Sussex Masonic Centre, (ex-Sussex Masonic Club), Brighton

This is a club, which means that the bar may be only open to members.

The Sussex Masonic Centre’s main building in Queen’s Road was originally a house built in the 1820s/1830s by Amon Wilds and Charles Augustine Busby. In the late 1890s the house was donated to the Masons by the Kidds, a wealthy brewing family and it was extensively modified. The front is divided into three bays by Doric pilasters with honeysuckle and palmette ornamentation. The original central flat-arched entrance is set back under a porch with Greek Doric columns. The central first-floor window was altered in the 19th century to a canted bay. The north wing extension which includes the Masonic Temple has a flat arched entrance with a decoratively glazed overlight; it was opened in July 1928. The entrance is flanked by flat-arched windows with decorative glazing. The entrance and windows have architraves decorated with ribbing and corner blocks. Entering the building, the visitor cannot fail to be taken aback by its stunning interior. Redesigned by John Leopold Denman, it reflects the architectural and interior design of the Art Deco period.