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Brighton photos: bird whistle man, moody skies, the Monochrome Set and a late bar
Posted on Thursday, Apr 28, 2016 | No CommentsI 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 🙂 -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/luminary-haselden-brighton-01-1-115x115.jpg "The beautiful LED lights of Brighton: Luminary by Ron Haselden at Fabrica")
The beautiful LED lights of Brighton: Luminary by Ron Haselden at Fabrica
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 26, 2016 | 1 CommentLuminary 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 […] -
![Last week, I took a trip south to return to the charming East Sussex town of Lewes. I was there to watch my team, Dulwich Hamlet lose (once again) to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/photos-lewes-sussex-37-115x115.jpg "Lewes: architecture, stickers, a disused railway line and a fine chippie – in photos")
Lewes: architecture, stickers, a disused railway line and a fine chippie – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 16, 2016 | No CommentsLast week, I took a trip south to return to the charming East Sussex town of Lewes. I was there to watch my team, Dulwich Hamlet lose (once again) to […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/admiral-fallow-011-115x115.jpg "Scottish heart and passion: Admiral Fallow live at the Prince Albert in Brighton, Nov 2015")
Scottish heart and passion: Admiral Fallow live at the Prince Albert in Brighton, Nov 2015
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015 | No CommentsFormed 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 […] -
Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier
Posted on Monday, Sep 28, 2015 | No CommentsI 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. -
Brighton’s i360 tower under construction -photos
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015 | 3 CommentsThe 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. -
Brighton seagulls, skinheads, seaside and sun, photos from the the south coast resort
Posted on Saturday, Jun 6, 2015 | 1 CommentHere’s a selection of photos taken in and around Brighton this week. Â Above: a couple walks on to the beach as the skies darken. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brighton-beach-huts-winter-011-115x115.jpg "Brighton beach huts and shelters in the winter chill")
Brighton beach huts and shelters in the winter chill
Posted on Monday, Feb 23, 2015 | 2 CommentsWith 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brighton-west-pier-winter-2015-031-115x115.jpg "Brighton’s derelict West Pier in the winter sun and storms – in photos")
Brighton’s derelict West Pier in the winter sun and storms – in photos
Posted on Friday, Feb 20, 2015 | 2 CommentsI’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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brighton-photos-dec-2014-05-115x115.jpg "Brighton in winter: street scenes, pier, architecture, graffiti and hardy paddlers")
Brighton in winter: street scenes, pier, architecture, graffiti and hardy paddlers
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014 | 1 CommentI 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 […] -
Brighton’s West Pier in 2014 – Victorian elegance rusts into the sea
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 9, 2014 | 2 CommentsIt’s heartbreaking to see the skeletal remains of the once-grand Brighton West Pier slowly rusting into the English Channel. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/blind-tiger-club-brighton-115x115.jpg "Blind Tiger Club in Brighton mothballed thanks to a ‘single neighbour’s noise complaints’")
Blind Tiger Club in Brighton mothballed thanks to a ‘single neighbour’s noise complaints’
Posted on Sunday, Jun 1, 2014 | 6 CommentsThis 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 […] -
![It’s stuffed full of historic buildings, has a long history dating back to Roman times, goes crazy on Bonfire Night and has a fabulous brewery right in the middle of the town. Yep, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photos-lewes-east-sussex-011-115x115.jpg "Photos of Lewes, East Sussex – old castle, historical buildings, Harveys ales and a car boot sale")
Photos of Lewes, East Sussex – old castle, historical buildings, Harveys ales and a car boot sale
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014 | 3 CommentsIt’s stuffed full of historic buildings, has a long history dating back to Roman times, goes crazy on Bonfire Night and has a fabulous brewery right in the middle of the town. Yep, […] -
![Keen to let alcohol smooth away the disappointment of Dulwich Hamlet‘s 0-2 defeat against Lewes FC on Saturday, we decided to spend an evening in the East Sussex town enjoying […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lansdown-arms-lewes-01-115x115.jpg "We feel the love for Saturday night at the Lansdown Arms, Lewes")
We feel the love for Saturday night at the Lansdown Arms, Lewes
Posted on Monday, Mar 3, 2014 | No CommentsKeen to let alcohol smooth away the disappointment of Dulwich Hamlet‘s 0-2 defeat against Lewes FC on Saturday, we decided to spend an evening in the East Sussex town enjoying […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edl-march-brighton-2013-27-115x115.jpg "Heavily policed EDL march in Brighton sees marchers outnumbered by counter-demonstrators")
Heavily policed EDL march in Brighton sees marchers outnumbered by counter-demonstrators
Posted on Monday, Apr 22, 2013 | 13 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 […]