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![I first visited Hastings Pier in February 2005, when much of the original Victorian structure was still intact (see pic below). Five years later, the pier was nearly completed destroyed […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hastings-pier-nov-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019")
In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019
Posted on Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 | 1 CommentI first visited Hastings Pier in February 2005, when much of the original Victorian structure was still intact (see pic below). Five years later, the pier was nearly completed destroyed […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brighton-west-pier-i360-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018")
In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018
Posted on Monday, Nov 19, 2018 | 1 CommentThe 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 […] -
![Last weekend, I paid another visit to the lovely East Sussex town of Lewes – I was in town to play a gig with my band at the Con Club, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/photos-of-lewes-01-115x115.jpg "Lewes in photos: architecture, street scenes and signs and closed pubs, May 2018")
Lewes in photos: architecture, street scenes and signs and closed pubs, May 2018
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2018 | 2 CommentsLast weekend, I paid another visit to the lovely East Sussex town of Lewes – I was in town to play a gig with my band at the Con Club, […] -
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. 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 […]