Sports Stadium Brighton

Sports Stadium Brighton

Address	Brighton England
Construction
Built	1934
Demolished	1965

Sports Stadium Brighton or S. S. Brighton was a former venue at Brighton initially being a swimming pool and subsequently an ice-rink. It was also known as Brighton Sports Stadium for much of its existence.

History

Sports Stadium Brighton opened as a swimming pool in 1934. After initial success but a subsequent decline in patronage it was to be repurposed as an ice-rink and rebranded Brighton Sports Stadium in October 1935. It was also rebranded The Brighton Palladium.[a] It closed and was demolished c. 1965.[1]

As an ice-rink the venue was home to the Brighton Tigers ice hockey team.[1] With the closure of the ice-rink there was surge in popularity of Grice hockey, a grass game based on ice hockey in the area.[2]

References

Notes

1. Not to be confused with similarly named Brighton Palladium Theatre.[1]

References

1. Curator 2021.
2. Fitch 2020.

Sources

• Curator (2021). "Category:SS Brighton". Brighton Toy Museum. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
• Fitch, Geoff (Winter 2020). "Fond Memories of Glynde" (PDF). Steadfast News. Brighton: Steadfast Association. Retrieved 15 June 2021.