anyone know when this sell off of the Brighton and Hove KH was put on the market and where will the cong go to?
Hove KH sell off
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Damascus
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pepperheart
i dont know when but its a property website called rightmove in the uk and is priced at £550,000
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darkspilver
The five congregations in Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England, meet in two Kingdom Halls, one on the west side, and the other on the north east side of the town centre.
https://goo.gl/maps/4gZy6ecGRbF2
Kingdom Hall, 37 Reynolds Road, HOVE BN3 5RJ
- Portslade: Tuesday 7.20pm and Sunday 1.00pm
Brighton West: Thursday 7.20pm and Sunday 10.00am
Kingdom Hall, 180 Warren Road, Woodingdean, BRIGHTON BN2 6DD
- Brighton North: Tuesday, 7.15pm and Sunday, 1.00pm
- Brighton South: Wednesday 7.15pm and Sunday 10.00am
Brighton Woodingdean: Thursday, 7.15pm and Sunday 4.00pm
The disused Kingdom Hall which is currently for sale is located between the two above Halls and closer to the town centre on the corner of York Avenue and Windlesham Avenue. -
darkspilver
There has been some re-jigging in the Brighton area over the last few years, it seems that:
- Brighton Elm Grove became Brighton North
- Brighton East became Brighton South
- Brighton Hove became Brighton West
- Brighton Patcham and Brighton Central were both disbanded.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-43503600.html
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konceptual99
The Brighton re-jig happened sometime ago. I can't remember exactly when but the property in Seven Dials has been unoccupied for a while now. One of the problems they had was that Hove congregation was pretty small and getting smaller. Disbanding two congregations and merging them in with Hove and another one (can't remember which this was) not only boosted the size of Hove but also allowed them to free up some property in a prime area of Brighton.
There is another poster on here who will likely have much more first hand experience of the situation if he his prepared to comment but this may not be possible without him divulging too much info.
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darkspilver
Hi konceptual99!
One of the problems they had was that Hove congregation was pretty small and getting smaller. Disbanding two congregations and merging them in with Hove and another one (can't remember which this was) not only boosted the size of Hove but also allowed them to free up some property in a prime area of Brighton.
That would seem sensible - the two exisitng halls being used are only five miles apart anyway, and the third (old) hall is directly in the middle.
https://goo.gl/maps/4gZy6ecGRbF2
The Reynolds Road hall, while being further West is still pretty well located for central Brighton including for buses etc - I believe it was rebuilt in the early 2000.
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konceptual99
Yup - Reynolds Road is just off a main bus route and pretty easy to get to. Parking is a pain but not impossible.
There were rumblings at the time of the rejig but these things tend to die down after a while and everyone gets used to it.
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nugget
I used to attend Portslade congregation when they had the hall next to the railway bridge. At the time the congregation seemed pretty active how things change.
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darkspilver
Hi nugget!
I used to attend Portslade congregation when they had the hall next to the railway bridge. At the time the congregation seemed pretty active how things change.
Maybe you where the heart and soul of the congregation?
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cantleave
£550,000K should pay a few legal bills. TBH that seems quite steep for a commercial property even in the middle of Brighton.
