Brighton Centre

This article is about the arena in England. For the town centre in Massachusetts, see Brighton Center Historic District. For the school district, see Brighton Central School District.

Brighton Centre
The Brighton Centre in April 2013
Map
AddressKings Rd, Brighton. BN1 2GR
LocationBrighton, East Sussex, England
Coordinates50°49′16″N 0°08′46″W / 50.82111°N 0.14611°W / 50.82111; -0.14611
OwnerBrighton & Hove City Council[1]
OperatorBrighton & Hove City Council[1]
Capacity4,270 (seated), 5,515 (standing) [2]
Construction
Opened19 September 1977
RenovatedJanuary 2012
ArchitectRussell Diplock & Associates
Website
www.brightoncentre.co.uk

Brighton Centre is a conference and exhibition centre located in Brighton, England. It is the largest of its kind in southern England,[3] and is regularly used for conferences of the UK political parties and other bodies of national importance. The venue has the capacity to accommodate up to 5,000 delegates,[3] although rooms in the building can be used for weddings and banquets.[4]

It has also been used as a live music venue since it was opened by James Callaghan on 19 September 1977.[5] It was designed in a Brutalist style by architects Russell Diplock & Associates, who made extensive use of textured concrete.[6] The venue is situated in the centre of Brighton on the sea front and is within 200 metres of major hotels. In 2004, it was estimated that the centre generated £50 million in revenue for Brighton.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Our Commitment". Brighton Centre. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Access Statement Sept 2017". Brighton Centre. 30 November 2022.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Facelift for Brighton Centre". The Argus. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ "The Brighton Centre". TheatresOnline. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Seafront venue marks anniversary". BBC News. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ Antram, Nicholas; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2013). Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove. The Buildings of England. London: Yale University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-300-18473-0.
  7. ^ "A new future for the Brighton Centre" (Press release). Brighton & Hove City Council. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007.