#brighton

Rear elevation, Royal Mail Sorting Office, Brighton, 2025

A plain concrete building featuring 7 sets of thin-framed windows with a concrete column inbetween each, except the 8th, which is a little further away with no column (and a passageway underneath). The lower part of the building has been painted white, although this is quite faded and irregular.
A front-on shot of a concrete building. The lower half of the building features a passageway, with a somewhat art deco canopy and column. Just above it is some graffiti, and a thin-framed window panelled window.

“Should I post the Brighton sorting office, or something from Manchester today?” I ask.

“I don’t think you could fit the whole Brighton sorting office in a postbox,” my boyfriend helpfully suggests.

Brighthelm Centre, Brighton, 2024

A four-story, weathered brown concrete building with vertical stains stands on a rainy street. The ground floor has a colorful storefront named Astoria with a blue fence beside it. Several cars are parked along the wet road in front of the building.

I’ve risked my last train home out of rainy Brighton to stop and take a picture of this beauty. This is the Brighthelm Centre. I love the textured concrete at the front of the building, and while the brick behind doesn’t do much for me, it certainly makes a great first impression. The cross recessed into the textured concrete is a particularly nice touch.