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Brighton in the spring sunshine: beach scenes, buskers, beach huts and bandstands
Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 | No CommentsHere’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. -
The Brighton Wheel, a Steve Coogan-powered, third-hand alternative to the West Pier
Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 | No CommentsNo 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. -
Mrs Mills Experience and Chas & Dave at the Brighton Concorde 2
Posted on Monday, Apr 22, 2013 | No CommentsOn 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. -
Heavily policed EDL march in Brighton sees marchers outnumbered by counter-demonstrators
Posted on Monday, Apr 22, 2013 | 9 CommentsThere 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... -
Brighton EDL march photo – can you beat this caption?
Posted on Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 | 2 CommentsLove 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... -
Coffee at 33, Trafalgar Street, Brighton – small cafe, great coffee
Posted on Friday, Apr 13, 2012 | No CommentsSituated 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. -
The tragedy of West Pier, Brighton beach, Brighton
Posted on Monday, Apr 9, 2012 | No CommentsUnlikely 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... -
A sunny day by the seaside at Brighton – beach views and carousels
Posted on Thursday, Apr 5, 2012 | No CommentsHere’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. -
A delightful lunch at Terre a Terre, East Street, Brighton
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 | No CommentsYesterday, 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. -
Volk’s Electric railway and the fabulously eccentric Seaside Railway, Brighton
Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2012 | No CommentsAlthough 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... -
The Brighton i360 tower: ‘successor’ to the West Pier
Posted on Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 | 6 CommentsWith the remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier now doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel, the West Pier Trust have lent their support to what they believe... -
Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part two
Posted on Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy 2003, storm damage and two arson attacks had all but destroyed the entire structure of the West Pier. Although there is an active campaign to create an ‘appropriate successor... -
Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part one
Posted on Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 | 7 CommentsI fell in love with this pier when I first saw it used as a backdrop for some of the photos in the photo supplement that accompanied The Who’s Quadrophenia double album.... -
Brighton ‘Fans United,’ Feb 1997: a proper football protest!
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 29, 2010 | 1 CommentWorth a repost (with new photos!) is this account of our trip to the Goldstone Ground in Brighton, 8th February 1997. -
Brighton 2002: West Pier and a shop window piled full of books
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 | 1 CommentWe took the train down to Brighton on a chilly February day in 2002, and armed with my old Sony Cybershot DCS-F55E camera, I grabbed a few photos around town....