The Grand / BN1

Designed by John Whichcord, 1864, in the Renaissance Revival style, with Art Deco interior. Grade 2 listed and regarded as Brighton's most famous and luxurious 5* hotel. King's Road, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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1-6 / Brunswick Terrace

Architects: Amon Wilds and C.A.Busby, 1828. Cream-painted stucco over brick, now flats. A Grade 1 listed exemplar of Regency residential architecture. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Clock Tower / Palace Pier

Palace pier clock tower viewed from the pier side. It was added in 1930 when the entrance to the pier was rearranged for the widening of the promenade. Made of steel frame and timber cladded in zinc, painted black with gold-coloured detailing. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Palace Pier Kiosk / II

Now selling bottles of scent. Originally a toll booth, c.1823, for the Chain Pier (destroyed by storm in 1896). Ogee roof with pressed-tin fishscale tiles. The whole Palace Pier is Grade 2* listed. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK.

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Surf Shaping / BN2

Albion Groyne throwing some sea shapes. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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i360 / Dec '25

View of Marks & Barfield's i360 observation platform operating on a sunny but windy December day. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Weathervane / Palace Pier

Weathervane, in the form of a sailing ship, on top of a mosaic globe. On the Palace Pier, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Fishing Museum / BN1

Brighton Fishing Museum at 201 King's Road Arches, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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St Mary de Haura / 20251210

View from the west of the Grade 1 listed St Mary de Haura, founded circa 1103 with much C12 structure remaining. Also visible here are the late medieval remains of what was once a larger nave. Church Street, Shoreham by Sea, Sussex, UK. 

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Western Bandstand / 20251210

Designed by Phillip Lockwood, Brighton Borough Surveyor, completed 1884. Renovation in 2009 managed by A B I R Architects. Grade 2 listed. At ground floor is the Bandstand Bar & Bistro. King's Road, Brighton & Hove City, Sussex, UK. 

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Bottom's Rest / BN3

Public house dating back to the 1860s, originally known as The Conqueror. Renamed in 2014 "for its proximity to the neighbouring Old Market Theatre (TOM), referencing 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'". 16 Lower Market Street, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Shirt / Ben Sherman

1970s shirt designed by Brighton-born Ben Sherman (1925-87). The first Ben Sherman shirt was launched in 1963 from rented premises in Bedford Square. At the Ben Sherman: The Decades exhibition, Brighton Museum, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Cream Suit / 1963-66

Tailoring house: John Stephen (1934-2004) of Carnaby Street. Cream, brown-and-white striped suit in seersucker cotton with coordinated button-down shirt. At Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966 exhibition, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Jacket / 1960-62

By Bloomingdales, 1960-2. Red-and-white check jacket, Ivy League style 3-button, with paisley pocket handkerchief and burgundy turtleneck. At Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966 exhibition, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Brighton Museum / Main Gallery

Recent restoration by Donald Insall Associates, including a now fully-insulated and securely boarded roof. The interior has been redecorated, including treatment and painting of the plastered vaulting. Funded by the Arts Council England and BHCC. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery is Grade 2* listed. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Empties / BN2

City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Serpentine Pavilions / 2010-25

Photo collage of fifteen years' pop-up pavilions at the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.

2025 — Marina Tabassum from Bangladesh. 

2024 — Minsuk Cho from South Korea.

2023 — Lina Ghotmeh, Lebanon / France. 

2022 — Theaster Gates from USA. 

2021 — Counterspace Studio led by Sumayya Vally from South Africa. 

2019 — Junya Ishigami from Japan. 

2018 — Frida Escobedo from Mexico. 

2017 — Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso.

2016 — Bjarke Ingels from Denmark. 

2015 — José Selgas and Lucía Cano from Spain. 

2014 — Smiljan Radić from Chile. 

2013 — Sou Fujimoto from Japan. 

2012 — Herzog & de Meuron from Switzerland and Ai Weiwei from China.

2011 — Peter Zumthor from Switzerland. 

2010 — Jean Nouvel from France. 

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Leach Court / BN2

Group of 3 seven-storey residential blocks built 1969-1971 for Brighton Council. Providing 107 retirement flats. A proposal to add another 5 storeys to each of the towers has been made by BakerBrown studio. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Madeira Drive / Mural

Section of a panel depicting Madeira Drive, including the Madeira Lift and Volk's Railway workshop. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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J J Tarot / BN2

Muralist signed as # Moon Art. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Arch Art / BN2

Street art at 279 Madeira Drive Arches. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Towers / Brighton

Zip-wire tower, Palace Pier clock tower, i360 tower. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Bedford Towers / 2025

Architects: Seiferts, 1967, hotel and apartments replacing an 1829 hotel destroyed by fire. The hotel on the lower floors is now a Holiday Inn. King's Road, City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex.

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Leonardo Royal / II

Architects: Michael Lyell & Associates, 1987, in post-modern style, originally as the Ramada Renaissance Hotel. Kings Road, City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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