects which we take in for our amble.

Geoffrey supports various local environment groups. Donations are welcome, so please bring some cash if you’d like to help him keep them going.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1400-1530

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Parking very limited in area. Buses to Churchill Square/Arcade. Meet at St Nicholas Church Doorway, Dyke Road

From Tragedy to Triumph - life in the Regency Town House

13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

What do a prize-fighter, a suffragette and a doctor have in common? Come along to a talk about the residents of the Regency Town House from 1829 to 1920.

Take a seat in the dining room of the Regency Town House and listen to one of our research group talk about the people who gently ran their hands over the fine mahogany bannisters or gazed out to sea from the finely appointed drawing room. Discover how they engaged with life in the town and how things changed during that period. There will be an opportunity for questions during the last 15 minutes.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1400-1500

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-tragedy-to-triumph-life-in-the-regency-town-house-tickets-639341045277

Horses, Hansoms & Hackneys

Southern Belle, 3 Waterloo Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1AQ

Horses, Hansoms & Hackneys - a walk around Brunswick Street West

Discover Brunswick Street West on a guided history walk around a Victorian backstreet. PS It's not just about horses! You'll learn about the history of one of Brunswick Town's service streets and see the buildings which were used to house the servants and facilities required to support the grand houses in Brunswick Square and Terraces.

The tour will be led by the Regency Town House volunteer, Kevin Wilsher, who is running a local history project on Brunswick Town.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1100-1200

Sunday 10 September: 1100-1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/horses-hansoms-hackneys-tickets-638574612857

Directions

Meet outside the Southern Belle pub at the bottom of Waterloo Street, Hove. We'll start at 1100 so please be there by 1055. Look for the chap with the blue and white baseball cap with a blue B on it.

Imperial Brighton and Hove

Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1EE

Discover some of the people and places in Brighton linked to the British Empire.

The influence of the British Empire is to be seen all around us. In this two hour walk from The Royal Pavilion to Brunswick Square, we will look at the legacy of the British Empire in Brighton & Hove taking in the Pavilion Estate, Sake Dene Mahomed and his grandson Frederick, General Wolseley, the impact of the Slave Trade on Brighton & Hove and Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imperial-brighton-tour-tickets-650641916487

Directions

Meet at the entrance to Brighton Museum.

Kemp Town as it is, 1831

West side of Royal Crescent, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1AL

Experience a journey back in time with our walking tour of Kemp Town and the surrounding area in Brighton. Our expert guide will take you on a 75-minute journey through the streets, dressed in full Regency costume, to give you a truly immersive exper

Our knowledgeable guide will transport you back in time and bring the history of Kemp town to life, regaling you with stories of its most notable residents and their glamorous lifestyles. You'll feel like you've stepped straight into a Jane Austen novel as you stroll through the picturesque streets.

Best of all, our tour is completely free, but donations are always appreciated.

So, join us and let us take you on an unforgettable journey through the past. We shall start the tour on the west side of Royal Crescent (BN2 1AL).

Our tour is suitable for all ages and abilities, as it takes place on a relatively flat surface. Book now to secure your place on this unique and exciting walking tour.

Event Times

Sunday 17 September: 1400-1530

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kemp-town-as-it-is-1831-tickets-633879098447

Not Just the Trunk Murders! An illustrated Walk in Kemp Street

Kemp Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4AP

More than murder!

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 1045, the tour starts at 1100, maximum 12 people.

Event Times

Tuesday 12 September: 1100-1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-just-the-trunk-murders-an-illustrated-walk-in-kemp-street-tickets-639384806167

Directions

Meet south end of Kemp Street

Portslade history day at the medieval manor

Next to St Nicholas Church, South Street, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN41 2LE

Celebrate 1000 years of Portslade history at the medieval manor house in the conservation area. Lots of free activities including: history tours and talks, arts and crafts for kids; medieval cooking display and win prizes playing medieval games

11am – Manor opens. Archeology stand opens, featuring bones, rare finds and more

11.10am – Tour of the Old Village conservation area with historian, Trevor Povey

11.00 am to 1.45pm – Medieval games section opens. Medieval art section opens with shield, sword and crown painting decorating

Midday – tour of Emmaus and grounds

12.30pm – tour of St Nicolas Church and graveyard

1pm – Medieval cooking demo . Feast like a Lord, or scavenge like a peasant? See where your taste buds take you

1.30pm. Medieval herb garden talk. View the restored medieval medicinal herb garden, and learn of its incredible healing powers

1.45pm - Medieval knight fight (Lord Dexter of Falmer vs Sir George of Hailsham) to be confirmed

2pm - Close

Portslade medieval manor house ruins are a rare example of a 12th century Norman manor house. Built by skilled Norman craftsmen, you still get a strong sense of its history and its place in the development of medieval and Tudor Portslade.

Built by the wealthy De Warrene family, home to a 13th century Prime Minister and residence of the Lords of the Manor for 800 years, this is truly a magnificent piece of English history. There is a free audio guide, Download here, plus volunteers on hand to answer your questions.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1100-1500

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Entrance is next to St Nicholas Church

QueenSpark Books - Backyard Brighton

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

In 1988, QueenSpark published a seminal book, 'Backyard Brighton', featuring photographs taken by Brighton Borough Council of houses scheduled for demolition during the 1930s.

Each photograph is accompanied by reminiscences of families who lived in the houses, offering a fascinating insight into the lives of working people from the ’30s to the ’50s, and a unique record of areas of Brighton long gone.

With thanks to the family of Selma Montford, QueenSpark has recently acquired the original large prints used to inspire the reminiscences, and they will go on show for the first time in this unique exhibition.

For 50 years QueenSpark has been publishing the stories of the city. Following the response to the display of our archive at Heritage Open Day 2022, we are also delighted to announce that every one of our 117 books and a collection of the early newsletters will again be available to view and handle. There will also be a range of QueenSpark titles for sale, specially discounted for Heritage Open Days.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1200-1600

Sunday 10 September: 1200-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Sex and Shopping! A Guided Walk of Gardner Street

Gardener Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1UP

Sex and shopping!

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.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1200-1300

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-and-shopping-a-guided-walk-of-gardner-street-and-orange-row-tickets-639391024767

Directions

Meet outside Gelato Gusto at the junction of Gardner Street and Church Street five minutes before the start of the walk (1155)

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 for a wander through the streets and twittens of North Laine to Trafalgar St and then back to Church St.

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

North Laine was once Brighton’s industrial suburb with water, animals and wood being processed into beer, ginger beer and mineral water, meat and furniture. Much of North Laine’s Victorian townscape is still there to be seen and in recognition of this, North Laine became a Conservation Area in 1977. If you would like to know more about North Laine’s history and the buildings which reflect that history, why not join me on one of my guided walks around the area?

If you want a foretaste of what we will see go to the Website.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1000-1200

Monday 11 September: 1000-1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/development-of-north-laine-as-brightons-industrial-and-commercial-suburb-tickets-650648446017

Directions

Meet outside the Brighton Museum entrance off Church St

The Regency Town House Tour

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

Discover one of Brighton & Hove's finest 1820s terraced town houses.

Join our Curator for a tour around our Grade I listed 1820s terraced town house (actually two houses!), currently being restored as a heritage centre and museum for Brighton & Hove.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 0930

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Pre-booking required for event Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-regency-town-house-tour-tickets-640564163657

Access Information

We are a five-storey Grade I listed historic building of the 1820s. We have no elevator and access to all but the GF requires the use of stairs. If you require seating in the different areas of the house that are visited, please advise us at least 24 hours prior to your arrival via: nick@rth.org.uk. Thank you.

Directions

We are on the east side of Brunswick Square, located midway along the row. Visitor parking facilities are very limited.

The Waste House

University of Brighton (corner of Grand Parade and Kingswood Street), 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 0JY

The Brighton Waste House – The development of a ‘living laboratory’ for ecological architectural design

The Brighton Waste House investigates strategies for constructing a contemporary, low energy, permanent building using over 85% ‘waste’ material drawn from household and construction sites.

The building is Europe's first permanent public building made almost entirely from material thrown away or not wanted. It is also an EPC ‘A’ rated low energy building.

Event Times

Tuesday 12 September: 1100-1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-waste-house-tour-tickets-648870066837

Directions

Meet at the corner of Grand Parade and Kingswood Street. Your guide, Kevin Wilsher, will have a blue and white baseball cap on.

The West Pier - Celebrating the Past and Planning the Future

West Pier Centre, 103-105 Kings Road Arches, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2FN

What’s happening at the West Pier? Find out what’s happening with the project to restore one of the original West Pier kiosks.

There will also be an exhibition of work by Artspace, a local arts and mental health charity, inspired by the Pier.

The West Pier Centre is a great resource for the community; from families, school parties and new visitors to the city – to everyone who has always loved the West Pier and its history.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1100-1630

Sunday 10 September: 1100-1630

Saturday 16 September: 1100-1630

Sunday 17 September: 1100-1630

Booking Details

No booking required

Thomas Kemp’s ‘Regency’ Seaside Estate

1 Arundel Terrace, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1GA

A look at the history, architecture and notable residents of the Kemp Town Estate since 1826.

A glimpse at the history, architecture and notable residents of the unique, Grade I Listed Kemp Town Estate from its inception in 1823 to the present day. We will explore Thomas Kemp’s original grand design for this extraordinary early speculative development. The tour will conclude with a visit to the 5.5-acre private Enclosures and its tunnel that leads onto the seaside Esplanade.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1500-1600

Friday 15 September: 1500-1600

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thomas-kemps-regency-seaside-estate-tickets-661869388157

Directions

Meet outside 1 Arundel Terrace.

Waterloo Street: Another side of Brunswick Town

Southern Belle, 3 Waterloo Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1AQ

Waterloo Street: Another side of Brunswick Town!

This is an updated walk for 2023.

Join one of the Regency Town House Research Team for a fascinating walk along with one of Hove's most interesting streets. It developed in the 1830s and 1840s, servicing the grand developments of Brunswick Town.

Learn more about the houses on the street including St Andrew's Church, the Old Market and the Anchor Brewery.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1100-1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waterloo-street-another-side-of-brunswick-town-tickets-639409730717

Directions

Meet outside the Southern Belle pub at the bottom of Waterloo Street

West Hill, Brighton’s hidden neighbourhood

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

A walk with Dr Geoffrey Mead around the West Hill area.

Join local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead for a 90-minute stroll around the West Hill area of Brighton looking at its history and buildings. Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

Geoffrey supports various local environment groups. Donations are welcome, so please bring some cash if you’d like to help him keep them going.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1200-1330

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

Meet at St Nicholas Church doorway, Dyke Road

Western Road: more than shops

Meet St. Nicholas church door Dyke Road, Church Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3LJ

A stroll around the main retail area looking at buildings and history. A linear walk to the Hove border.

Join local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead for a 90-minute stroll around the main retail area looking at buildings and history. A linear walk ending at Norfolk Square. Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

Geoffrey supports various local environment groups. Donations are welcome, so please bring some cash if you’d like to help him keep them going.

Meet St. Nicholas church door Dyke Road.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1600-1730

Booking Details

No booking required

Whitehawk Camp - Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure

Corner of Manor Hill and Queensway , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 9YG

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 the UK. 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.

Event Times

Wednesday 13 September: 1800-1900

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

Behind the Scenes at Sussex County Cricket Club and Museum

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.

The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and this year participants will be able to see some of the preparations involved in setting up a First Class Cricket Match at Hove.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1030-1130, 1200-1300, 1400-1500 & 1530-1630

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the-scenes-at-sussex-county-cricket-club-and-museum-tickets-675093993307

Access Information

Limited wheelchair access which will require slight modifications to the tour.

Additional information

Max 10 people per tour/session. Approximately 60 minutes

Directions

Meet: Outside Club Shop/Reception. Main entrance off Eaton Road, Hove. East Sussex. BN3 3AN

Benjamin James Smith House, 37, Kensington Place

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

Named after its first owner, the house was built in 1847 in Brighton's North Laine. It is furnished with antiques from the first half of the 19th century and contains many paintings and a collection of Brighton prints.

The house was used for the press release of Heritage Open Days in 2009 and features in Ellie Seymour's Secret Brighton and Andrew Kershman's Walking Brighton and Hove. Unless they have exhibited a passion for Sir John Soane's Museum, the house is unlikely to appeal to children. Stairs are involved during the tour which lasts about an hour.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1100-1200, 1400-1500, 1600-1700
Saturday 9 September: 1100-1200, 1400-1500, 1600-1700
Saturday 16 September: 1100-1200, 1400-1500, 1600-1700

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/benjamin-james-smith-house-37-kensington-place-tickets-671461939737

Access Information

There are two flights of stairs in the property so unfortunately wheelchairs cannot be accommodated.

Additional information

Max 6 people per tour/session. 60 minutes

Brighton Quakers

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

Brighton Quaker are holding an open house event from 1400 and 1700 on Saturday, September 9th.

Come and visit the Quaker Meeting House and 19th-century adult education centre where there will be a varied afternoon of music, literature and art in the historic Friends Meeting House. Come and go as you please or stay for the whole event. Refreshments will be provided and there will be opportunities to meet the Quaker artists and performers. Some of the artwork will be available to buy with proceeds going to Brighton Quakers’ work supporting refugees.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1400-1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Ground floor fully wheelchair accessible where all activities are offered. Disability access toilet available.

Brighton Toy and Model Museum Tours

Brighton Toy & Model Museum, 52-55 Trafalgar Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4EB

Looking to revisit your childhood? Or in turn want to see what your parents/grandparents or even great grandparents used to play with?...

… Then you will enjoy a visit to Brighton Toy and Model Museum, home to one of the finest collections of toys and models in the world. Situated under Brighton station, you will find a treasure cove of over 10,000 exhibits on display, including collections of toys from over the last 100 years, period antique toys, examples from the world’s top toy makers plus priceless model train collection. The museum is one of Brighton’s most fascinating attractions and an Aladdin’s cave for the whole family to enjoy!

The arches where the museum is sited have a fascinating historical background having been used for the stabling of railway horses and the storage of their fodder. So make sure you book your place for our special guided tours looking at the history of the building and its unique collection of toys.

Event Times

Saturday 16 September: 1600-1700, 1700-1800

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-days-guided-tour-2023-tickets-575631307737

Directions

The museum is located beneath Brighton station, entrance on Trafalgar Street.

Brighton Unitarian Church

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

Visit this historical Regency church where a member of the church, well-informed about its history, will be available to answer your questions.

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

The congregation of this church dates from 1793 when nineteen members of a Calvinist Baptist chapel in what is now Bond Street were expelled for adopting Universalist beliefs derived from the writings of the American Baptist preacher, Elhanan Winchester.

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 the 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.

Event Times

Wednesday 13 September: 1400-1600
Sunday 17 September: 1400-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Directions

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

Discovering Historic Silhouette Machines - Workshop

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

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, make a portrait and take the image home with you.

Event Times

Friday 15 September: 1100-1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-historic-silhouette-machines-workshop-tickets-678739186177

Embassy Court, Icon of 20th Century Modernism

King's Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2PX

Step into modernism; A walking tour of Embassy Court, an iconic building in Brighton.

Embassy Court was designed by the Canadian Engineer, Wells Coates and completed in 1936. Wells Coates never trained as an architect but became a hugely influential figure in British architecture and design before the Second World War. In 1937, the Museum of Modern Art in New York featured the building in its seminal exhibition; Modern Architecture in England; (MARS).

This is a 90-minute tour of this iconic 1930s 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 engineer Wells Coates. The tour takes in the stunning views from the 11th floor sun terrace, where possible, the interior of a flat and the area behind the building. There is also the opportunity to view a Mural in the hallway, a blue plaque, and access to the Tank Rooms, where artifacts and a reinstated Wells Coates kitchen are located.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1100-1230
Sunday 10 September: 1100-1230
Saturday 16 September: 1100-1230
Sunday 17 September: 1100-1230

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embassy-court-icon-of-20th-century-modernism-tickets-674595422067

Access Information

There are three passenger lifts and stair access to the 10th floor. Each passenger lift can accommodate four people. There is only a 16 step access between the 10th and 11th floor, making access more difficult for people with mobility issues or wheelchair users: The roof terrace and our exhibition rooms are located on the 11th floor.

Additional information

Max 12 people per tour/session. 90 minutes In the interests of health and safety, people MUST book in advance. If there are no shows and people turn up on the day, and places are available, they will be permitted to join.

Last Orders Please! Lost Beer Houses of Brunswick Street West, Hove

Dudley Mansions, Lansdowne Place, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1HG

A new walk for 2023!

Join one of the Regency Town House Research Team for a walk which explores the leisure side of Hove’s Brunswick Street West.

Developed in the 1830’s and 1840’s to service the grand development of Brunswick Town this small street, by 1870, had three drinking establishments; the Star of Brunswick, the Denmark Tavern and the Station Inn; now the Bow Street Runner.

Drawing from recent research learn about the 19th century licencing laws which influenced the development of beer houses throughout Brighton and Hove and hear stories of the people living, working and using these establishments in Brunswick Street West.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1230-1330

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-orders-please-lost-beer-houses-of-brunswick-street-west-hove-tickets-639777821687

Access Information

Wheelchair users please note that some of the surfaces are rutted and some parts of walk use the roadway.

Additional information

Max 12 people per tour/session. Walk takes approximately one

Directions

Meet your guide Thomas at the junction of Brunswick Street West and Lansdowne Place near the seafront and at the northern corner of Dudley Mansions, the walk will start from that point. Post code: BN3 1HG.

Rampion Visitors Centre

76-81 Kings Road Arches, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2FN

The Visitor Centre is an exciting and interactive educational experience for children and adults of all ages.

The aim of the centre is to increase awareness and understanding of the wind farm itself, as well as to raise knowledge about offshore wind energy and global climate change. It houses exhibitions, videos, VR experience, and other interactive displays so that visitors can learn more about wind energy and discover the whole Rampion story since its inception over ten years ago.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1000-1800
Saturday 9 September: 1000-1800
Sunday 10 September: 1000-1800
Tuesday 12 September: 1000-1800
Wednesday 13 September: 1000-1800
Thursday 14 September: 1000-1800
Friday 15 September: 1000-18000
Saturday 16 September: 1000-1800
Sunday 17 September: 1000-1800

Booking Details

No booking required

Additional information

We may be closed for school visits during term time. Please use our calendar to check availability before you visit

Directions

The Kings Road arches provide a great location for the Visitor Centre, situated to the East of the i360, it is a popular destination for local residents and holidaymakers alike. Easy to get to and completely accessible for wheelchair users, the Visitor Centre is a short walk from Brighton City centre, Brighton Pier and other City landmarks, and is close to cycle routes, bus and train connections.

The Brunswick Town Walk

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

Discover the history and architecture of Brunswick Town.

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.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1130-1300

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-brunswick-town-walk-tickets-672941033747

Access Information

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

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session. 90 minutes

Directions

Start at Regency Town House.

The Grand Cemetery Tour

Woodvale and Extra-Mural Cemeteries, Lewes Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 3QB

Much more than gravestones.

A walk through this Victorian necropolis and its beautiful grounds, full of trees and winding pathways. We view the many monuments, mausoleums, pillars, columns, obelisks, angels, urns, sarcophagi and sculpted symbolism depicting art and nature, reflecting the social history of past eras, from Victorian Gothic to Art Nouveau, Twenties and on. We also view the grave in a glade of Thomas Highflyer, the rescued 12 year old slave boy.

Tour guide Sarah Tobias is lecturer in social, cultural and local history.

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1100-1230

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-grand-cemetery-tour-tickets-647055489387

Access Information

Tour lasts approximately 1hr 30m-2 hours, keeping mostly to the tarmac paths. It is fairly steep with some uneven ground. There is one public toilet near the beginning of the tour by the North and South Chapels.

Additional information

Max 30 people per tour/session.

Directions

Directions: Meet 11am Woodvale Extra-Mural Cemetery, Bear Road Entrance (not Lewes Road), car park (free) - situated on right after you turn in large black gates. Buses 2 & 22 stop fairly near at top of Elm Grove by Brighton General, then walk along Tenantry Down Road and left into Bear Road.

Writing the Past as if it was Now - Historical fiction workshop with Mrs Finnegan

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

Mrs Finnegan, Housekeeper at The Regency Town House will run a confidence-building writing workshop that is suitable for both beginners and those with experience who are interested in writing historical and period fiction.

The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.
E. L. Doctorow

The tutor is Bridget Whelan who writes about the 1830s as Mrs Finnegan, the fictional housekeeper at The Regency Town House. Bridget has taught creative writing on university courses and in adult education for over 15 years and won $4000 in an international writing competition with a short story set in the 1950s. She has published one novel - set in the early 1960s - and is now writing about the 1980s which doesn’t seem very far away.

Together we will explore the many forms historical fiction can take, work on short exercises that explore useful techniques and look at how to overcome the challenges facing writers of historical fiction

If you've already started a writing project or have one in mind, Bridget will aim to put time aside so you can discuss it on a one-to-one basis (but this may have to be after the class ends).

Event Times

Monday 11 September: 1100-1330

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-the-past-as-if-it-was-now-tickets-677431916097

Access Information

Note: this event is not wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

Max 10 people per tour/session. 2 hours 30 minutes

Writing the Past as if it was Now (2nd workshop) - Historical fiction workshop with Mrs Finnegan

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

The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.
E. L. Doctorow

If you've already started a writing project or have one in mind, Bridget will aim to put time aside so you can discuss it on a one-to-one basis (but this may have to be after the class ends).

Event Times

Tuesday 12 September: 1100-1330

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-the-past-as-if-it-was-now-2nd-workshop-tickets-694729904847

Access Information

Note: this event is not wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

Max 10 people per tour/session. 2 hours 30 minutes

Rottingdean Windmill

Rottingdean Windmill, Beacon Hill, A259 Brighton Road, Rottingdean, East Sussex, BN2 7JA

This smock windmill was erected here on Beacon Hill in 1802 by Thomas Beard, and the carved initials, TB 1802, can be seen on one of the internal timbers.

Rottingdean Windmill ground corn for the village, and supplied flour to the local bakers. Around 1877 George Nicholls was miller and baker, and his little son Harry had the job of delivering hot rolls around the village before school. They lived in the High Street and George was the last miller when the Mill ceased to function in 1881.

As part of a Millennium Project, the Preservation Society replaced some of the wooden cant posts and work continues on this Grade 2 listed landmark here on Beacon Hill!

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1400-1630
Sunday 17 September: 1400-1630

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

Access to the windmill is uphill via gravel paths which may not be suitable for wheelchair users or persons with mobility problems.

Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station

Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6RN

Come and visit our lifeboat station for a fun, free and unique experience. You’re invited to meet the crew, see the lifeboats and immerse yourself in our rich history

Eight Medals for gallantry have been awarded – five Silver and three Bronze, the last award was in 1980.

There are records of a lifeboat being stationed here in 1845 by the Shoreham Harbour Commissioners, a boat 30ft by 8¾ft pulling 12 oars and costing £100. This lifeboat appears to have saved two lives.

The present station was established by the Institution in 1865 and it was closed in 1924 owing to lack of water due to silting. Five years later in 1929 the harbour bar which existed in 1924 having disappeared, it was decided to re-open the station and place a motor lifeboat there.

Located on the south coast of England. It houses one of the Royal National Lifeboat Institutions modern 'Tamar' class all weather lifeboats. It also houses a smaller 'D' class inshore lifeboat. The station is set over three levels and is fully accessible as there is a lift to all levels.

Event Times

Friday 8 September: 1000-1400
Saturday 9 September: 1000-1600
Sunday 10 September: 1000-1600
Monday 11 September: 1000-1400
Tuesday 12 September: 1000-1400
Wednesday 13 September: 1000-1400
Thursday 14 September: 1000-1400
Friday 15 September: 1000-1400
Saturday 16 September: 1000-1600
Sunday 17 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

The station is set over three levels and is fully accessible as there is a lift to all levels.

Additional information

Shop hours Monday-Friday: 10.00-14.00 Weekends: 10.00-16.00

Discovering the Paint History in your House

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

Paint analysis can provide us with an understanding of the colour history in a building and it's overall structural development.

Join us for a talk that explains how so much can be learned from samples no larger than fingernail clippings!
Ever wondered what colours your house used to be painted? Come along and spend an hour discovering how you can investigate the colour history of your home.

Event Times

Sunday 17 September: 1115-1215

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discovering-the-paint-history-in-your-house-tickets-679443342327

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session

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 Times

Sunday 17 September: 1030-11.15

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/george-jackson-and-sons-architectural-ornamentalists-tickets-679438447687

Glass Manufacturing Technology and it’s Impact on Window Design

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

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.

Join us for an hour long romp through recent window history and learn how to avoid spending thousands of pounds on the wrong joinery outcome.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1630-1715

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glass-manufacturing-technology-and-its-impact-on-window-design-tickets-679359210687

Historic building analysis - the Basics

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

Thinking about modernising or otherwise altering your historic home.

Most people simply press on with their initial ideas but there's a process to undertake that's designed to help shape and improve outcomes. Join us for a brief introduction to this and the opportunity to discuss how it related to local properties.

Event Times

Saturday 16 September: 0930 - 1030

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historic-building-analysis-the-basics-tickets-679417916277

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session. 1 hour

Historic Lime Plasters - Practice and Maintenance

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

If you live in a historic Brighton & Hove house the chances are that it was erected using Roman Cement and lime plasters/renders.

Modern renovation practice often sees these materials being lost and replaced with far less desirable replacement products. Come along and spend an hour exploring the benefits of the historic materials and how you can care for them at this point in the 21st century.

Event Times

Saturday 16 September: 1030 - 1130

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/historic-lime-plasters-practice-and-maintenance-tickets-679423071697

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session. 1 hour

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.

Join us for this ornamental plaster decoration presentation this Heritage Open Days. Wear old clothes if you wish to participate in working with the plaster demonstrations. Duration approximately 60 minutes.

Event Times

Sunday 17 September: 0930-1030

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plaster-ornament-in-period-houses-tickets-679431125787

Additional information

Max 15 people per tour/session. 1 hour

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.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1800-1830

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/post-war-brighton-hove-in-film-tickets-679378267687

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session

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 60 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.

Event Times

Friday 15 September: 0930 - 1030

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/profiles-of-the-past-250-years-of-british-portrait-silhouette-history-tickets-679402500167

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session

The Fascinating Mr Ranger and Early British Concrete Heritage

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

William Ranger and Charles Barry developed key local sites such as St Peter's Church and the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

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. 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 60 minute introduction to the fascinating, but hitherto little known, Mr Ranger and his intriguing Artificial Stone.

Event Times

Monday 11 September: 1600 - 1700

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fascinating-mr-ranger-and-early-british-concrete-heritage-tickets-679396020787

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session.

The Secrets of the Sash: the history of a traditional window

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

Join us to learn about the history of the sash window.

We can’t offer you an hour of non-stop entertainment but, if you live with sash windows, we can promise you 45 minutes of very useful information! Discover how the sash window has changed, what has driven transition, and how they can be made efficient, draft free and carbon friendly.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1530-1615

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-secrets-of-the-sash-the-history-of-a-traditional-window-tickets-679342641127

Additional information

Max 20 people per tour/session. 45 minutes

All Saints’ Church, Patcham

All Saints Church, Church Hill, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 8YE

Come and visit our 12th Century church with its fascinating Doom Painting, medieval memorial and gravestones in beautiful Patcham Village.

The present church has a history dating back to Saxon times, (possibly as early as the 700s). There are striking similarities with other Sussex Downland churches nearby, such as Pyecombe and Clayton, in terms of construction and overall design. It is built in flint which was widely used for building construction in Sussex in the middle ages, with sections of the present building dating from as early as the 12th century. All Saints was listed as Grade 2* in 1952 and is the Parish Church of Patcham. In the nave of the church and positioned over the chancel arch is a rare 13th century Last Judgement or Doom Painting, whitewashed over at the time of the purges of the Reformation then rediscovered during renovations in 1880-1883.

Refreshments will be available in the Church Centre

Event Times

Saturday 16 September: 1100-1600
Sunday 17 September: 1400-1700

Booking Details

No booking required

West Blatchington Windmill

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

Unusual six sided smock mill c.1820, built on a square flint and brick tower.

The mill 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.

Refreshments available to purchase in the north barn.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1400-1700

Booking Details

No booking required

Access

Please note that some of our floors do have limits to the number of people on them at any one time.

Additional Information

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

BBC Studio Tours

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

Ever wondered how the BBC works?

A behind the scenes peek at the Beeb. The Queens Road studios are the home of BBC Radio 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!

Event Times

Friday 15 September: 1000-1045

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required

Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-studio-tours-tickets-692227209217?aff=oddtdtcreator

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

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

Join The Usherette as she leads you through the town, evoking the Golden Age of the Silver Screen.

The tour begins at the Duke of York's Picturehouse and ends at Pinello restaurant approximately 7.30pm. Pinello was formerly the Pandora Gallery, where the first films to be shown outside London were screened in 1896.

Supper at Pinello is optional - please book a table directly Pinello restaurant (formerly known as the Melrose)

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1600-1730
Friday 15 September: 1700-1830

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required

Go to: https://nice-girls-cinemas-of-brighton-tour-2023.eventbrite.co.uk/

Access

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

Additional Information

Max 15 people per tour/session. 90 minutes (Supper at The Melrose is optional - please book a table via the restaurant here. )

Directions

Meet outside the Duke of York's Picturehouse, Preston Circus, Brighton BN1 4NA.

Aubrey Beardsley’s Brighton tour

Brighton Station, Queens Road, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3XP

Alexia Lazou, Mistress of Line, will lead you on a gentle 90 minute stroll through Brighton, exploring the buildings and places associated with the early life of artist Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898).

Beardsley was known as the Master of Line and was famous for his innovative black and white illustrations. The tour will conclude with an optional visit to The Yellow Book café/bar, York Place, opposite St. Peter's church.

http://yellowbookbrighton.com/

Event Times

Saturday 9 September: 1300-1430
Thursday 14 September: 1100-1230
Sunday 17 September: 1100-1230

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required

Go to: https://aubrey-beardsleys-brighton-tour-2023.eventbrite.co.uk/

Additional Information

Max 10 people per tour/session. 90-120 minutes

Directions

Meet outside W H Smith's bookshop, Brighton Station, Queens Road, Brighton.

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.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 1000-1100, 1130-1230
Friday 15 September: 1000-1100, 1130-1230

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required

Go to: https://duke-of-yorks-cinema-tour-2023.eventbrite.co.uk/

Access

Full wheelchair access to ground floor only, not to upper level visited during tour. Access: Please note that the Duke of York's is a working cinema and the route of the tours may be subject to alteration.

Additional Information

Max 10 people per tour/session. 45 minutes

The Keep Open Morning - Celebrate 10 years of The Keep

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

It’s The Keep’s tenth anniversary this year and we’re celebrating with a special open morning.

Join us for behind-the-scenes tours, exhibits including ‘Highlights of The Keep’ with items we have taken in over the past 10 years, refreshments, conservation demonstrations, a pop-up 1940s-style room, magic lantern show and more.
This free event is at The Keep on Saturday 16 September from 10am to 1pm. No booking is required, just drop in anytime.

Event Times

Saturday 16 September: 1000-1300

Booking Details

No booking required

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.

Along These Lines: A taster soundwalk exploring Brighton’s laundry heritage

The ‘Open Market’ (East entrance on Ditchling Road across from ‘The Level’), Marshalls Row, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4JU

‘Quiet Down There’ and sound artist Anna Edmonds invite you to a taster listening session of their developing heritage soundwalk project ‘Along These Lines’.

Along These Lines is an immersive soundwalk that explores Brighton's laundry heritage.

Laundry is a distinctly aural and sensory experience, we often hear people talk of the sounds, smells and feels that come with a trip to the laundrette, and many local people remember someone in their family working in laundry services.

We know laundries have been a site for organising, meeting, and connecting for over 200 years, often becoming hotbeds of activism for women’s suffrage and solidarity, but so far these incredible stories have not had the recognition they deserve. In this session, listeners will be invited to visit a selection of locations which are part of a developing audio tour of local laundry history.

Please bring your own mobile phone and headphones for personal listening, headphones and splitters will be available for anyone wishing to share their listening with a friend.

This is an outdoor session which will involve some walking, please wear comfortable shoes and bring any necessary weather gear.

Event Times

Thursday 14 September: 1200-1300, 1800-1900

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required

Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/along-these-lines-a-taster-soundwalk-expl...

Directions

We will meet at: The ‘Open Market’ (East entrance on Ditchling Road across from ‘The Level’)

Sussex Masonic Centre

Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3YH

25 Queens Road, the headquarters of Sussex Freemasonry consists of two separate buildings joined together and added to Windsor House, constructed in about 1828.

The Art Deco extension was completed in 1928 and was designed specifically for Masonic use, the interior remains unchanged and reflects the architectural and interior design of the period.

The magnificent staircase and Masonic meeting rooms retain their original features and are currently home to over 90 separate masonic lodges and orders. Join the Curator for a fascinating tour which will detail the development of the building and of the area in the nineteenth century.

Event Times

Sunday 10 September: 0915-10-15, 1100-1200
Sunday 17 September: 0915-1015, 1100-1200

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required

Go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sussex-masonic-centre-tickets-647892723577

Access

Adults only please

Additional Information

Max 35 people per tour/session. 75 minutes For updates on this event and any last minute changes, see: http://www.rth.org.uk/BHOD23

Directions

Meet outside 25 Queens Road

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Aspects of North Laine - Brighton Old & New

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

Brighton, as it is: 1831 - The Georgian Historical Walk

India Gate , South Gate, Pavilion Buildings, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1EE

Brunswick Town History Exhibition

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

Clifton-Montpelier: Brighton’s West End district

From Tragedy to Triumph - life in the Regency Town House

13 Brunswick Square, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex

Horses, Hansoms & Hackneys

Southern Belle, 3 Waterloo Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1AQ

Imperial Brighton and Hove

Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1EE

Kemp Town as it is, 1831

West side of Royal Crescent, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1AL

Not Just the Trunk Murders! An illustrated Walk in Kemp Street

Kemp Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 4AP

Portslade history day at the medieval manor

Next to St Nicholas Church, South Street, Portslade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN41 2LE

QueenSpark Books - Backyard Brighton

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

Sex and Shopping! A Guided Walk of Gardner Street

Gardener Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1UP

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

The Regency Town House Tour

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

The Waste House

University of Brighton (corner of Grand Parade and Kingswood Street), 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 0JY

The West Pier - Celebrating the Past and Planning the Future

West Pier Centre, 103-105 Kings Road Arches, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 2FN

Thomas Kemp’s ‘Regency’ Seaside Estate

1 Arundel Terrace, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 1GA

Waterloo Street: Another side of Brunswick Town

Southern Belle, 3 Waterloo Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1AQ

West Hill, Brighton’s hidden neighbourhood

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

Western Road: more than shops

Meet St. Nicholas church door Dyke Road, Church Street, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 3LJ

Whitehawk Camp - Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure

Corner of Manor Hill and Queensway , Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN2 9YG

Behind the Scenes at Sussex County Cricket Club and Museum

Benjamin James Smith House, 37, Kensington Place

Brighton Quakers

Brighton Toy and Model Museum Tours

Brighton Unitarian Church

Discovering Historic Silhouette Machines - Workshop

Embassy Court, Icon of 20th Century Modernism

Last Orders Please! Lost Beer Houses of Brunswick Street West, Hove

Rampion Visitors Centre

The Brunswick Town Walk

The Grand Cemetery Tour

Writing the Past as if it was Now - Historical fiction workshop with Mrs Finnegan

Writing the Past as if it was Now (2nd workshop) - Historical fiction workshop with Mrs Finnegan

Rottingdean Windmill

Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station

Discovering the Paint History in your House

George Jackson and Sons - Architectural Ornamentalists

Historic building analysis - the Basics

Historic Lime Plasters - Practice and Maintenance

Plaster Ornament in Period Houses

Post-war Brighton & Hove in Film

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

The Fascinating Mr Ranger and Early British Concrete Heritage

The Secrets of the Sash: the history of a traditional window

All Saints’ Church, Patcham

West Blatchington Windmill

BBC Studio Tours

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

Aubrey Beardsley’s Brighton tour

Duke of York’s Cinema

The Keep Open Morning - Celebrate 10 years of The Keep

Along These Lines: A taster soundwalk exploring Brighton’s laundry heritage

Sussex Masonic Centre

Tours of the Town House