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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. -
Bars, beers, beaches and sunburn: Brighton basks in the early July sunshine
Posted on Monday, Jul 6, 2015 | No CommentsBrighton 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. -
![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 […] -
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. -
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.