The Post & Telegraph

The Post & Telegraph is a J D Wetherspoon pub located at 155–158 North Street in Brighton, East Sussex, England. It occupies a Grade II listed building constructed between 1921 and 1923 as a branch of the National Provincial Bank, designed by the local architecture firm Clayton & Black in collaboration with the bank's in-house architect F.C.R. Palmer. The building is noted for its Louis XVI-style façade and is within the North Laine Conservation Area. After serving as a bank and later as a bar and nightclub, the building was acquired by J D Wetherspoon and converted into a pub, opening on 21 December 2010. The pub's name references the Brighton Gazette, Hove Post and Sussex Telegraph, a newspaper that once occupied 155a North Street. As a Wetherspoon outlet, The Post & Telegraph offers a wide range of food and drinks, including real ales, and participates in the chain's twice-yearly beer festivals. It is one of several Wetherspoon pubs in Brighton and Hove.

The building at 155–158 North Street, Brighton, was constructed between 1921 and 1923 as a branch of the National Provincial Bank. The site had previously been occupied by several shops, including 155a North Street, which from 1910 housed the Brighton Gazette, Hove Post and Sussex Telegraph, published by William James Towner. The National Provincial Bank acquired the properties between 1916 and 1920 and commissioned the local firm Clayton & Black, working with their in-house architect F.C.R. Palmer, to design a new bank building. The result was a two-storey stone structure in the Louis XVI style, with Edwardian Baroque elements, completed in 1923. The bank operated there until 1968, when National Provincial merged with Westminster Bank to form National Westminster Bank, and the branch was rebranded accordingly. In the 1990s, changes in alcohol licensing policy led many bank branches to be sold for conversion into pubs and bars. By the early 21st century, the building operated as a bar named Saqqara, later becoming a sports bar and nightclub called The Gentleman's Turf. In July 2010, J D Wetherspoon was granted permission by Brighton and Hove City Council to convert the building into a pub. The Post & Telegraph opened on 21 December 2010, becoming Wetherspoon's second pub in central Brighton. The building was listed at Grade II by English Heritage on 23 June 1994 under the name National Westminster Bank, recognising its architectural and historical importance. It lies within the North Laine Conservation Area, designated in 1977. As of 2026, The Post & Telegraph is one of four Wetherspoon outlets in Brighton and Hove.

• 2010

  J D Wetherspoon is granted permission to convert the building into a pub; The Post & Telegraph opens on 21 December.

• 1994

  The building is listed at Grade II by English Heritage.

• 1968

  National Provincial Bank merges with Westminster Bank to form National Westminster Bank; the branch is rebranded.

• 1923

  The King Louis-style bank building is completed.

• 1921

  National Provincial Bank commissions Clayton & Black to design a new bank building on the site.

• 1910

  The Brighton Gazette, Hove Post and Sussex Telegraph occupies 155a North Street.

Value-oriented community pub within the J D Wetherspoon chain, offering low-priced food and drink in a historic setting.

• Real ale

• Craft beer

• Pub food

• Breakfast

• Burgers

• Cocktails

• Soft drinks

• Coffee

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2. 2History - J D Wetherspoonjdwetherspoon.com
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4. 4About us - J D Wetherspoonjdwetherspoon.com
5. 5155–158 North Street, Brighton - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
6. 6The Post and Telegraph - Wikidatawikidata.org