Worthing Dome

Our aim was to preserve the Dome cinema and to restore and re-open the whole building. The refurbished building the now provides the local community with an entertainment centre and acts as a flagship project for the regeneration of the whole seafront. The restoration returned the Dome to its 1921 splendour but also incorporated the latest cinema technology. The building now contains two cinema screens, a café, bars, function rooms and two new retail units. The front of the building was completely rebuilt to provide the new café and retail units at ground floor level, while reinstating many of the original features that had been lost over time. There is now a first floor function room with a new terrace. The main dome tower has been converted into a bar and a new kitchen with a further bar has been located in the rear function room. The main cinema has been completely refurbished and now has a 600-seat auditorium.

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The work also consisted of the refurbishment of many of the internal Grade II* listed areas, including the main auditorium, main foyer and the first floor function rooms, with external repairs to the existing building fabric and a new Welsh slate roof. All the existing render was removed from the Dome tower and was replaced with a breathable waterproof lime-based render. As part of the works we also installed a new disabled lift in order to comply with current Building Regulations; where possible, we upgraded the insulation to the existing building fabric, but in many areas this has not been possible due to the listed status of the building.

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