Copy is from the Twentieth Century Website here Wells Coates’ Embassy Court from 1935, stands just on the Brighton side of the old border with Hove. The ninth and tenth floors set back to provide penthouses, advertised as the first in the UK. The ground […]
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Brighton Ikoson by Wells Coates
Copy is from the Twentieth Century Website here A reinforced concrete structure, with doors and windows in steel, the building is eleven storeys, plus a roof terrace and basement. The plan is a simple L-shape, wrapping around from the seafront into Western Street. A typical […]
Brighton Flats for the Wealthy and Famous
The flats were designed to be rented by the wealthy and famous – Max Miller, Rex Harrison and Keith Waterhouse are known to have lived there – and rents were between £150 and £500 per year. It was possible to buy a small house in […]
The Beautiful Embassy Court
A piece of Modernist architecture that has divided opinion across Brighton since its completion in 1935, and continues to generate strong feelings among residents, architectural historians and conservationists. I love it.
