Change for the Phone?
In the latest article in the “Shoreham Unlisted” series, Richard Bingham phones it in. It’s a sorry state. Three of the glazing panels at the bottom have been smashed. There is rubbish on the floor. And that’s a shame. Because the red phone box outside the Post Office on Brunswick Road is an example of …...
Oh, Mr Tingley!
In the latest article in “Shoreham Unlisted”, his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture, Richard Bingham takes a look inside a well-known Victorian terrace. In the twentieth century, it became known as product differentiation. To catch the fickle eye of the consumer, companies would offer up...
Cecil Norris House
Richard Bingham continues “Shoreham Unlisted”, his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham architecture, by taking a close look at Cecil Norris House. After Three Decades, Our Council Builds Again Readers may well know it as “the speckled house”. On its elevation along Ravens Road, Cecil Norris House is decorated with...
Ropetackle – A Second Look
Richard Bingham continues “Unlisted”, his monthly series of articles looking at the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture. Here he takes a deep dive into Ropetackle. For some people in Shoreham, this is where it all went wrong. This is where the gentrification began. Where greedy developers began to eye up a quiet coastal town,...
Modernism by Sea
Richard Bingham continues “Unlisted”, his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture. Here he selects a much-admired house that exemplifies so much of the 1930s. On a quiet suburban street in north Shoreham, the white house certainly stands out. Lots of people stop to take a closer look. It’s not just the...
Back to the Future
At the Shoreham Society AGM in May, Brian Rousell, Shoreham Port’s Director of Engineering and IT, gave a fascinating insight into the history of the Port. For anyone unable to attend the AGM, Richard Bingham presents a summary of what we learned. As Geoffrey Mead recently pointed out, Shoreham is good at claiming things that …...
Holding on to the Past?
Richard Bingham continues “Shoreham Unlisted”, his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture. Here he takes a look at a relative newcomer. It’s very Shoreham. Flashes of modernity against a thoroughly traditional backcloth. Amenable, even humble. Perhaps that’s why, despite being very new, the...
A Very British Post Office
Richard Bingham begins his series of articles on the unsung heroes of Shoreham’s architecture with a profile of the former Post Office on Brunswick Road. The former Post Office on Brunswick Road in Shoreham town centre is one of many “architecturally handsome” post offices built by the Office of Works between the wars. Designed by...
