Photos, links and information about the the Brighton Station site re-development, sometimes referred to as the New England Quarter.

Introduction

For many years a piece of land next to Brighton Station lay unused, having previously been the steam locomotive works. Talk of developing the land had being going on for many years, and in July 2004 the work started in re-developing the land for a multiple of uses. Full details of the history, description of the site and future plans and developments can be found in the links below.

Photos of the development works

• Just before work started, June 2004
• October 2004
• November 2004
• January 2005
• November 2005 (only a few)
• March 2006
• March 2007 - Sainsburys open 2 days before, some of the new flats are now being used.
• Index of all photos between 2004-2006
• August 2009 flickr |
  August 2009 on this site

Maps of the area

The photos were taken for a number of reasons.

• To capture the site before development started
• To capture views around the site that would no longer exist, i.e. at the start you could stand at one side and see various buildings at the other, once the building work is finished these views will no longer be possible.
• Thirdly, to generally capture in the photos this area of Brighton in 2004/05. What buildings existed, what they looked like, the state of the area, right down to the cars on the road at this time. A number of the photos are deliberatly taken 'wider' than they need to be, so to include the surrounding area as well as the main subject.

Principal web sites with information and photos

URBED contains information about the future, while 'My Brighton and Hove' has a wealth of information regarding the site's past.

• URBED - Design statements and master plans (available on the left navigation bar)
• My Brighton and Hove - a large amount of information about the history of the site, and a good number of images.
  • Recommended: Station Car park and surrounding area
  • Brighton Station
  • Brighton locomotive works
  • Goods yard and engine shed
  • Viaduct
  • The disused railway line running through the middle of the New England development, which will be turned in to a walkway.
  • Amazing: this is what New England Street looked like in the 50s (I could link to so much more on the mybrightonandhove site, I suggest those interested in the area let themselves get lost inside it).
• Brighton and Hove city council page on the development

History, and historical photos

• Brighton & Hove in pictures from Brighton and Hove libraries. Photos from around the Brighton Station area between 1840 and 1991.
• My Brighton and Hove - photos and information from the Brighton station site, past and present.
• Isetta Owners Club Of Great Britain - the site used to be home of Isetta of Great Britain - manufactures of the bubble car - in the old locomotive engineering works

The future plans and and buildings

Information and photos (including ariel photos) from related developer & consultancy sites

• New England Quarter - via the Internet Archive.
• New England Square - This relates to the plot of land near the station, where there was a proposal for a high rise tower for a SAS Radisson Tower. Via Internet Archive.
• URBED -
  'Following a period of intense design and consultation work URBED's masterplan
  for Brighton's New England Quarter has been granted planning permission
  by Brighton & Hove City Council. URBED has played a key role from the
  outset of the scheme, acting as masterplanners for the New England Consortium.'
• URS New England Quarter - 'URS has been appointed as consultant for Barratt
  Southern Counties on a major residential project in Brighton, Sussex,
  UK. The £100 million development, called the New England Quarter,
  is adjacent to Brighton station on a 15-acre site and will combine residential,
  retail and commercial uses.' Via Internet Archive.
• Drivers Jonas - Beetham’s proposals for New England Square. via Internet Archive.

Local interest groups

• Brighton Urban Design and development (BUDD) - website no longer exists, link to archive.org copy of website.
• Brighton & Hove Business Forum - brief article on the site

News

• April 2009 : Office block planned - Looks to be located next to the Jury Inn hotel right next to the station
• June 2008 : Brighton to get Green Walkway - article about the Green Corridor running along the old rail track route to New England Street
• May 2007 : New plans for Tower site - Article stating new plans will be drawn up after the large tower proposed for the space allocated for the 5 star hotel were rejected.

Finally

This website is here to show some photos before and during the works and to link to various sources on the web with information and opinions about them.

I've tried to make this as netutral as possible. All developments have good and bad points, and these pages are not about providing opinions.