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Brighton Collection

Background imageBrighton Collection: Sussex Vs. Kent C. 1840

Sussex Vs. Kent C. 1840
A wonderful picture of the match between the sides at Brighton, with many of the top players of past and present, including Alfred Mynn, Felix, Wisden and Wenman (batting)

Background imageBrighton Collection: The Brighton Belle

The Brighton Belle
The Southern Railways electric pullman express, the Brighton Belle between London and Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: New Brighton, The Wirral

New Brighton, The Wirral
The Sands, New Brighton, The Wirral - overlooking Liverpool across the Mersey. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Seafront 1950S

Brighton Seafront 1950S
The seafront and promenade, Brighton, Sussex, with the childrens paddling pool in the foreground

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton B Power Station - Southwick, West Sussex

Brighton B Power Station - Southwick, West Sussex
Brighton B Power Station, (now the Shoreham Power Station) - Southwick, West Sussex. circa late 1960s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Busy Brighton Bus-Stop

Busy Brighton Bus-Stop
Men, women and children queue to board the open-top Sea Front Service bus in Brighton at a stop outside the Royal Albion Hotel Date: 1952

Background imageBrighton Collection: The Brighton Belle 2

The Brighton Belle 2
The Brighton Belle, Southern Railways electric pullman express, running between London and Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton Lighthouse

Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton Lighthouse
Liverpool - Rock Lighthouse New Brighton - Lighthouse and crowds. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool. The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse

Background imageBrighton Collection: James Doughty, oldest clown in England

James Doughty, oldest clown in England
James Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs

Background imageBrighton Collection: Warren Farm School, Brighton, Sussex

Warren Farm School, Brighton, Sussex
The Centre Avenue of Warren Farm School, opened by the Brighton Union in 1862 at Rottingdean, Sussex. The school housed pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / West Pier 1900

Brighton / West Pier 1900
Brighton, Sussex: the West Pier

Background imageBrighton Collection: Mooney / Brighton F ball

Mooney / Brighton F ball
Paul Mooney, Centre-Half for Brighton & Hove Albion

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Pavilion 1825

Brighton Pavilion 1825
General view of Brighton Pavilion

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Pavilion 1851

Brighton Pavilion 1851
A general view of the Brighton Pavilion Date: circa 1851

Background imageBrighton Collection: Mary Jane Clarke W. S. P. U

Mary Jane Clarke W. S. P. U
Mary Jane Clarke W.S.P.U. Mary Jane Clarke, (1863-1910) Younger sister of Emmeline Pankhurst. In 1909, she was organiser for the W.S.P.U, living in Brighton, a year later

Background imageBrighton Collection: Western Airways Ltd Poster

Western Airways Ltd Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare

Background imageBrighton Collection: Western Airways Poster

Western Airways Poster
Poster, Norman Edgar (Western Airways) Ltd, showing prices and times from Bristol to various destinations by Air Express Daily, including special day returns. 20th century

Background imageBrighton Collection: Jersey Airways Poster

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, I d prefer Jersey Airways. A cartoon of animals powering and piloting a flying machine above a rough sea, with a Jersey Airways biplane high above them

Background imageBrighton Collection: New Brighton Beach, Liverpool, England

New Brighton Beach, Liverpool, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Sea Front 1953

Brighton / Sea Front 1953
Holidaymakers enjoy the sunshine on the Promenade, Brighton, West Sussex. Date: 1953

Background imageBrighton Collection: A Cooks Ticket will take you anywhere

A Cooks Ticket will take you anywhere
A poster or handbill advertising the fact that a Cooks ticket will take you anywhere on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, or round the world

Background imageBrighton Collection: Captain Collins of Brighton, with his family

Captain Collins of Brighton, with his family
Captain Fred Collins of Brighton, who ran three pleasure boats called the Skylark and was a familiar figure on Brighton Beach for sixty years

Background imageBrighton Collection: Union Workhouse, Brighton, Sussex

Union Workhouse, Brighton, Sussex
Brighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867. From 1915 to 1920 it was the Kitchener Indian Hospital and later became Brighton General Hospital

Background imageBrighton Collection: Sea trip by rail, Brighton electric railway

Sea trip by rail, Brighton electric railway
A sea trip by rail, the electric railway between Brighton and Rottingdean. The line was constructed along the seashore eastwards of Brighton from the Paston Jetty, for a distance of four miles

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

Background imageBrighton Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, showing a passenger airliner flying above a cruise liner. With a list of principal agents, fares and route map. 20th century

Background imageBrighton Collection: Jenny Lind and John Grays engine

Jenny Lind and John Grays engine
Jenny Lind and John Grays London and Brighton engine, plans Date: 1846

Background imageBrighton Collection: Wounded Indian Troops - Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Wounded Indian Troops - Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Indian soldiers wounded in action during the First World War, convalesce in the Royal Pavilion at Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Beach 1905

Brighton / Beach 1905
Brighton, Sussex: the beach

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Chain Pier 1835

Brighton / Chain Pier 1835
The Chain Pier, Brighton, Sussex

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Pavilion

Brighton Pavilion
The East Front of the Pavilion

Background imageBrighton Collection: Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd (PS & IOWA), Daily Air Services to Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth, Portsmouth & Southsea, London. Book Here. 20th century

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Aquarium Int

Brighton / Aquarium Int
Brighton, Sussex: an interior view of The Aquarium

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Adelaide Cres

Brighton / Adelaide Cres
Brighton, Sussex: on the beach near Adelaide Crescent and Brunswick Terrace

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton / Beach 1913

Brighton / Beach 1913
Brighton, Sussex: on the beach

Background imageBrighton Collection: Steyning Union Workhouse, Shoreham, Sussex

Steyning Union Workhouse, Shoreham, Sussex
An architects aerial view of the Steyning Unions new workhouse opened in 1901 at Kingston-by-Sea, near Shoreham, Sussex. The buildings were designed by Charles E Clayton and Ernest Black of Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Street Scene, Tarring, Sussex

Street Scene, Tarring, Sussex
Street Scene, Tarring, Worthing, near Brighton, Sussex, England. Showing sign for the George and Dragon Date: 1900s

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, Sussex

Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, Sussex
Brighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. It became the East Sussex Asylum in 1894 then from 1903-1914 was known as the Brighton County

Background imageBrighton Collection: Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey

Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
Belmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brightons Pebbly Beach

Brightons Pebbly Beach
On the pebbly beach, Brighton, West Sussex

Background imageBrighton Collection: Brighton Promenade 1908

Brighton Promenade 1908
Parasols are carried by many holidaymakers on the Promenade at Brighton

Background imageBrighton Collection: Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812

Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812
Watercolour and ink

Background imageBrighton Collection: Start of Lewes motorcycle speed trial

Start of Lewes motorcycle speed trial
Crowds gather around a racetrack in Lewes, Sussex as man on a motorcycle prepares to be pushed off to begin the race, under a start banner indicating the sponsor, Dunlop

Background imageBrighton Collection: The Brighton ferry running between Dieppe and Newhaven

The Brighton ferry running between Dieppe and Newhaven
The Brighton cross-channel steamer ferry running between Dieppe and Newhaven. Leaving the French port. Date: 1910

Background imageBrighton Collection: Photograph of Windsor Tavern, Brighton, Sussex

Photograph of Windsor Tavern, Brighton, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageBrighton Collection: Photograph of Temple Inn, Brighton, Sussex

Photograph of Temple Inn, 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: A view of Sherrys ballroom in Brighton, 1920

A view of Sherrys ballroom in Brighton, 1920 Date: 1920

Background imageBrighton Collection: Hove Town Hall, Brighton, Sussex

Hove Town Hall, Brighton, Sussex. circa 1890



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