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Jaime
Kaminski
Sussex Archaeological Society
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St Peter's church is a landmark in the City of Brighton and Hove. It is the focal point of the view northwards from the Royal Pavilion. Charles Barry, architect of the Houses of Parliament, designed it in the fashionable Gothic style. The parish Vestry knew that the old parish church was too small. It agreed to the suggestion of a new church (rather than extending the old one) because of the offer of land by Thomas Read Kemp and by the prospect of funding by the Church Building Commission. The Church Building Committee's management of the financial records on behalf of the parish was poor. The parish argued with the Commission and lost a court case brought against them for repayment of a loan.