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Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part one

Thu 31st March, 2011Thu 31st March, 2011 - by editor - 14 Comments.

I fell in love with this pier when I first saw it used as a backdrop for some of the photos in the photo supplement that accompanied The Who’s Quadrophenia double album. …

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Brighton 2002: West Pier and a shop window piled full of books

Wed 28th July, 2010Wed 28th July, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

We took the train down to Brighton on a chilly February day in 2002, and armed with my old Sony Cybershot DCS-F55E camera, I grabbed a few photos around town. …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Five old ladies on a bench, Penarth, Wales

Sat 3rd April, 2010Thu 1st April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I love this picture of these five old ladies dressed in white and sat on a bench looking out across the Bristol Channel. It was taken at the small seaside …

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Penarth pier photos

Mon 31st August, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A few snaps from a quick jaunt to Penarth pier, a short, late Victorian attraction situated just a few miles from Cardiff. The pier has had some considerable ups and …

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New Brighton photos!

Thu 20th October, 2005Sat 12th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

New Brighton photos! I’ve just added about thirty new pics to the Brighton photo gallery Sad to see the West Pier looking so moribund – here’s how it looked just …

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The tragedy of Brighton’s West Pier

Tue 27th July, 2004Mon 13th May, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

I spent a few hours in Brighton today and I was saddened to see that the concert hall of the moribund West Pier has finally sunk into the sea. It …

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