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The history of Brighton and the Royal Pavilion
This site offers an illustrated local history tour which is especially suitable for visitors using English as a second language, as it is linked to some language practice exercises. These should be of interest to teachers and learners planning study visits to Brighton.
The history and stalls of Brighton's Open Market
London Road shopping area in pictures
Shopping streets in The North Laine
- Trafalgar Street: south side | north side--------connects Brighton railway station with London Road (St Peter's church).
- Sydney Street: east side | west side--------connects the south side of Trafalgar Street (a little way up) to Gloucester Road.
- Gloucester Road: south side | north side--------good for small pubs (serving food) and antique shops.
- Kensington Gardens: east side | west side--------a very popular paved street with small individual shops.
- North Road: south side | north side--------connects the east side of Queens Road (midway along) to Grand Parade (A23)
- Gardner Street: east side | west side--------the home of the Komedia Theatre and small individual shops.
- Church Street: south side | north side--------connects Queens Road (nr Clock Tower) to Pavilion Parade (A23 - nr the palace).
- Bond Street: east side | west side--------connects the junction of Church Street and Gardner Street to North Street.
Click www.northlaine.net for a plan showing the layout of the above shopping streets.
Local history books
Visitors to this site who are interested in the History of Brighton and the Royal Pavilion may wish to browse the index of Local History Books, which includes booklists on:
(1) general Brighton history
(2) Brighton people
(3) Brighton photos and paintings
(4) guidebooks on Brighton
(5) the architecture of Brighton
(6) Brighton's transport history and
(7) fiction set in Brighton.
The history and present of Devil's Dyke
The Round Hill Society - and where I live
This link to the web site which I co-edit for my own community, will help you experience Brighton through the activities and concerns of some of its residents. I live in The Round Hill Conservation Area, a pleasant suburb of Brighton, north of the Level and the Open Market. The residents' association is known as The Round Hill Society. I am a Committee Member of The Round Hill Society and also represent local residents on Brighton and Hove City Council's Conservation Area Advisory Group.
- The Brighton & Hove Warm Homes Project
- Help for the elderly and disabled (Crawley and Brighton)
- Radios, especially suitable for elderly people
- Wind-up lanterns and battery-powered lamp for use in power cuts
The future of Brighton and Hove
Transition Brighton & Hove's website and forum
Green Organisations INDEX---------"Educating for the Future"----------The Council's Sustainability Strategy
The Food Debate----------------------Community Composting-------------Waste and Recycling INDEX
The song compositions of Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger
Another of my interests is the compositions of Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger which range from love songs to social comment on many aspects of British and American society.
English language learning and TEFL methodology
Click HERE for the separate index to my web site on English language learning and TEFL methodology.
Sister Sites
The asociacion de La Santina is the website which I edit for a residential community based in Oviedo Asturias, NW Spain. A good Spanish friend of mine organises social, cultural and recreational visits open to the 200+ neighbours who share this residencia. My Spanish friend also has a holiday home in El Campello to the north of Alicante, where she has made me welcome on many occasions.