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Since we formed in 1972 as a successful grassroots campaign against a planned casino in Queens Park, we've published over 110 books documenting the 'People's History' of Brighton & Hove. Our archive documents the changing face of the city from the early-20th century to the present day - from the 'Poor Dispensary' and slum housing, [...]
Around 100 people joined QueenSpark on Zoom on the evening of 15th September 2020 for the launch of 'Discover Brighton', a series of new walks created as part of our Archives Alive project. You can now access the nine walks - which include audio, photographs and text covering aspects of the city's history over the [...]
As part of our Archives Alive project, before lockdown Collected Works ran a series of workshops in community centres and libraries across Brighton & Hove. They used our four latest books to inspire reminiscence and new creative work. Here is a video of some of the wonderful outcomes - and an opportunity for you to [...]
'Discover Brighton' is a new website which will enable you to access nine unique history walks via your phone as you wander around the city. Created by volunteers and covering all aspects of the city's history, the material is taken from QueenSpark's four latest books. Take a pleasant stroll along the seafront to hear about [...]
Archives Alive is a volunteer-led 28-month project that is increasing public accessibility to Brighton & Hove's heritage. It has utilised historical text, photographs, audio and print from QueenSpark's own archive and a range of other sources. The thread throughout the entire programme has been to rediscover and/or repurpose archive material, and people of all ages [...]
On July 25th 2019, at a launch at Brighton's Toy Museum, QueenSpark announced four new publications from our Archives Alive project. With content from QueenSparks' and other archives selected and edited by teams of volunteers under the guidance of Editor Evlynn Sharp, and in collaboration with designers Emily Macauley and Chris Callard, the books mark [...]