Buildings in London Road Brighton

Click on the numbered links to research the history of
buildings in the London Road area of Brighton

This web site accompanies a survey by local residents interested in preserving the London Road area's history and architecture. One way of doing this could be to form a new Conservation Area, but Brighton and Hove City Council already has planning policies (e.g. Supplementary Planning Guidance SPGBH8 28th October 2002) intended to provide protection for buildings of local interest. Residents wishing to preserve this area's history could identify buildings of special interest and act to ensure that the relevant planning policies are applied.

Development of the London Road area now looks imminent. Property developers, St James's Investments, are interested in forming proposals centred on New England House. Although the two parties have now separated, both St James's Investments and Tesco still own properties which they have brought up in the area with development in mind. There is also a separate plan to build a new Open Market. One Planet Living also has an interest in London Road, as do community groups such as Another London Road.

Identifying buildings of special interest requires knowledge both of history (e.g. their former use) and architecture. One of the best records of the history of buildings in the London Road area is found in the James Gray Collection archived by The Regency Society.

Below is a numbered list of buildings in London Road. Where the number is underlined, there is an active link to a annotated photograph of the building (as it once looked) taken from the James Gray Collection. Click on the relevant number to view the annotated photo to find out about the history of the building.

London Road, Brighton (west side)

here is Cheapside

001---------Aldi BN1 4JA
002---------Aldi BN1 4JA
003---------Aldi BN1 4JA
004---------Aldi BN1 4JA
005---------Unit 1 Iceland Foods Ltd BN1 4JA
006---------Unit 1 Iceland Foods Ltd BN1 4JA
007---------Unit 1 Iceland Foods Ltd BN1 4JA
008---------Unit 1 Iceland Foods Ltd BN1 4JA
005---------Unit 2 Peacocks Stores PLC BN1 4JA
006---------Unit 2 Peacocks Stores PLC BN1 4JA
007---------Unit 2 Peacocks Stores PLC BN1 4JA
008---------Unit 2 Peacocks Stores PLC BN1 4JA
008---------Bon Marché Ltd (ladies wear) BN1 4JA
009---------Alliance & Leicester Bank BN1 4JA
010---------Nobles Amusements / Sun-tanning Studio BN1 4JA
011---------Fabulous 99p (discount store) BN1 4JA
012---------The Cowley Club BN1 4JA
013---------Oxfam BN1 4JA
014---------Thomsons BN1 4JA
015
016---------Abbey National BN1 4HY
017---------Costa Coffee BN1 4JA

here is Ann Street (leading to Ransoms, St Bartholomew's Church and Sainsburys

018---------The Car Phone Warehouse BN1 3FP
019---------British Heart Foundation BN1 4JB
020---------Clinton Cards BN1 4JB
021---------Help The Aged BN1 4JB
022---------KFC BN1 4JB
023---------KFC BN1 4JB
024---------M & B Meats BN1 4JB
025---------The Money Shop BN1 4JB
026---------Subway Takeaway BN1 4JB
027---------Former Woolworth building BN1 4JB
028---------Former Woolworth building BN1 4JB
029---------Former Woolworth building BN1 4JB
030---------Former Woolworth building BN1 4JB
031---------Former Woolworth building BN1 4JB
032---------Swinton Insurance BN1 4JB
033---------Shu-Time (footwear) BN1 4JB
034---------Natural Nails (Nail Art, Waxing, Sunbeds) BN1 4JB
035---------The Bystander Café BN1 4JB
036---------Coral (betting shop) BN1 4JB
037---------British Books Sussex Stationers BN1 4JB
037a-------British Books Sussex Stationers BN1 4JB
038---------Monarch AmusementsBN1 4JB
039---------Dollond & Aitchison Opticians BN1 4JB
040---------Printing Com BN1 4JB
041---------National Westminster Bank PLC BN1 4JD
042---------National Westminster Bank PLC BN1 4JD
043---------Superdrug Stores BN1 4JD
044---------Superdrug Stores BN1 4JD
045---------Smokemart (newspapers) BN1 4JD
045a-------Gamestar BN1 4JD
045b--------Scope BN1 4JD
046---------Poundstretcher BN1 4JD
047---------Poundstretcher BN1 4JD
048---------Age Concern BN1 4JD
049---------Enterprise Video Exchange BN1 4JD
050---------Professional Photographers BN1 4JD
051---------Laviva Café (takeaway) BN1 4JD
052---------Branch Tavern BN1 4JD
053---------Branch Tavern BN1 4JD

here is York Hill

054---------Richer Sounds BN1 4JE
055---------Betfred (bookmakers) BN1 4JE
056---------Briant Communications BN1 4JE
057---------Pizza Flame Takeaway BN1 4JE
058---------Pizza Hut BN1 4JE
059 ---------Les Smith BN1 4JE
060---------The Hogs Head BN1 4JE
061---------The Hogs Head BN1 4JE
062---------The Brighton Seabake BN1 4JE
063--------- Robert Harding Computers BN1 4JE
064 ---------Oddbins Ltd BN1 4JE
065---------Maplin Electronics BN1 4JE
066---------Maplin Electronics BN1 4JE
067---------Hove YMCA BN1 4JE
068 ---------American Fashion Nails BN1 4JE
069---------Audio T BN1 4JE
070---------Office Furniture Centre / Tanning Oasis BN1 4JE
071---------Cartridge World BN1 4JE
072--------- Laminate Flooring Direct Ltd BN1 4JE
073---------Laminate Flooring Direct Ltd BN1 4JE
074

here is New England Road

London Road, Brighton (east side)

here is Viaduct Road

075---------Hare and Hounds Pub
090---------Books and Music BN1 4JF
077---------Mobile Phone Centre BN1 4JF
077b--------Habens Carter (Estate Letters) BN1 4JF

here is Rose Hill Terrace (original street has been blocked off at the east end by flats)

078---------Techno Retail BN1 4JF
079---------Patricia Florist BN1 4JF
080---------Stitch Masters (Clothing Repairs) BN1 4JF
081---------Curry Kitchen BN1 4JF
082---------JK Trade-In (Second hand shop) BN1 4JF
083---------Peewees BN1 4JF
084---------City Gate Centre BN1 4JF
085---------City Gate Centre BN1 4JF
086---------City Gate Centre BN1 4JF
087---------Former Bartholomew’s Vicarage BN1 4JF
088---------Methodist Church
089---------John’s Camping International BN1 4JF
090---------John’s Camping International BN1 4JF
091---------Pound Sense Discount Store BN1 4JF
092---------Action Bikes BN1 4JF
093---------Action Bikes BN1 4JF
094---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
095---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
096---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
097---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
098---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
099---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
100---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
101---------Former Coop Building BN1 4LB
102
103

here is Baker Street (leading to Ditchling Road and The Level)

104---------Former Nationwide Building Society (old) BN1 4HF
105---------Holland and Barrett (Health Foods) BN1 4HF
106---------Pineapple Fruit & Veg BN1 4HF
107---------Party Time BN1 4JG BN1 4HF
108---------Party Time BN1 4JG BN1 4HF
109---------Principal Meats BN1 4JG

here is Marshall's Row (leading to The Open Market)

110---------Brighton Sony Centre BN1 4JG
111---------Greggs Bakers BN1 4JG
112---------Greggs Bakers BN1 4JG
113---------Forfars The Bakers BN1 4JG

here is Francis Street (leading past the south side of The Open Market to The Level)

114---------HSBC Bank PLC BN1 4LJ
115---------HSBC Bank PLC BN1 4LJ
116---------Snoopers Emporium BN1 4JG

here is Oxford Street (leading to Ditchling Road and The Level)

117---------Nationwide Building Society BN1 4JG
119---------Boots The Chemists (note: address 119 London Road) BN1 4JH
119---------Somerfields (note: address 119 London Road) BN1 4JH
120---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
121---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
122---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
123---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
124---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
125---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
126---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
127---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
128---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
129---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
130---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
131---------Somerfields BN1 4JH
132119---------Rileys Pool Snooker Poker Club (note: address 119 London Road) BN1 4JH

here is Oxford Place (leading to Ditchling Road and The Level)

133---------Coop Funeral Services BN1 4JH
134---------BrightHouse Furniture BN1 4JH
135---------BrightHouse Furniture BN1 4JH

here is Brunswick Row (leading to Ditchling Road and The Level)

136---------Sketchley Retail / Johnsons BN1 4JH
137---------Sketchley Retail / Johnsons BN1 4JH
138---------Thomas Cook Ltd BN1 4JH
139---------MacDonald’s restaurants BN1 4JH
140---------Macdonald’s restaurants BN1 4JH
141---------Buzz hairdressers
142---------Halifax BN1 4JH
143---------Halifax BN1 4JH

here is Queens Place (leading to Ditchling Road and The Level)

144---------Brighton Housing Trust / Mental Health project for the Homeless BN1 4PH

St Bartholomews: the history of the New England Quarter and the London Road area

Early settlement, the Railway Estate (from 1841), the arrival of many London Road shops, The Open Market (post 1918) and now The New England Quarter.

Residents interested in the local history of the London Road area and New England Quarter (indeed how this tall church resembling Noah's Arc came to be built) should look for the 50-page pamphlet by Round Hill resident Christopher R. Tullet. This is normally on sale at St Bartholomew's Church, though the pamphlet is currently being revised.

St Bartholomews Parish Church - a glimpse into the past - Published by St Bartholomews Church (Ann Street) with support from The Regency Society and Duncan McNeil.

The pamphlet, ”St Bartholomews Parish - A glimpse into the past” documents the history of the area from Earliest Settlement, through to the expansion of The Railway Estate on the arrival of the London-Brighton line in 1841 and the construction and engineering it brought to the area to the arrival of many retail shops in London Road and the Open Market between London Road and the Level.

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