Heritage Open Day: Brighton Dome and the Art Deco Seaside

Join historian Dr Kathryn Ferry, author of a new book on Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture, as she explores the Art Deco redesign of Brighton Dome and discusses the wider context of buildings from the interwar holiday boom. During the 1920s and 30s competition between resorts intensified as increasing numbers of British people won the right to paid holidays. New attractions sprang up to meet this demand including open-air pools, entertainment pavilions and dance halls, streamlined beach huts and even pioneering car parks. For existing structures like the historic Dome, a modern revamp capitalised on the popularity of Hollywood movies and Riviera-inspired sun worship.