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Now the sensible home of Lewes District Council, Lewes House was once home to a very colourful Boston socialite. Geoffrey Mead reveals some of this amazing building's past scandals and tells us how a pile of gorse gave the house its wonderful look.

This time local historian Geoffrey Mead guides us through some of Brighton's amazing seafront buildings. We start in a loo that's now a restaurant, take in a few Grand secrets and finish in the 1930's at the most westerly building in Brighton.

From Lewes Castle we head down towards Lewes High Street, via a wonderful complex of antique and craft shops. With Cliffe Hill in the distance local historian Geoffrey Mead guides us through some of the beautiful and historic buildings on each side.

This time a walk with local historian Geoffrey Mead from Lewes High Street towards Lewes Castle. We find out why the castle was moved from its original position, discover the origins of the name Lewes and what is mathematical tiling?

Built on the Clyde almost a century and a half ago the West Pier is one of the most photographed buildings in Brighton. Local historian Geoffrey Mead, once a pier tour guide himself, is very well placed to reveal some of her best kept secrets.

Sir charles Barry won a competition to design the parish church of St Peter's in York Place, Brighton and went on to design the Houses of Parliament. Local historical geographer Geoffrey Mead tells us more.

This time we start our walk with local historian Geoffrey Mead outside the Brighton Fishing Museum. Records show that fishing was a part of Brighton life over a thousand years ago and today it's back after a 1970's blip.

The son of a Welsh millwright, who became one of the top architects of the time, Nash was hired by the Prince Regent who wanted to build his palace by the sea. The Pavilion has now been restored to it's original design but at the time Nash left Brighton u

Today Pool Valley is the resting place for coaches, but not so long ago it was horses you would have seen, after emerging from a dip in the ocean that it. Local historian Geoffrey Mead tells us more about the changing places and faces of the city.

Born in Brighton, Eric Gill later moved to Ditchling where he headed up a community of artists. A religious man, who lead a very bohemian life, definitely kept tongues wagging. A sculptor and famous for the Gill Sans typeface still used today.