My recent visit to the Royal Pavilion gardens reminded me of my previous visit many years ago. On that occasion I had intended to visit the Pavilion but there was a long queue so I opted for a quiet lunch in the gardens. I chose the perfect bench but what followed was anything but quiet [...]
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The Bench is No More
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 7th 2023
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Brighton Pavilion
In the mid 1780s George, Prince of Wales, rented a small lodging house overlooking a fashionable promenade in Brighton. Brighton was developing from a decayed fishing town to an established seaside retreat for the rich and famous, being close to London.
It also proved popular for the therapeutic health-giving sea water remedies made famous by Dr [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 5th 2023
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Brighton Street Art
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 29th 2023
St John the Baptist’s Church was the first Catholic Church in Brighton. The building of the church was funded by Maria Fitzherbert a wealthy widow from Shropshire who became the secret first wife of George, Prince of Wales who later became King George IV. The marriage was kept secret because at that time it was [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2023
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Henry Van Dyke
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 23rd 2023
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Brighton i360
Brighton i360 was designed by the architectural company Marks Barfield, which also designed the London Eye. The building was conceived as a “vertical pier”. The tower is located at the shore end of the ruined West Pier, and the design recreated the original Italianate ticket booths of the West Pier, placed on either side of the entrance, serving [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jul 22nd 2023
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Brighton Bandstand
The Brighton bandstand is the sole survivor of the many bandstands from the Victorian era:
It is the sole survivor of the dozen bandstands which graced the parks and promenades of Brighton and Hove in Victorian times. They fell out of favour in the 1960s when traffic noise began to drown out the music, but this [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2023
