Historic building, Dust Destructor now canteen. Previous site of waste transfer site 'Dust Destructor'. Now converted to site's canteen.
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The 1810 Brighton Town Act allowed for the appointment of ‘scavengers’ to collect Brighton’s rubbish. The rubbish was then stored at the Brighton Parish Dust Yard, at Hollingdean.
In 1886 a ‘Dust Destructor’ was built to the north of the original dust yard, with an associated 220ft chimney dated 1895. This incinerated the town’s waste, with the byproduct ‘clinker’ (those parts that didn’t burn) used as hard core for road construction or to construct the occasional wall (see wall on Upper Hollingdean Road).
The Dust Destructor remained in use until 1952 when waste began to be taken to Sheepcote Valley instead.
A new waste transfer station has now been built at the Hollingdean site, and the Dust Destructor has been converted to use as the site’s canteen.
Source 1: Collis 2010.
Source 2: Collis 2010.
ii. A good example of a building of its type.
ii. The building is illustrative of the significant developments in waste disposal and public health necessitated by the urbanisation of Brighton. It reveals much about the often-overlooked infrastructure that is required to allow a town to operate effectively.
ii. Outside of a conservation area, the building contributes to the area and can be glimpsed from the wider street scene.
i. The building is a rare survival of often overlooked city infrastructure. It's representative of the significant developments in waste disposal and public health that took place in Brighton in the 19th century as the town became increasingly industrialised and urban.
i. The building retains much of its original external appearance, although most of its setting and the chimney have been lost.
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