Chartwell Court is a residential tower block in the centre of Brighton, part of the city of Brighton and Hove in the United Kingdom. The tower is unusual in that is built directly on top of a car park serving the Churchill Square shopping centre. Construction work started in 1967 and continued until the following year.[1]
| Chartwell Court | |
|---|---|
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  Location within central Brighton | |
| General information | |
| Type | Residential tower block |
| Address | BN1 2EW / 2EX |
| Town or city | Brighton and Hove |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°49′22″N 0°08′51″W / 50.8229°N 0.1475°W |
| Construction started | 1967 |
| Completed | 1968 |
| Owner | Churchill Square |
| Height | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Seifert |
| Architecture firm | R. Seifert & Partners |
At a height of 66 m (217 ft), it is the second tallest building in Brighton and Hove[2][3] and amongst the tallest in the surrounding county of East Sussex. Most flats have uninterrupted sea views,[4] and many also have views over the South Downs and the city.
References
edit- ^ Carder 1990, §. 37.
- ^ Collis 2010, p. 330.
- ^ Antram & Morrice 2008, p. 27.
- ^ Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 89.
Bibliography
edit- Antram, Nicholas; Morrice, Richard (2008). Brighton and Hove. Pevsner Architectural Guides. London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12661-7.
- Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design (1987). A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton. Macclesfield: McMillan Martin. ISBN 1-869865-03-0.
- Carder, Timothy (1990). The Encyclopaedia of Brighton. Lewes: East Sussex County Libraries. ISBN 0-86147-315-9.
- Collis, Rose (2010). The New Encyclopaedia of Brighton. (loosely based on the original by Tim Carder) (1st ed.). Brighton: Brighton & Hove Libraries. ISBN 978-0-9564664-0-2.
External links
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