tarboat's photos with the keyword: sussex

Art deco cinema architecture. The Picturedrome cinema in Eastbourne first opened its doors on 21st December 1920 and almost made its centenary before closing as the Curzon in summer 2020.

Opened in 1864, The Grand Hotel in Brighton (often called the "Palace by the Sea") was designed by architect John Whichcord Jr. on the site of the former West Battery. It is infamous for the 1984 bombing by the IRA during the Conservative Party Conference. The blast killed five people and caused catastrophic structural damage. Much of the rebuilt section at the front is characterised by the lack of balconies and railings. The hotel underwent a massive £16.2 million refurbishment in 2019 to restore its Victorian façade and update its interior.

The Volk's Electric Railway at Brighton is the oldest working electric railway in the world. It has been in service since 1883. It runs for one and a quarter miles along the top of the beach from the Aquarium Station near Brighton Pier to the Marina.

Brighton Pavilion is usually mentioned for its spectacular domes, but the chimneypots are just as good. I wonder who made them?

The former Debenhams shop in Eastbourne stands forlorn and unloved but it does have these two domes on a 1911 dated portion of the building.

The 420mw Shoreham gas turbine power station was opened in 2000. It was originally owned by South Coast Power Ltd, a consortium of Scottish Power and SEEBOARD (owned by Central and South West Corporation). It was later owned and operated by Drax Generation Enterprise Ltd, before being sold in February 2021 to Vitol (VPI Holdings Ltd). The station stands on the site of the former Brighton 'B' power station and uses the original seawater cooling inlets and outflows.

Joseph Firbank was a contractor who was responsible for the building of railways in many parts of Britain in the nineteenth century. This brick came from a bridge on the Lewes and East Grinstead Railway, better known today as the Bluebell Railway. Firbank was the contractor for this line which opened in 1882.

Decaying remains at Beeding cement works.

Opened in 2000 the 400mw Shoreham gas turbine power station is operated by South Coast Power Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Power Generation Ltd. It was built on the site of the former Brighton 'B' power station and uses the original seawater cooling inlets and outflows.

Grain silos one side and sand/gravel stocks on the other.

Opened in 2000 the 400mw Shoreham gas turbine power station is operated by South Coast Power Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Power Generation Ltd. It was built on the site of the former Brighton 'B' power station and uses the original seawater cooling inlets and outflows.

Beeding cement works in the evening sun.

Somebody does not like the idea of canal restoration on their land! Arun Navigation near Wisborough Green, West Sussex. Shows an interesting mindset. I wonder if they were expecting a sudden arrival of a large band of navvies with shovels and wheelbarrows. 'We're going to restore the navigation'!!!!!!

United Marine Aggregates is a joint venture between Hanson and Tarmac and it is one of the largest suppliers of marine sand and gravel in the UK, and currently operates a fleet of four dredgers in licensed areas of the North Sea, English Channel and Bristol Channel and North West. The Shoreham site receives marine dredged aggregate from ships owned by UMA and Hanson Aggregates Marine. Its main purpose being to wash, screen and grade the incoming material before distribution.

The last rays of the setting sun catch the buildings of the abandoned Beeding Cement Works.

Natural processes take over at Cocking Limeworks. Draw hole of a disused limekiln.

The light drains away.