In the "Pevsner" series, this guide covers the architecture of note in an area ranging from the High Weald to the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the Sussex coast.
This book is the first comprehensive guide to the historic heart of Brighton and Hove, the greatest of England's seaside resorts. A series of walks trace its development from late medieval fishing settlement to the "Queen of the Watering Places, " with a lively and critical commentary on its unique architectural character. Few cities can boast such an exotic diversity of buildings, from the outlandish Pavilion, playground of the Prince Regent,...
