Sports Stadium Brighton

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Sports Stadium Brighton
AddressBrighton
England
Construction
Built1934
Demolished1965

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.

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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]

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

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