Brooker Hall
As a modern museum with a Wizard’s Attic and galleries of exhibits, it is easy to forget that Hove Museum was once a family home. The building was constructed in the 1870s as the home of John Olliver Vallance. It … Continued
‘Hope Welcomes All Who Enter Here’: the Royal Pavilion’s workshop for First World War amputees
The 7th July 2016 marked the centenary Queen Mary’s Workshop on the East Lawn in the Royal Pavilion Garden. During the years 1916 to 1920, the Royal Pavilion was transformed into the Pavilion Military Hospital for Limbless soldiers, which included … Continued
From Western Front to Sea Front: The Pavilion “Blues”
The first edition of The Pavilion “Blues” was published during June 1916. Researcher, Jo Palache, describes how the magazine reveals the experience of patients and staff at the Pavilion Military Hospital for limbless soldiers during the First World War. Very … Continued
Willett Collection of Popular Pottery
Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, was a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests. He was born in Newhaven, the youngest of eleven children and moved to Brighton in 1841. He ran the West Street Brewery … Continued
Willett Collection of Popular Pottery
Henry Willett, a founding father of Brighton Museum, was a man of great energy, enthusiasm and wide-ranging interests. He was born in Newhaven, the youngest of eleven children and moved to Brighton in 1841. He ran the West Street Brewery … Continued
Kachin Soldiers
The 17-year-long ceasefire agreement between the so-called ‘reform government’ of Burma and the Kachin Independent Organisation broke down on 9 June 2011 at the Burmese army’s initiation. So far the current civil war has already produced more than 100,000 Kachin … Continued
Brighton News Story — 9 April 1804: Soldiers drawn out to greet the Prince
On Monday last, about seven o’clock in the evening, the Prince of Wales arrived at his Pavilion in Brighton. A division of the Sussex Militia was drawn out an placed opposite the Pavilion, to await his Royal Highness’s approach, but … Continued
