THE DROVEWAY, HOVE, EAST SUSSEX, BN3 7QA MAJOR HISTORIC HERITAGE MUSEUM SITE WITHIN BRIGHTON & HOVE Significant potential for a variety of uses LEISURE • BUSINESS SPACE • EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CAMPUS • INSTITUTIONAL EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST BY FRIDAY 8 th JUNE 2018 BILINGUAL LEGAL & GENERAL CORAL GREYHOUND WAITROSE PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADQUARTERS STADIUM SUPERSTORE britishengineerium.co.uk THE BRITISH ENGINEERIUM IS AN ENGINEERING AND STEAM POWER MUSEUM SITUATED WITHIN THE BRIGHTON AND HOVE CONURBATION. IT COMPRISES A SERIES OF 19TH CENTURY, HIGH VICTORIAN, GOTHIC BRICK BUILDINGS WHICH WERE ERECTED IN 1866, AS A PUMPING STATION FOR THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY COMPANY. THE ENGINEERIUM HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS BY THE BRITISH ENGINEERIUM TRUST. IN RECENT YEARS, THE BRITISH ENGINEERIUM - A BRIEF HISTORY ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION HAS The British Engineerium (formerly Goldstone pumping approximately 600,000 litres of water per hour. In 1884, station) is an engineering and steam power museum a cooling pond and leat were built on the adjoining land. BEEN ADDED, EXTENDING THE situated within the Brighton and Hove conurbation. It The site ran successfully until the 1950s when it became comprises a series of 19th Century High Victorian, redundant due to the addition of several post-war BUILDINGS WITH SEVERAL NEW Gothic brick buildings which were erected in 1866, as a pumping stations across the city. In 1971, the site was pumping station for the local water supply company. A saved from demolition by Jonathan Minns, a London- BUILDINGS, TO A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF second engine was added in 1875. At the time of based steam and engineering expert who set about construction, Brighton and Hove suffered from a lack of 33,625 SQ.FT / 3,123 SQ.M. saving the buildings and their contents. In 2006, the site clean water due to the rapid growth of the town in the was acquired by its present owners who have continued 18th and early 19th century. Thomas Hawksley was with the restoration and construction of the new commissioned to find a new site for a pumping station THE ENGINEERIUM SITS UPON A TOTAL buildings, with a view to creating an engineering and in 1858 he advised that the shallow chalk valley at themed visitor attraction. SITE AREA OF 2.5 ACRES/1 HECTARE. Goldstone bottom was a suitable candidate for supplying water from the natural aquifer below. The facility opened in 1866 and consisted of the original boiler house with adjacent engine room, coal cellars and a chimney, all built of polychrome brick. Demand for water continued to rise and in 1876 the corporation undertook a major expansion of the pumping station, by adding a second engine room, together with the large coal shed (corliss room) and additional workshop facilities. Both engines were capable of pumping britishengineerium.co.uk BRIGHTON & HOVE Culture is an intrinsic part of life in BRIGHTON & HOVE Brighton. The renowned Theatre Brighton and Hove is a seaside resort, some 55 miles Royal, Duke of York’s Picture House south of London with an estimated population of 273,000, forming part of a larger conurbation and Brighton Museum are all a stroll stretching along the coast of approximately 480,000. away and the city regularly hosts It is connected to the national road networks by the A(M)23 north and the A259 and A27 east west routes festivals and exhibitions including and has excellent rail links via Brighton, Hove and the annual Brighton Pride Festival, Portslade stations, making London Victoria accessible in under one hour. Brighton Comedy Festival and Brighton Festival, the largest arts LOCATION festival in England and one of the largest in Europe. The Engineerium complex lies within the conurbation of Brighton and Hove at the corner of Neville Road and The Droveway, which is accessible from the A23/A27 and the A270 east-west thoroughfares. The site is immediately adjacent to Hove Park, a green space extending to some 40 acres with tennis courts, steam train ride and various other facilities. Public transport routes are available in Neville Road and the site is approximately 1.5 miles from Hove and Aldrington mainline railway stations. britishengineerium.co.uk THE OPPORTUNITY Significant potential for a variety of uses LEISURE • BUSINESS SPACE • EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CAMPUS • INSTITUTIONAL The Engineerium has been beautifully The new buildings were developed with the concept of Militarium Exhibition Hall (currently vacant) creating a themed visitor attraction, based around the restored over the last ten years by the existing heritage steam museum and as such lend The view from Hove Park British Engineerium Trust. In recent themselves to a variety of uses which could include leisure (D2 use), D1 uses and offices (B1), or a mixture of years, additional accommodation these uses. has been added, extending to some The new buildings have been finished to a shell 15,015sq.ft / 1,395 sq.m in several new specification and are, thus, ready for final fit out by the buildings, which are currently new occupiers. internally unfitted. This brings the total floor area of the buildings to PLANNING 33,625 sq.ft / 3,123 sq.m, sitting upon The site currently comprises a variety of buildings, most of which are classed as a museum which falls a site of 2.5 acres/1 hectare. under class D1 use. The engineer’s house is used as offices, which is complementary to the main museum use of the site. It is considered that the site is suitable for a variety of alternative uses which would be subject to a change of use. The site and buildings fall under the Engineerium Conservation area which extends to 8.89 acres / 3.59 hectares and includes a site on the other side of the road (not included in this sale). Parts of the site are Listed Grade II, including the boiler and engine house plus chimney (cooling pond and leat), the coal shed (corliss room) and the flint boundary wall. britishengineerium.co.uk THEMED VISITOR ATTRACTION The current owner, whilst lovingly TENURE New Exhibition Space (currently vacant) The entire site is available freehold with vacant refurbishing the entire complex, had New Exhibition Hall Entrance (currently vacant) possession upon completion, with our clients preference the vision to create a significant for a sale. However, consideration will also be given to visitor destination site telling the proposals from operators on a leasehold basis. story of the ‘World of Engineering’. BASIS OF SALE Initial expressions of interest are invited by Friday 8th The current owner, whilst lovingly refurbishing the June 2018. Any freehold of leasehold proposals should entire complex, had the vision to create a be marked ‘British Engineerium offer’ and addressed to significant visitor destination site telling the story of Mr C. Oakley of Oakley, 23 & 24 Marlborough Place, the ‘World of Engineering’. The intention was to mix Brighton, BN1 1UB. the old and the new by combining heritage and history with the latest entertainment technologies NB: There are various free standing Historic Artefacts to create a unique family theme park experience, within the buildings which are held by The Engineerium including the ‘British Militarium’ (a fully immersive Trust and are not part of the Sale. exhibition experience of the machines and Our clients also own 3 residential properties which are industrial warfare), “Dr Volks mystery ride” (a train opposite the site, which could be part of the Sale. ride exploring the mystery of electricity and its power for invention), a 5D cinema together with a There is a covenant on the property which requires restaurant and cafe area, all supplemented with the primary use of the site to remain as a Museum and the beautiful grade 2 listed steam engines. Exhibition centre. Further details on all of the above on request. This is an example of the versatility of the site and potential of the buildings. britishengineerium.co.uk THE BRITISH ENGINEERIUM HISTORIC BUILDINGS Approximate internal floor areas: Sq Feet Sq Meters Existing Victorian buildings Boiler house 6,670 sq.ft 620 sq.m Engine house 1 1,075 sq.ft 100 sq.m Engine House 2 1,075 sq.ft 100 sq.m Corliss Room Lower Level 3,875 sq.ft 360 sq.m Corliss Room Upper Level 2,365 sq.ft 220 sq.m Workshop (rear of Corliss room) 1,345 sq.ft 125 sq.m Sub Total 16,405 sq.ft 1,525 sq.m Engineer’s House (offices) 2,205 sq.ft 205 sq.m KEY TOTAL HISTORIC BUILDINGS 18,610 SQ.FT 1,730 SQ.M New/Extended Space NEW / EXTENDED BUILDINGS Engineerium Boiler House Approximate internal floor areas: Sq Feet Sq Meters Gatehouse / Shop / Ticket Office 1,680 sq.ft 156 sq.m Exhibition Area (Lower Level) 2,475 sq.ft 230 sq.m Exhibition Area (Upper Level) 2,800 sq.ft 260 sq.m Exhibition Area (Underground area) 3,550 sq.ft 330 sq.m Exhibition Hall (Militarium) 3,650 sq.ft 339 sq.m Underground kitchen (Proposed) 860 sq.ft 80 sq.m TOTAL NEW BUILDINGS 15,015 SQ.FT 419 SQ.M TOTAL BUILDINGS ON SITE 33,625 SQ.FT 3,123 SQ.M External areas (car parking etc.) Cooling Pond Area 8,280 sq.ft 770 sq.m TOTAL SITE AREA APROX 2.5 ACRES 1 HECTARE britishengineerium.co.uk The Corliss Room The Boiler House Engine House 1 britishengineerium.co.uk THE DROVEWAY, HOVE, EAST SUSSEX, BN3 7QA www.britishengineerium.co.uk D Y HOVE K E PARK R O E A A V D 2 A 3 D P R GREYHOUND R A23 LONDON E O S F STADIUM T A27 WORTHING N O A E HIGH N T C D S V E R R I A27 V O A RI O A R A F O 27 D T D D 0 WORTHING R V O R L I E D L P P LAS A LONDON ROAD S G H U 2 O STATION N R 3 E D I E H L A H Y B M T ALDRINGTON K D E H STATION R E Y O A C K A A Y D R E 2 C T O 3 I E R O P O L A D R D A R N R D D 0 HOVE E I 7