The Old Police Cells Museum

Tour the Old Police Cells in the basement of Brighton Town Hall and get a taste of Brighton's criminal past, with goulish exhibits and tales of Police through the ages. Tours are free, but must be booked in advance and our one of the top rated things to see in Brighton on TripAdvisor.

The police cells were condemned in 1929 and are now unearthed for your pleasure. These cells have hosted many infamous felons who have shared a night in the company of the spectres that lurk within…

You can peek into the bleak cells, relive the events leading to the murder of the Chief Constable Henry Solomon at the Police station in 1844 by a petty criminal, who was then held in the cells before being tried & publicly hanged. Also learn about some of the mods and rockers who were briefly incarcerated here after violence on the beaches in the 1960s.

Standing in a cold, dark cell bathed in a cold, blue light, with no access to pen and paper, many took advantage of the only blank canvass available to them: the cell wall, covered in prisoners' graffiti and messages. Venture down into the sub-basement into the parquet-floored police clothing store where ‘capes’ and ‘breeches’ were kept and fearless ghost hunters can now spend a lonely vigil in the dark, silent hours before the dawn!

Introduction to The Old Police Cells Museum

Old Police Cells Museum

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