Brighton has often been struck by heavy storms, but the one that lingers in living memory for many people is the Great Storm of 1987. 25 years ago, on the night between 15 and 16 October, freakishly strong winds raged … Continued
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, intends honouring the Rev Mr Hudson, by laying the first stone of his intended new Chapel in North Street, on Tuesday morning next, at Ten O’Clock. From The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, 1793
During July-August 2012 Creative Future ran a course at Brighton Museum called ‘Museum Tales’. Run by Liz Bahs, a published poet, course participants, all marginalized writers, produced the following pieces inspired by the Museum’s collection. At the end of the … Continued
Anyone who saw the BBC’s fascinating Secret History of our Streets series earlier this year will know just how much we can learn about the past from the buildings and neighbourhoods around us. That series focused on London, but the … Continued
Submissions for our Brighton Digital Festival 2012 project, New Cabinets for New Curiosities, closed on 30 September. We only received one submission — but, happily, it’s a good one. Tom Hamilton has proposed the idea of taking our open data and images … Continued
Yet again, a news report from the past to remind us that the issues making the papers today are by no means new. On 25 May 1871, in the midst of a smallpox epidemic, the Brighton Gazette published a short … Continued
During July-August 2012 Creative Future ran a course at Brighton Museum called ‘Museum Tales’. Run by Liz Bahs, a published poet, course participants, all marginalized writers, produced the following pieces inspired by the Museum’s collection. At the end of the … Continued
During July-August 2012 Creative Future ran a course at Brighton Museum called ‘Museum Tales’. Run by Liz Bahs, a published poet, course participants, all marginalized writers, produced the following pieces inspired by the Museum’s collection. At the end of the … Continued
During July-August 2012 Creative Future ran a course at Brighton Museum called ‘Museum Tales’. Run by Liz Bahs, a published poet, course participants, all marginalized writers, produced the following pieces inspired by the Museum’s collection. At the end of the … Continued
We have just released a new version of our beta Map the Museum website, developed by digital producers Caper. The biggest change on the front end is that users can now dispute the location of items and move them to … Continued
During July-August 2012 Creative Future ran a course at Brighton Museum called ‘Museum Tales’. Run by Liz Bahs, a published poet, course participants, all marginalized writers, produced the following pieces inspired by the Museum’s collection. At the end of the … Continued
Brighton now thins apace, but should the Princes Adolphus and Augustus visit the Prince of Wales there, as the London Papers assert ’tis their intentionto do, most of the company now there, will no doubt be detained during the stay … Continued
The Prince of Wales, we are informed, has lately purchased from Mr Weltjie, the pavilion, at Brighton. From The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, 1794 Note: although the paper claimed that the purchase had been completed, it had in fact failed and Weltjie withdrew from … Continued
The masquerade at Brighton on Wednesday night, proved not to be so attractive to the gay and fashionable circles at that place as might have been expected for the number of masks did not exceed 120. The Prince of Wales … Continued
The Prince of Wales on Friday last, accompanied by Lord Eardley, took the diversion of Hunting with the Brighton hounds, which threw off near that place in the morning, and shewed good sport. From The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, 1790
On 27 and 28 October 2012, Planet Whale are hosting the Whalefest event at the Hilton Metropole, Brighton. Whilst the main event will be a family friendly affair, with many activities to get involved with, there will also be a major conference … Continued
Talking about the weather is a cliché, but it is something we do a great deal of in the UK. When we aren’t lamenting the passing of yet another disappointing summer, we are discussing the impact – locally and globally – of … Continued
The Prince, we hear, has it in contemplation to take down and entirely rebuild on a much larger scale, his Marine Pavilion at Brighthelmstone. From The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, 1792
The Prince was several days last week confined to his chamber, much indisposed, from a cold he received in pursuing the diversions of the chase on Tuesday [Lord Barrymore had arranged a day of hunting]; but we have now the … Continued
Mr Wade’s Ball on the above evening was as usual splendid and numerous. The Prince of Wales, Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, Mrs Fitzherbert and a great many other patrons of distinction and fashion honoured Mr Wade with their presence … Continued
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