St Peter’s Church in Preston Park is a 13th century flint church with medieval wall paintings which have miraculously survived the Reformation and a fire. The south end of Preston Park holds many of Brighton’s historical treasures including Preston Manor, … Continued
The theme of May 2019’s image gallery of the month is the West Pier. The original structure of the pier was built in 1866 and many additional features were added over the next 50 years, including a bandstand in 1875, … Continued
Since December 2018 Museum Lab has been host to those showing off their artistic talents, inspired by objects from our collections. The last session ran from December to March 2019 with both drop-ins and regular drawers, one describing it as … Continued
The theme of April 2019’s image gallery of the month is spring. To celebrate the longer days, Easter and the beautiful weather, we’ve compiled an image gallery of some spring-themed items in our collections including oil paintings, easter eggs, butterflies … Continued
Historic photos of cinemas and theatres in Brighton & Hove including Regents Cinema, Duke of York Theatre and Imperial Theatre. More information Download these images from our Digital Media Bank. Directory of historic cinemas in Brighton & Hove
Looking for a card for that special someone in your life — that you really dislike? A vinegar valentine might be your answer. These mean and mischievous cards were popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Inverting the … Continued
The Snowman recently dropped into the Royal Pavilion Estate to take a tour around our museums. First he popped into Brighton Museum to see our exhibition that celebrates the 40th anniversary of Raymond Briggs’ classic picture book, He then came … Continued
Autumn may be creeping in, but here’s a look back at how the Royal Pavilion Gardens took to the long summer. All photos by Simon Dack. The flowers and trees looked particularly stunning over the summer… …and they were visited … Continued
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