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Brighton Collection (page 2)

Background imageBrighton Collection: Man waiting in sidecar on a Sussex road

Man waiting in sidecar on a Sussex road
Man sitting waiting in a motorbike sidecar on a Sussex road, outside Sprinks Stores. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Clayton Tunnel, Clayton, Sussex

Clayton Tunnel, Clayton, Sussex
Clayton Tunnel, Clayton, Hassocks, near Brighton, Sussex, England. London and Brighton Railway Date: 1910s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Prams on Brighton Beach

Prams on Brighton Beach
A mother and her young children play on the pebbled beach at Brighton, almost hidden behind three large prams Date: Early 1960s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Poster, Jersey Airways

Poster, Jersey Airways
Poster, I m going by Jersey Airways, showing monkeys, a pig and a puppy rejecting alternative means of transport. Lawson Wood produced an number of posters for Jersey Airways which from its formation

Background imageBrighton Collection: New Brighton Lighthouse

New Brighton Lighthouse
Low tide at New Brighton, Cheshire, England, showing its fine lighthouse. The Isle of Man steamer is in the distance. Date: 1960s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Robin Maugham looking at a peep-show in Brighton

Robin Maugham looking at a peep-show in Brighton
Viscount Maugham (author and traveller Robin Maugham) pictured looking at a Peep-Show machine in Brighton where he lived during the 1960s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Locomotive no 326 Bessborough

Locomotive no 326 Bessborough 4-6-2 tank locomotive

Background imageBrighton Collection: Cooks Tours to the Riviera, Italy, etc

Cooks Tours to the Riviera, Italy, etc
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Tours to the Riviera, Italy, etc, using the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway to Newhaven and Dieppe, programme free from any office of Thomas Cook & Son

Background imageBrighton Collection: Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove

Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove
The unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove. It was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex, the Duke of Norfolk

Background imageBrighton Collection: Winston Churchill School

Winston Churchill School
WINSTON CHURCHILL Pictured as a pupil at the school of the Misses Thompson in Brunswick Road, Brighton, second row, second from left, in November 1886

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Pullman Car

Brighton Pullman Car
London Brighton and South Coast Railway pullman car

Background imageBrighton Collection: Paris-Londres - 1

Paris-Londres - 1
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London featuring a beefeater and Tower Bridge 1 of 8

Background imageBrighton Collection: Guy Fawkes / Tar Barrel

Guy Fawkes / Tar Barrel
Rolling a tar barrel on November 5th at Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Photograph of Fitters Arms, Brighton, Sussex

Photograph of Fitters Arms, Brighton, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Background imageBrighton Collection: Ovingdean Undercliff Walk

Ovingdean Undercliff Walk. Date: circa 1932

Background imageBrighton Collection: Interior of the Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex

Interior of the Aquarium, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890

Background imageBrighton Collection: London / Brighton Veteran Motor Car Trials / Run, Brighton, Engl

London / Brighton Veteran Motor Car Trials / Run, Brighton, Engl
London/Brighton Veteran Motor Car Trials/Run, Brighton, Sussex, England. Date: 1905

Background imageBrighton Collection: The Pier & Ferry, New Brighton, Wallasey, England

The Pier & Ferry, New Brighton, Wallasey, England
The Pier & Ferry, New Brighton, Wallasey, near Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Cub-Scouts, New Brighton, Cheshire

Cub-Scouts, New Brighton, Cheshire
Cub-Scouts, New Brighton, Wallasey, near Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. Date: 1933

Background imageBrighton Collection: Comic Postcard, Brighton, Sussex

Comic Postcard, Brighton, Sussex, England. Date: 1945

Background imageBrighton Collection: The Village, Bramber, Sussex

The Village, Bramber, Sussex
The Village, Bramber, Brighton, near Steyning, Sussex, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageBrighton Collection: A grand cricket match at Brighton

A grand cricket match at Brighton
A grand cricket match was being hosted at brightons cricket ground, lot of spectators gathered to watch. Date: 1844

Background imageBrighton Collection: Princes Hotel, Brighton, advertisement WW1

Princes Hotel, Brighton, advertisement WW1
An advertisement for Princes Hotel, Grand Avenue, Hove facing the sea opposite the famous Hove Lawns, the favourite promenade of King Edward VII

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Station, train to London

Brighton Station, train to London
The Monday Morning Train to Town -- scene on the platform of Brighton Station, any week during the summer months, with men leaving for work in London while their wives and girlfriends stay behind

Background imageBrighton Collection: The Aquarium, Brighton Seafront, West Sussex

The Aquarium, Brighton Seafront, West Sussex Date: circa 1910

Background imageBrighton Collection: A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of

A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of
Advertising flyer for the public exhibition in London of a basking shark caught in Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Portslade Industrial School

Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex, opened in 1902 to house children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for reasons such as vagrancy, begging, disrupting schools

Background imageBrighton Collection: Passenger engine, side elevation

Passenger engine, side elevation Date: 1846

Background imageBrighton Collection: Mobile Canteens

Mobile Canteens
A row of mobile canteens in Brighton. Note that one of the vans has Y.M.C.A. printed on it. 1940

Background imageBrighton Collection: Hotel Brighton - 218 Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France

Hotel Brighton - 218 Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France - facing The Tuileries Gardens. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway

Brighton and Rottingdean Seashore Electric Railway - a unique coastline railway running through the shallow coastal waters of the English Channel between 1896 and 1901. Date: circa 1900

Background imageBrighton Collection: Palace Pier, Brighton

Palace Pier, Brighton
The Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England, which was built between 1891 and 1899 and is one of Britains top tourist attractions. Date: late 1950s

Background imageBrighton Collection: South Coast of England - Pavilion, Brighton

South Coast of England - Pavilion, Brighton
Victorian Glass Lantern slide from a series on the South Coast of England - Pavilion, Brighton. Part of box 218 Boswell Collection; listed, Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Mr Morrison and his aeroplane on Hove Lawns

Mr Morrison and his aeroplane on Hove Lawns, Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Portslade Industrial School - Gym

Portslade Industrial School - Gym
Gym with bars, ropes, mats and vaulting horse at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging

Background imageBrighton Collection: Portslade Industrial School - Dormitory

Portslade Industrial School - Dormitory
Rows of beds and bedding in a dormitory at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging

Background imageBrighton Collection: Locomotive no 37 Atlantic type express engine

Locomotive no 37 Atlantic type express engine

Background imageBrighton Collection: Programme for the Brighton Festival

Programme for the Brighton Festival
Programme cover for the Brighton Festival, probably in 1951, Festival of Britain year, showing a giant and fairly slim Prince Regent looking approvingly at the Brighton Pavilion

Background imageBrighton Collection: The four men in charge of the signal box at Brighton

The four men in charge of the signal box at Brighton
The four electrical signal men in charge of the large electrical signal box at Brighton which controls the passage of trains entering Preston Park, Brighton Station

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Brunswick Sq

Brighton / Brunswick Sq
Brighton, Sussex: boats off Brunswick Square

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Aquarium / 1905

Brighton / Aquarium / 1905
The Aquarium and Kings Cliff, Marine Parade

Background imageBrighton Collection: BRIGHTON / KINGs RD / 1905

BRIGHTON / KINGs RD / 1905
Kings Road looking west

Background imageBrighton Collection: Mackerel Fishing / 1847

Mackerel Fishing / 1847
The Brighton Boats fishing for mackerel

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Hogboat

Brighton Hogboat
Hogboat used by the fishermen of Brighton, Sussex

Background imageBrighton Collection: The Brighton Lifeboat

The Brighton Lifeboat
The lifeboat at Brighton, Sussex, is dragged into the water : the boat carries sails to assist the oarsmen if the wind is in a favourable direction

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Chain Pier 1841

Brighton / Chain Pier 1841
The Chain Pier, Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Rowlandson 1789

Brighton / Rowlandson 1789
Brighton, Sussex, known here by its old name, Brighthelmstone: the bathing place, with smoakers machines

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton in 1789 (Beach)

Brighton in 1789 (Beach)
Embarking from Brighthelmstone for Dieppe, part of a route from London to Paris advertised as ninety miles nearer than by way of Dover and Calais



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