Name: ‘New Road: more than theatres and restaurants’
Start: 2026-02-26T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-26T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Brighton West Pier Centre

$\u2018New Road: more than theatres and restaurants\u2019$

A talk by Geoffrey Mead exploring the wide diversity of the cultural and religious lives that underpin this modern ‘Cultural Quarter'.
About this Event

New Road is in the heart of the city, with its theatres, cafes and restaurants, bars, and meeting places it is always a bustling, vibrant district. However, its wider geographical area has cultural and historic riches often overlooked when compared to the Royal Pavilion and Theatre Royal. A wide diversity of cultural and religious lives underpins the modern ‘Cultural Quarter.

Geoffrey Mead was born and raised in Brighton, attending Brighton, Hove & Sussex Grammar and later as a mature student, University of Sussex, where he took a PhD in Brighton’s interwar suburban history. From 1997-2002 he was a tour guide on the West Pier [leading the penultimate tour!] and has been a Trust member ever since. He gives talks on local history across the South East England, having worked with BBC Radio 4 and TV and takes guided walking tours around the city and county locations.