Brighton & Hove’s basement: beneath the city

Rottingdean Whiteway Centre

Special Event

Brighton & Hove’s basement: beneath the city

Day Friday
Date6th February 2026
Time 19:30 - 21:30
Presenter Dr Geoffrey Mead
Cost £12.00
Room Main Hall
Availability 60/60 Places
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Event Description

Brighton & Hove has a complex landscape, not just steep hills and a stony beach. From Saltdean to Portslade, and Patcham to the Beach we look at what the city is built upon.

Wine and nibbles will be available at the interval.

Presenter

An Associate Tutor with the Geography team at the University of Sussex from where I thought I had retired...10 years ago! I specialise in the landscapes of SE England, in both urban and rural areas and I did my doctorate in the suburban growth of the interwar period. I taught adult education for nearly 30 years at Sussex where I worked in the Landscape Studies degree team and was Convenor for Local History. I give talks across SE England to a wide range of groups, from universities to local history societies, WI groups , U3A, Probus and Round Tables. I teach also for the Workers Educational Association and run weekly classes at local community centres. The most requested from my range of talks are those that combine social history, geography, geology and a 'sense of place'.