I do love a bargain camera, especially those that have plummeted in value on the second hand market over the years. Perhaps we change cameras too often now. The great photographers of history used the cameras for 10 years plus – how many do that […]
Old timers on the Sunbeam Motorcycle Run to Brighton
The Club has organised the Pioneer Run since 1930 and it is widely recognised as the premier event for pre-1915 veteran motorcycles. The run starts at Tattenham Corner (Epsom) and finishes at Madeira Drive on Brighton seafront.
George IV at the Royal Pavilion Brighton
Statue of George IV on a granite pedestal outside the Pavilion Gardens’ North Gate, a replica of one at the head of the grand staircase in Windsor Castle. Its position is not quite right – it was moved from an original location in Old Steine […]
Best Free Things To Do In Brighton?
Take a free ride on the Madeira Lift / Kemp town Seafront Lift Its a Grade 11 listed Victorian lift, now fully restored to its former glory. Originally opening in 1890, the lift links Marine Parade with Madeira Drive. In its heyday it carried thousands […]
Hove Plinth Constellation and the Amber Cup
Hove Plinth is a community project by Hove Civic Society creating a brand new cultural attraction on the historic Hove seafront. Constellation, by Folkestone sculptor Jonathan Wright, is a part mechanical gilded model of the solar system, part film camera and part ship’s compass. A crowdfunding […]
Brighton Bandstand
The Bandstand is located on Brighton’s seafront, first opened in 1884. It was restored to its original specification and reopened in 2009.
