Sights in Brighton
Edit ThisBrighton Pavillion
Hans-Peter Harmsen
There is a lot to see in this city. The beach, the clubs and all the wonderful graffiti. Good people and lots of good music.
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Preston Manor
Edit ThisA nice old house with lots of nice old junk. It may seem a bit expensive to some .... but it's an interesting place to go and check out. It'll make you want to have your own house like it.
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Brighton Pavilion
Edit ThisBrighton Pavillion
photo by: Hans-Peter Harmsen
George, the Prince of Wales and Prince Regent (he became King George IV) and his morganatic wife, bought a small farm house in what was then the village of Brighthelmstone. "Prinny's" penchant for sea bathing helped to transform this small rural community into a mecca of high society.
Over a period of nearly fifty years, from 1783 (when he was only 21) to his death in 1830, George transformed the simple home. First, the farmhouse was incorporated into the Marine Pavilion. In 1803, William Porden built the huge Royal Stables in the Indian style, which soon dwarfed more..
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| address: | East Sussex BN1 1EE |
| url: | www.royalpavilion.org.uk |
| tel: | 01273 290900 |
The Piers
Edit ThisApart from the Pavilion, the other infamous image of Brighton is the Pier, specifically the broken one (the West Pier). Ravaged by storms, and more lately, fires, it is simply a shell falling progressively into the sea - although it looks rather more elegant reduced to its iron skeleton than it ever did as a crumbling, decaying wreck. I'm not sure where the millions of starlings that formerly inhabited the structure live now, mind. The other pier (the Palace Pier), a mile or so to the east, is intact, but has limited appeal. Made up of novelty shops, amusement arcades and more..
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