Baubles, dolphins and clock towers – the Christmas lights around Brighton, Nov 2018
As seen on a chilly night last week, here’s some photos of the rather splendid Christmas lights on display around Brighton on England’s south coast.
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In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018
The remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier have been doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel after a series of unexplained fires followed by storm damage made all …
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Brighton photos: bird whistle man, moody skies, the Monochrome Set and a late bar
I paid another visit to a chilly Brighton over the weekend and grabbed this selection of 22 photos on my travels around town. I hope you like them 🙂
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The beautiful LED lights of Brighton: Luminary by Ron Haselden at Fabrica
Luminary is a fascinating series of LED light drawings exhibited in two parts inside the Fabrica gallery in Brighton. The installation in the former Regency church takes the form of a …
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Scottish heart and passion: Admiral Fallow live at the Prince Albert in Brighton, Nov 2015
Formed in Glasgow in 2007, Admiral Fallow are another of those relatively obscure Scottish bands that I seem inexorably drawn to (see also: The Blue Nile/Doll By Doll etc), and a …
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A wet and windy afternoon on Brighton’s seafront, Autumn 2015
It was mighty wet and mighty windy in Brighton yesterday. Here’s a selection of photos from an extra-bracing strut along the seafront.
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Brighton: an early autumn stroll along the seafront in photos
I’ve managed to visit Brighton no less than twice in the last two weeks, and both times have been blessed with wonderful weather (unlike my rain-lashed trip to Bognor Regis earlier …
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Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier
I think it’s fair to say that I’m a bit obsessed with the melancholy dereliction of Brighton’s West Pier, a beautiful Victorian pleasure pier which is slowly rusting into the sea.
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Brighton’s i360 tower under construction -photos
The Brighton i360 tower, the controversial ‘replacement’ for the seaside town’s much-loved but now-abandoned West Pier can be seen under construction in these recent photos.
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Bars, beers, beaches and sunburn: Brighton basks in the early July sunshine
Brighton looked ruddy glorious in the July sunshine last week, and here’s a selection of photos taken during my short stay on the south coast.
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70s new wave art-rockers Deaf School turn up the volume in Brighton
They may be a totally obscure band to most people, but Deaf School were one of those great bands that found themselves with the right music at the wrong time.
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Brighton seagulls, skinheads, seaside and sun, photos from the the south coast resort
Here’s a selection of photos taken in and around Brighton this week. Above: a couple walks on to the beach as the skies darken.
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Brighton beach huts and shelters in the winter chill
With my coat buttoned up against the February chill, I took a walk along the seaside path that runs west from Brighton into Hove. At the western end there’s a …
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Brighton’s derelict West Pier in the winter sun and storms – in photos
I’ve been drawn to Brighton’s West Pier ever since I saw it featured in the photo story that accompanied the vinyl release of The Who’s Quadrophenia and it’s been heartbreaking …
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Brighton in winter: street scenes, pier, architecture, graffiti and hardy paddlers
I was out and about in Brighton over the weekend, heading to the south coast to watch the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat nearby Peaceheaven FC in a non-league football game. The …
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Brighton’s West Pier in 2014 – Victorian elegance rusts into the sea
It’s heartbreaking to see the skeletal remains of the once-grand Brighton West Pier slowly rusting into the English Channel.
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Blind Tiger Club in Brighton mothballed thanks to a ‘single neighbour’s noise complaints’
This has become such a depressingly familiar story: New neighbour moves in right next to a well known music venue. New neighbour doesn’t like the noise that was going on well before …
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Fabulous rail footage: London to Brighton train ride,1953-2013
Sixty years ago, the BBC filmed a train journey from London to Brighton and used ‘trick photography’ to condense the entire trip down to four minutes of high speed footage.
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Small Batch Coffee, Jubilee Street, Brighton serves up a winning brew
There’s not shortage of decent places to grab a good coffee in cosmopolitan Brighton, but one of the finest I’ve found so far is Small Batch Coffee in Jubilee Street.
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Brighton in the spring sunshine: beach scenes, buskers, beach huts and bandstands
Here’s some photos taken around Brighton, on the south coast of England, including views of the street market, beach, West Pier, Brighton Wheel and local architecture.
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The Brighton Wheel, a Steve Coogan-powered, third-hand alternative to the West Pier
No city is a city without a huge ferris wheel these days, and since October 2011, the Brighton Wheel has been spinning folks around on Madeira Drive, right on the Brighton seafront.
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Mrs Mills Experience and Chas & Dave at the Brighton Concorde 2
On Saturday we had a lovely day at the seaside, supporting Cockney legends Chas & Dave in a sold-out show at the Concorde 2 on the seafront.
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Heavily policed EDL march in Brighton sees marchers outnumbered by counter-demonstrators
There was a massive police presence around the Brighton seafront yesterday in readiness for the 6th annual ‘March for England St George’s Day Parade.’ March for England describes themselves as …
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Brighton EDL march photo – can you beat this caption?
Love the caption given by a poster on the urban75 forums to my photo of this animated scene at the EDL March in Brighton today: “Phones 4th Reich” Anyone got …
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Coffee at 33, Trafalgar Street, Brighton – small cafe, great coffee
Situated a short walk from Brighton’s lofty railway station is Coffee at 33, a small, friendly coffee shop serving up great caffeine brews and home baked cakes.
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The tragedy of West Pier, Brighton beach, Brighton
Unlikely to ever recover from the suspicious fires that saw this beautiful Grade I listed pier reduced to a burnt out shell, Brighton’s West Pier cuts a sorrowful sight in the spring …
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A sunny day by the seaside at Brighton – beach views and carousels
Here’s some photos from my trip to Brighton on the south coast earlier in the week. The weather was superb with bright sunny spring skies and barely any wind.
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A delightful lunch at Terre a Terre, East Street, Brighton
Yesterday, I was taken off to Brighton for a real birthday treat: lunch at Terre a Terre, which is just about my favourite vegetarian restaurant anywhere.
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Volk’s Electric railway and the fabulously eccentric Seaside Railway, Brighton
Although the beautiful West Pier looks unlikely to rise from the depths again, there’s still some quirky attractions to be found around the south coast city of Brighton. One of …
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