The Birdcage Bandstand was designed by Philip Lockwood and built in 1884 as part of a project which included landscaped enclosures and covered shelters to improve facilities on the seafront.
Today, it is one of several blots which spoil it. Despite recent victories for lovers of local architecture at the Clifton Hill Coach House and the British Engineerium, a handful of eyesores on the seafront remind us there is still much to do.
The King Alfred, the West Pier and the delightful Birdcage Bandstand have all been allowed to rot for a disgracefully long period, despite overwhelming public pressure for action.
We're all hoping we get the Lottery grant for the bandstand but, if we do not, another source will have to be found.
In each case, there is a reason for the delays but none counts as a valid excuse.
The importance to the city of the built environment in these cases has simply been underestimated by Brighton and Hove City Council.
- Robert S Nemeth, Henfield Way, Hove
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