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Welcome to the Regency Society

Since 1945 the Regency Society has been the foremost amenity group working for Brighton and Hove's past and future heritage. The RS encourages excellence in conservation, planning, design and construction through its lectures, campaigns and publications. We care about both the past and future of our city.

What's happening

At the next event in the 2023-2024 lecture programme the subject wil be Self-build Housing, in which Brighton was a post-war pioneer. The principal speaker will be Alice Grahame, co-author of Walter Segal Self-Build Architect. As usual, the lecture at 7:00pm on Wednesday 13 March 2024 at The Hove Club is free and open to all.

The final event of the season can be seen on the Events page. This will include the society's AGM, which is announced on another page. There are up to nine vacancies for trustees, including two officers; a nomination form is here.

For the latest comments about planning applications by our Joint Planning Forum with Hove Civic Society, see the Latest news items.

We are working on a number of new projects that will be announced over the coming months. There will be opportunities for participation, so all the more reason to be a member. You can join here if you haven't already.

Meanwhile, we are now well advnced with a revised version of this website to bring it up-to-date with a new look, new features and vastly improved navigation.

Meanwhile . . .

Our images collection gives a special insight into the history of Brighton and Hove. The revised version of the James Gray Collection of more than 7,500 often unique historic photographs is nearing completion as Historical and Contemporary Images of Brighton and Hove. We also host the Society of Brighton Print Collectors of over 500 images mostly from before the days of photography.