brighton previously known complex serviced offices prominent elevated position area brighton english city brighton large gothic revival building architect brothers london greatly different uses construction edge brighton parish years trained anglican military base records office opened business centre office complex elaborate flint exterior finely detailed gothic style especially windows english_heritage listed grade architectural historical importance history ancient sussex fishing village 18th 19th centuries developed fashionable seaside resort brighton lay 19th century elementary education act provision primary level education established school boards year olds taught schools founded sponsored charities private churches church schools brighton anglican churches schools included christ church diocese established institute train female anglican schools brighton rest lanes ancient heart town april association space soon needed found site west road build larger college road ran village eventually london main north south routes brighton chosen site north built link formed northern edge brighton ecclesiastical parish municipal borough architects william commissioned design new building based london worked extensively sussex buildings designed separately county include sea church baptist church started work large corner site building ready later year local firm extended building rear north teachers continued trained college officially called training college world war approached institution closed building auctioned sold use wartime base operations war archives records office moved vacant building threatened demolition local campaign helped receive listed status offering degree protection building future secured bought converted complex serviced offices opened november later renamed listed grade english heritage march status given nationally important buildings special interest february buildings structures listed buildings grades city brighton architecture built high prominent corner position giving good visibility west south long southward views flint main building material augmented stone yellow roof laid tiles storey façade road shaped regular symmetrical seven bay plan seventh bays project forward centre fourth bay formed elevated entrance porch windows sides grouped single hood string course doorway arch topped rest ground floor larger arranged pairs small south facing walls pairs inward facing walls seventh bays sets paired windows placed distance apart floor level similar paired rise south walls seventh bays prominent light windows form pattern headed windows supported ornate floor level entrance porch light headed windows set arch shaped hood mould windows south plate eastern face road bays carriage arch north end bays headed windows simpler straight headed windows carriage arch headed floor west roof cross parallel perpendicular ridge
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