Chartwell Court is a residential
tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdiction. ...
in the centre of
Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
, part of the city of
Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority area, ceremonially in East Sussex, England. There are multiple villages alongside the seaside resorts of Brighton and Hove in the district. It is administe ...
in the
United Kingdom
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. The tower is unusual in that is built directly on top of a car park serving the
Churchill Square shopping centre. Construction work started in 1967 and continued until the following year.
At a height of , it is the
second tallest building in Brighton and Hove and amongst the tallest in the surrounding county of
East Sussex
East Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Kent to the north-east, West Sussex to the west, Surrey to the north-west, and the English Channel to the south. The largest settlement ...
. Most flats have uninterrupted sea views,
and many also have views over the
South Downs
The South Downs are a range of chalk hills in the south-eastern coastal counties of England that extends for about across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, in the ...
and the city.
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Residential buildings completed in 1968
Buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove
Houses in Brighton and Hove
1968 establishments in England