Hove, St Patrick
Hove St Patrick stands on the west side of Cambridge Road, on the boundary between Brighton and Hove, and is within walking distance of Brighton Train Station and the seafront. The Grade II-listed church was built in 1858 to the designs of H E Kendall Jnr., in an idiosyncratic Gothic style of Victorian Decorated character, with external facades of Kentish ragstone and stone dressings, and slate roofs. The church was part converted into a homeless night shelter with hostel accommodation in the 1980s. The night hostel closed in 2012, and the hostel areas were used and managed by a homeless charity until recent times. Key features Landmark building in Hove Full vacant possession Suitable for a number of uses and possible conversion to residential accommodation, subject to the necessary planning consent Separated as a vacant homeless hostel and a vacant place of worship
How buying it together would work
- Pledge a number. Your name and amount go on this page. It is a signal, not a payment — nobody is charged, and you can ask to be removed at any time.
- Reach the number. When pledges cover the asking price (plus a reserve for closing costs, title, survey and the first year of upkeep), the page closes and the group is introduced.
- Form the entity. Neighbors decide the structure — a nonprofit, a co-op, a land trust, or a single buyer with donations. A real-estate attorney drafts it; a title company or solicitor holds funds in escrow.
- Buy, then decide what it is. Worship, a community hall, a school, housing, or simply keeping the doors open and the organ playing. The deed records the promise.
Listing via Church of England. See the original listing. Prices and availability change; verify with the agent before acting.