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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. -
Hastings Pier to be restored after £11m lottery grant
Posted on Monday, Nov 19, 2012 | No CommentsWhen I visited Hastings pier earlier this year, the future looked very bleak indeed, with the burnt out shell of the pier slowly rusting into the sea. I feared it... -
The ancient tradition of fishing boats on the Strade, Hastings
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 | No CommentsHome to the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Britain, the stretch of the beach known as the Strade in Hastings has been used as a fishing port for centuries. -
Photos of the beaches, harbour and streets of Tenby, west Wales
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 | 1 CommentI’ve just posted up a new gallery of some 65 photos taken during our recent stay in the beautiful small west Wales town of Tenby. I hope you like them! -
A late summer stroll along the splendid beaches of Tenby, west Wales
Posted on Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsI used to visit Tenby when I was a kid, but coming back as an adult I was rather blown away by the beauty of the small West Wales town,... -
Remembering Hastings Pier – photos from 2005 reveal what’s been lost
Posted on Friday, Aug 17, 2012 | No CommentsI posted a photo report last week showing the tragic state of Hastings Pier, which has been reduced to a burn out shell after a calamitous arson attack in 2010. -
Hastings Pier continues to rust into the sea
Posted on Friday, Aug 10, 2012 | No CommentsTragically left rusting away since a calamitous fire in October 2010 destroyed almost all of its superstructure, the burnt out Hastings Piers cuts a tragic figure on the south coast of England. -
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. -
Margate – walking by the sea, sand and snow
Posted on Monday, Feb 13, 2012 | No CommentsThere were snowy scenes around Margate last week, with the faded south coast seaside town enjoying a fairly substantial covering of snow. I loved walking along the deserted, snow-covered beach and grabbed a... -
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... -
Brighton Beach and Little Odessa, New York
Posted on Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 | No CommentsA short walk along the boardwalk from Coney Island lies Brighton Beach, known locally as ‘Little Odessa’ due to the high level of immigration from Odessa in Ukraine. -
Remembering the wonderfully precarious Coney Island Parachute Jump
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 | 1 CommentHere’s the remains of the famous Parachute Drop in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Standing 262 feet (80 m) tall and weighing 170 tons, the amusement ride was once known as...