Brighton Station
Built in 1841 to the design of David Mocatta, initially to serve a railway line to Shoreham. It has one of the finest station roofs in Britain, built in 1883 to accommodate growing traffic.
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Brighton Station, Queen's Road, Brighton, BN1 3XP
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Visit websiteSix routes were considered by Parliament linking London and Brighton and that proposed by John Rennie was finally selected. J. Rastrick was the engineer. The London & brighton company architect, David Mocatta designed a handsome station building nearly a mile from the sea, built on a wide shelf cut in the hillside.
It has a Palladian frontage with an arcade of nine Roman arches. The first platform arrangement was four platforms, two serving the line to Shoreham which opened first.As traffic grew it became necessary to demolish the original three span timber and wrought iron pitched roof, and in 1883 H.E. Wallis designed the present roof which, built on a curve and complex in construction,is one of the finest in Britain. Unfortunately at the same time an elaborate porch cochere was built in front of the station masking Mocatta's attractive design.
From 1933 Brighton Station became synonymous with express electric trains,, the epitome of which was the Brighton Belle with its aura of luxury, the theatre, and fast living.
The Brighton Toy and Model Museum is in Trafalgar Street immediately outside the station.
By Road: At the top of Queen's Road in the centre of the town.
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