and fabric of the building were found to be in unexpectedly poor condition. The hall was completely redesigned, an extension was built at the rear, the south end was altered, new windows were installed in the porch and structural alterations were carried out in the main part of the church. The project cost about £700,000 and was completed in 1999. The church repurchased the former Young Women's Christian Institute building in the 1990s after it had passed out of their ownership; it was believed to be in such poor condition that a proposal was made to demolish it and replace it with a new multi-purpose building to be used by the church and other groups. It eventually turned out to be in better condition than previously thought and was instead just completely refurbished. The church is licensed for worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 and has the registration number 30365. It was registered for the solemnisation of marriages on 21 August 1888. Architecture John Wills built the church in a Transitional Gothic style—commonly associated with Anglican churches of the 19th century but rare for a Nonconformist church of the era. The exterior is of pale Purbeck Stone, and the roof is tiled with slate. The church tower forms a local landmark: it stands slightly forward from the rest of the building, rises in four stages and is topped by a pointed roof in the Rhenish style. The interior is aligned north to south, parallel to the road. The arched entrance door in the base of the tower, flanked by granite memorial tablets laid in 1887, leads to the transept, lit by a series of lancet windows with coloured glass. Below the hammerbeam roof, a gallery runs round three sides of the church, supported by Corinthian columns made of cast iron. There are rose windows in the south and north walls; the north window has a quatrefoil design and is decorated in the Arts and Crafts style. The original pews and an elaborate pulpit are still in place inside. The church today Holland Road Baptist Church was listed at Grade II by English Heritage on 26 February 1991. It is one of 1,124 Grade II-listed buildings and structures, and 1,218 listed buildings of all grades, in the city of Brighton and Hove. There are services on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings and Tuesday afternoons. Some of these