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About this book
The Sussex seaside towns of Brighton and Hove have been a city since 2000 and attract millions of visitors every year. The city boasts a wealth of history and in this book local author Kevin Newman takes the reader on a selective and engaging tour of Britain's premier coastalresort.A–Z of Brighton and Hove delves into the stories behind the city's most notable streets, places, parks and buildings, as well as the dark secrets of its inhabitants, hidden lanes and 'twittens' (the Sussex name foralleyways). The book reveals the stories behind of some of the more unusual place names and the history of many of its distinctive features, and also tales of the city's less famous (and infamous) sonsand daughters and the places they frequented. It provides something for everyone, whether visiting or a citizen of the 'Old Ocean's Bauble'.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- Albion, Brighton and Hove
- Beards
- Birch, Eugenius
- Booth Museum
- Brighton Bandstand
- Brighton FC
- Brighton College
- Brunswick Terrace
- Chain Pier
- County Cricket Ground
- Churchill, Winston
- Critics
- Dome
- Drivers
- Errors
- Fans
- Film Locations
- Film
- Fires
- Fishermen
- Food
- Foredown Tower
- Gardens
- George IV
- Green Man
- Harry Pointer and the Goblet of Felines
- Hollingbury Castle
- Holes and Hatches
- Hove
- Hove (Old) Cemetery
- Hove Pier
- Hove Town Hall
- i360
- India Gate
- James, David and Peter
- Kingswest Boulevard
- King George's Buckles
- Knabb
- Kroto, Harry
- Lanes/North Laine
- Level, The
- Lord of the Manor
- Lost Locations
- Marina
- Metropole
- Musicians
- Names
- Numbers
- Old Ship Hotel
- Opening Ceremonies
- Paint
- Peace Statue
- Piers, Plays, Privates and Pooches
- Ping, Nimrod
- Police and Politics
- Portslade
- Previous Pupils
- Queens
- Queen Victoria
- Royal Albion Hotel/Dr Richard Russell
- Royal (Marine) Pavilion
- Saint Nicholas’s Church
- South Street
- Sheena
- Steine, The Old
- Stoolball
- Signs and Symbols
- Tattersell, Nicholas
- Twittens
- UFOs
- Umbrella (the Chattri)
- Universities
- Viaduct
- Volk, Magnus
- Wagner, Arthur
- Water
- Xmas
- York’s, Duke of
- York Place/Royal York Hotel
- Zoo
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Selected Further Reading