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The Althina B was a Greek Cargo ship that ran aground on Brighton beach in 1980. The boat which was on its way from the Azores to Shoreham got...
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This society is made up of many dedicated artists from across the region. The idea of the group is to stage a number of high profile events around the...
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There is very little doubt that this is one of the best and most important collections of Chinese ceramics anywhere in Britain. Associated with the University of Sussex, the...
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Beach Volleyball has been played in Britain on an ad-hoc basis for many years but it has been since its inclusion into the Olympic games that it has gained a...
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This well maintained beach side basketball court attracts a great many tourists and locals especially in the summer months. There is often a game taking place on the court...
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Situated at the centre of this amazing historic square, Bedford Square Gardens are a popular retreat for both locals and tourists alike, looking to escape the very busy sea front...
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The Booth Museum is one of the best loved features of the cultural scene in Brighton and contains well over half a million specimens of natural history that have been...
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Brighthelm is a church and community centre situated at the very heart of Brighton's vibrant south coast community. The facility is multi purpose, providing primarily a place for people...
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Situated close to the Brighthelm Church and Community Centre these beautiful gardens are one of a few dotted around the large community of Brighton on the south coast. The...
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Brighton Buddhist Centre has been the centre of Buddhism in the city since it opened in 1974. The purpose of the centre is to provide a place of worship...
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The Brighton Peace and Environment Centre is an education centre that aims to increase awareness of issues of social justice and the environment in the local area and across the...
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The Brighton Fishing Museum is based in an old archway on the seafront. The museum contains a full sized 27 foot fishing boat that has been perfectly preserved....
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Brighton History Centre and Local Studies Library is a facility run by the local authority to help preserve the historic documents of the borough. The building is full of...
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This delightful centrally located theatre is home to a small and friendly repertory company who put on between ten and twelve productions a season. The theatre prides itself in...
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Brighton Marina is only a stone’s throw away from the busy Brighton seafront and yet it is like entering another world. In addition to housing hundreds of yachts and...
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The new look Brighton Museum and Art Gallery features state-of-the-art visitor facilities including a gift shop and café, a series of innovative redesigned galleries and wide-ranging collections brought to life...
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The Palace Pier at Brighton was built from 1891 to 1899 and rates as one of Britain’s most popular tourist attractions, attracting over 2 million visitors a year. The Pier...
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Brighton Pride is the biggest annual gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender festival in Britain and attracts more than 100,000 people every year. The whole event is free and lasts...
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Brighton Science Festival is a well loved annual event that takes place in the seaside city. It offers local people and visitors a chance to get involved in a...
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Brighton’s seafront stretches for seven miles and offers a wealth of attractions and activities. Although the beach is a pebble rather than a sand beach, there is plenty to...
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Brighton's Theatre Royal is a grand and historic place. The grade II listed facility dates back centuries, opening in 1806. The theatre has throughout its time offered some...
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The Brighton Unitarian Church was built in 1820 and was not wholly welcomed by the community when it was first built. It's classical style was described as being 'like...
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The Brighton War Memorial is quite a sight, dominating Victoria Gardens with its huge white arch. The memorial is all encompassing, honouring those who have died in numerous wars...
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Brighton and Hove in Bloom is an annual event held by the local authority to help promote the towns and promote horticulture. Although the centrepiece of the event is...
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The Chameleon Gallery is one of many fine art gallery's in Brighton which has become the art capital of the south coast of England. The gallery exhibits works by...
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The Children's Pleasure Beach features a number of small scale attractions on the lower promenade close to Brighton Beach. There is a Victorian carousel that would have once been...
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Churchill Square is historically one of the most important places in Brighton, the centre of community affairs. The area has for centuries been a place of trading and and...
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Churchill Square Shopping Centre is an award winning facility based at the heart of Brighton's commercial district. The centre boasts over 80 top quality High Street shops under one...
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Clarence Gardens is a centrally located park and gardens. The area is in one of the older parts of Brighton and is surrounded by mature trees and fine old...
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This magnificent clock tower was constructed in 1897 to honour the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, who loved the town of Brighton and used to regularly visit the area....
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Brighton Corn Exchange, based in Brighton Dome, is one of the south coasts premier arts and entertainment facilities. The old building has been converted inside to offer a state...
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Crazy golf, often referred to as mini golf, is one of those classic seaside games that people flock to as soon as they are within sight of the sea....
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Dorset Gardens is a large public garden situated close to Church Street, one of the more popular independent shopping streets in Brighton. The gardens are a popular spot for...
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Dukes Lane Arcade is a small but beautiful shopping arcade in the historic centre of Brighton. The arcade has for many years attracted the great and the good of...
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The Friends Meeting House is located in the historic centre of Brighton on Ship Street close to the sea. The beautiful colonial style building is home to the Quakers...
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The Friese Greene Gallery is a contemporary arts exhibition space that has been designed to give an industrial post-modern feel to those who visit. Exhibitions that take place here...
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Since 1994 this collection has been in place and offers an interesting and informative library, resource centre and museum for those who are interested in learning more about Jewish lives...
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Grey Area Gallery is one of several small galleries in Brighton that has been established to accommodate the explosion of artistic talent in the seaside resort. Led by a...
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The Grosvenor Casino is situated on the seafront close to Brighton Pier in central Brighton. The casino has a great selection of games for visitors to play including 7...
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The Imperial Arcade has been a feature of Brighton town centre for many decades. It is quite understated with a far from grand entrance at each end of the...
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The Julie Anne Gilbert Open Studios is a high quality art gallery and open studios situated close to the beach front to the east of the pier in Brighton....
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The Joogleberry Playhouse is Brighton's premier comedy and musical playhouse theatre. The centre was constructed by a brother and sister partnership in 2003. The playhouse is proud to...
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Brighton Jubilee Library is an ultra modern information facility built in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee. The facility is far more than just a book depositary....
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King's Road Playground and Paddling Pool is an extremely well used local authority situated just off the beach on the King's Road that runs along the promenade. The facility...
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The Lanes is the oldest part of Brighton and is by far one of the city's most visited attractions. After the French invaded in the 16th Century and burned...
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Lower Promenade Market is an eclectic mixture of stalls based on the Lower Promenade close to the beach and the sea. The stalls sell a great deal of wares...
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Members of the public are welcome to view this archive, but are advised to make an appointment before arriving. The collection specialises in material about everyday life in Britain,...
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Max Miller was one of the pioneers of early music hall theatre. He was famous for his extremely risqué performances and his gaudy outfits. Miller lived a great...
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This imposing monument was erected to honour those men from Sussex who travelled half way across the world out of a duty to their county and their monarch and ended...
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This beautifully crafted monument is quite unusual in that it does not depict the monarch that it is dedicated to. Instead of simply being an artists impression of King...
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New Steine Gardens are set back from the seafront close to some of the eclectic shopping streets around the New Steine area of the city. The gardens are a...
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The New Venture Theatre is one of Brighton's many interesting theatre projects. As the name suggests this theatre concentrates the majority of its efforts on helping new writers get...
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The Old Fishing Quarter Gallery and Lecture Rooms is a quaint little facility located close to the beach under the road at the centre of Brighton's tourist district. Based...
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Like most English seaside towns, Brighton is teaming with amusements, slot machine, games and activities. Many of these amusement arcades have grown up from Victorian days and have been...
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The Old Post Office Market is the largest indoor market in Brighton. The centre is based in the old post office building on Ship Street at the heart of...
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Old Steine Gardens are located close to the centre of Brighton off the Old Steine thoroughfare. The gardens are some of the most used in the centre of Brighton...
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The Pavilion Gardens are some of the most ornate in Brighton. Situated close to the Royal Pavilion the gardens offer fantastic views of the colonial structure. The gardens...
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Pelham Square is a beautiful public garden close to the centre of Brighton city centre. The square has for many generations been a traditional place of meeting for the...
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The Arts Council of England and Brighton and Hove City Council support the Permanent Gallery. The gallery exhibits works by local and visiting contemporary artists on a rolling programme,...
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Preston Manor is one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture in this area of Sussex - a real masterpiece of precision and design in building. The house has...
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Providence Place is a public garden close to the major shopping streets of Brighton. The area is well used by local people as a place of rest and...
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Regency Square is one of the most historic and beautiful housing areas in Brighton. Surrounded by grand town houses at the centre of the square is a large public...
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Screen Archive South East is a public sector owned archive that was established in 1992 at the University of Brighton. The function of the archive is to collect, preserve...
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Originally built as a Victorian aquarium attraction, the Brighton Sea Life Centre combines the beauty of Victorian architecture with today’s state of the art facilities. Complete with a...
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Brighton has a wealth of amusement arcades to satisfy the urges of any youngster with a pocketful of change. None however are as appealing as the Sega Park close...
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St Nicholas Church, just north of the main shopping centre in Brighton, is the town’s oldest surviving building. The church was originally built in Norman times, but the current...
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St Peter’s Church is one of Brighton’s most significant landmarks as people coming into or leaving the city by the main London road cannot help but pass by it....
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St. Bartholomew's is a beautiful old church that towers above the surrounding commercial properties and residential areas. The church has for many years been one of the primary places...
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This fine church was completed in 1848 and is one of the biggest and best maintained churches in Brighton. An example of Gothic-Revival architecture the structure proudly displays a...
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The Stanley Brighton International Casino is one of the best loved of Brighton's gaming centres. Tucked away down Preston Street just a few yards from the seafront t the...
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Located in the charming setting of Stanmer Park, just north of Brighton, Stanmer Church is sited by a little village pond and serves the tiny hamlet community of Stanmer village...
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Stanmer Rural Museum is located in the countryside on the edge of Brighton, and celebrates a rich and interesting rural history that this area of Sussex has enjoyed. The...
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George IV was a very popular King of Britain and had close connections with maritime affairs having served in the Royal Navy himself whilst a prince. Obviously he had...
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This statue was erected to celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria, one of the greatest and longest serving monarch in British history. Victoria enjoyed visiting Brighton like so...
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand was a French statesman and diplomat, known normally simply as Talleyrand. He worked most of his life as a diplomat for several illustrious King's of...
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The Artists Quarter has for many years been one of Brighton's central cultural attractions. Based primarily in old fishing arches under the lower promenade close to Brighton beach many...
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The Brighton Centre is a multi-purpose venue on the sea front at the centre of Brighton. The centre primarily acts as a venue for music concerts and events and...
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The Nightingale Theatre was started above a pub and became popular in the 1980s when a whole string of women's theatre companies began to perform there. The 50 seater...
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Brighton attracts some of the best artists from around Britain and the world, perhaps because of its picturesque sea scenes or its vibrant alternative culture. The Open Studio is...
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Trinity Chapel is a beautiful ancient church that has stood at the centre of Brighton city centre for many hundreds of years. In the 1800s the famous George W....
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The Victoria Fountain is an architectural masterpiece that stands at the centre of Victoria Gardens in the middle of Brighton. The monument was constructed as part of the golden...
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Victoria Gardens is one of the largest and most popular public parks in Brighton. It was opened in honour of the great Queen Victoria who loved Brighton and often...
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The Volks Railway was the first public electric railway in the world. Opened in 1883, the railway designed by Magnus Volks has been an institution in Brighton for well...
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Waterhall Golf Club is located a short three miles outside the hustle and bustle of Brighton and offers golfers the chance to enjoy the delightful surroundings of the South Downs....
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Brighton West Pier is one of the most historic elements of the Victorian seaside resort. It was unfortunately ravaged by fire in 2003. Since then the foundation that...
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