Chartwell Court

Chartwell Court is a residential tower block in the centre of Brighton, part of the city of Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom. The tower is unusual in that is built directly on top of a car park serving the Churchill Square shopping centre. Construction work started in 1967 and continued until the following year.[1]

Chartwell Court
Location within central Brighton
General information
Type	Residential tower block
Address	BN1 2EW / 2EX
Town or city	Brighton and Hove
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	50.8229°N 0.1475°W / 50.8229; -0.1475
Construction started	1967
Completed	1968
Owner	Churchill Square
Height	218 feet (66 m)
Technical details
Floor count	22
Lifts/elevators	2
Design and construction
Architect	Richard Seifert
Architecture firm	R. Seifert & Partners

Chartwell Court is the second tallest building in the city of Brighton and Hove[2][3] and amongst the tallest in the surrounding county of East Sussex. Most flats have uninterrupted sea views,[4] and many also have views over the South Downs and the city.

See also

Media related to Chartwell Court, Brighton at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. Carder 1990, §. 37.
2. Collis 2010, p. 330.
3. Antram & Morrice 2008, p. 27.
4. Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design 1987, p. 89.

Bibliography

• Antram, Nicholas; Morrice, Richard (2008). Brighton and Hove. Pevsner Architectural Guides. London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12661-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Brighton Polytechnic. School of Architecture and Interior Design (1987). A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton. Macclesfield: McMillan Martin. ISBN 1-869865-03-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Carder, Timothy (1990). The Encyclopaedia of Brighton. Lewes: East Sussex County Libraries. ISBN 0-86147-315-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Collis, Rose (2010). The New Encyclopaedia of Brighton. (loosely based on the original by Tim Carder) (1st ed.). Brighton: Brighton & Hove Libraries. ISBN 978-0-9564664-0-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)