Worthing Dental Implant Centre restores old building
One of Worthing’s iconic old Victorian buildings has been saved from being demolished by a £1.2 million restoration project by a local dentist.
Ross Drybrough, who has worked in Worthing since 1994, is already a very familiar face as co-owner of the popular Strand Dental Practice, which has been established since the 1950’s.
As a well-established and highly qualified expert in implantology, Ross has expanded his business to house the increase in demand for his skills in Worthing, giving it its own dedicated space in a grand Victorian building.
About the building
Formerly a council-owned building, it had been boarded up for seven or eight years since the previous tenant, Citizens Advice Bureau, vacated. In that time the lovely old building had fallen into disrepair, with some classic features such as period cornices and mouldings collapsing entirely, while damp rotted the floors and damaged most of the walls and ceilings.