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Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Postcard showing Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, 1907.

Brighton Museum opened in 1873 as a new purpose-built museum next to the former stable complex of the Royal Pavilion. The original entrance was here in Church Street. As part of the museum redevelopment in 2001, the entrance was moved to the Royal Pavilion garden.

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    Brighton Clock Tower

    Brighton Clock Tower, c1905

    Brighton Clock Tower, c1905. Postcard.

    A competition was held in 1881 to design a clock tower for Brighton, which was won by Henry Branch and Thomas Simpson . However, the cost of around £1000 to £1500 dissuaded the council from building it.

    A clock tower was eventually built in the proposed location in 1888 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. It was funded by James Willing, a local advertising contractor, who gifted £2000 for its construction.

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      Adelaide Crescent

      Oil painting of Adelaide Crescent by Sidney Dennant Moss, 1937.

      Queen Adelaide Crescent (as it was originally named) was designed by architect Decimus Burton for the philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid in 1830. The ten houses were completed in 1834 and Burton showcased his designs for the crescent at the Royal Academy in 1831.

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        St Mary de Haura Church

        St Mary de Haura’s church was built in about 1103. Its founder, Philipe de Braose, was a Norman baron. He is believed to have established the church after returning from the First Crusade.

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