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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