If you care about our
city, this is your home
The Regency Society is the oldest amenity and conservation society in Brighton and Hove and a registered charity.
If it affects the physical environment, we're involved – from consultation on key planning matters to a range of educational initiatives designed to inform and inspire everyone who cares about the quality of life in this exceptional city.
Disappointing brief for Edward Street Quarter
New Why demolish Amex House when it can meet the office needs of the new Edward Street Quarter? Why include retail units when nearby St James' Street and the George Street area need the trade? Why not take a maore radical approach to greening Edward Street? These are among our comments on the planning brief for the area. Read more...
£15 million scheme for Lanes
New The first new lane for more than 30 years is at the heart of a £15 million scheme that would reshape the heart of the Old Town and involve demolishing the Timpsoon's shoe repair shop on North Street and the 1960s portal building to Brighton Square, as well as remodelling the square's existing facades. Read more...
Chapel Royal restaurant plan rejected
New An application to turn the vaults beneath the Chapel Royal in North Street into a restaurant/café has been turned down but the applicant is appealiing. Read more...
Making (local) lists
New The Regency Society has submitted details of 25 buildings which we believe should be added to the local list. Many of them were built after 1900 – more than 97 per cent of buildings listed by English Heritage predate this. Read more...
Lectures and events 2013-2014
New How can old buildings find new uses? Who were the family behind the Stanmer Park estate? Can moderist architecture sit happily in a historic context? These are among the questions we'll be exploring in our 2013-2014 programme of lectures and events, which include a day trip to Stanmer and a tour of Italian Renaissance cities. Read more...
Bubbling up, our 2013 garden party
New You asked for an earlier time for our annual garden party, so this year's celebration of the great English summer starts at 4pm on Saturday 29 June. You said you enjoyed Marine Square (as the pictures show), so we're back again. The price of tickets is still just £10. Read more...
Buildings at risk 2013
New Additions to Brighton & Hove City Council’s Buildings at risk register include St Paul’s Church in West Street, St Augustine’s in Stanford Avenue, the former post office in Ship Street and the former fly stables in Stone Street. Read more...
Secrets of a former burial ground
New Today, the Queen's Road burial ground is a public garden, leading to the rear of the Brighthelm Centre. Few of us realise that it is the site of one of the oldest cemeteries in Brighton and Hove. Read more...
A Castle that fell to a king
New Sue Berry traces the history of vanished Brighton landmark the Ship Inn. Read more...
Three classic Italian cities
Waiting list What makes a city? The Regency Society's 2014 tour to Italy takes in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage city centres of Urbino, Ravenna and Ferraro to explore the power of great town planning and visit remarkable if less well-known old and new buildings in towns of the Marche and the Po valley. Read more...
The Society has objected to a government proposal to allow telecommunications provider to install cabinets and poles without permission anywhere except in sites of special scientific interest. Read more...
Ideas to improve our seafront
Greater investment in maintenance, better transport links, more toilets and showers and an extension of café culture beyond the stretch between the piers – these are just a few overarching suggestions from the Society to Brighton & Hove City Council in response to their draft seafront strategy. Read more...
Constitutional changes
The special general meeting on 6 February voted unanimously to approve minor changes to the constitution. The main change permits the election of trustees of the Society for three years, rather than one, so that we can ensure better continuity and planning. You can download details of the changes here.
Making waves with architecture
A revised proposal for the Port ZED development at the Aldrington Basin end of Shoreham harbour has won the support of the Regency Society, on the grounds of its innovative design, green credentials and the pressing need for new homes. Read more...
Major event for 2014
You told us the REGENCY SOCIETY WEEKEND was great fun, you learned a lot – and you and want us to stage another major event. We'd love to hear your ideas. Read more...
Free National Trust and English Heritage day passes
Thanks to our friends at Civic Voice, every Regency Society member can get a free day pass for the National Trust and another for English Heritage properties. Read more...
Regency Society Weekend
More than 200 delegates, 17 speakers, five guided walks, two evenings at the Royal Pavilion, 17 speakers, a recital of Regency music, two book signings and an intriguing insight into what the Regency did for us (women's knickers, cesspits and urban design were among the answers) – we had a fantastic time and learned a lot. Four galleries of pictures are now available.
