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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its Mughal inspired features such as bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV&#8217;s successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body:&nbsp;Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length:&nbsp;20mm<br>Aperture:<strong>&nbsp;</strong>ƒ/5<br>Shutter Speed:&nbsp;1/1,250s<br>ISO:&nbsp;200<br>Licence:&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its Mughal inspired features such as bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV&#8217;s successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 55mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/500s<br>ISO: 400<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its Mughal inspired features such as bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV&#8217;s successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 34mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/4.5<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,250s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its Mughal inspired features such as bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV&#8217;s successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 32mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,600s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its Mughal inspired features such as bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV&#8217;s successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 55mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s<br>ISO: 220<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>The Royal Pavilion (Panorama)</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Pavilion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its Mughal inspired features such as bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV&#8217;s successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: iPhone Xs<br>Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8<br>Focal Length: 26mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/1.8<br>Shutter Speed: 1/3,289s<br>ISO: 25<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">An artist painting <em>en plein air</em> in the gardens of The Royal Pavilion, Brighton.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 46mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.3<br>Shutter Speed: 1/250s<br>ISO: 800<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Lanes, Brighton.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lanes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Lanes are a collection of narrow lanes in the city of Brighton and Hove, famous for their small shops (including several antique shops) and narrow alleyways.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Lanes are commonly taken to be bounded by North Street to the north, Ship Street to the west and Prince Albert Street and the north side of Bartholomew Square to the south. The eastern boundary is less well-defined and can be considered either East Street or Market Street.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meeting House Lane is one of the wider lanes which meets with the busy shopping road of North Street and eventually winds around to Market Street. The north end of Meeting House Lane meets North Street a few yards down the road from the southern end of North Laine which is not part of the Lanes.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 26mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/4<br>Shutter Speed: 1/800s<br>ISO: 400<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Grand Brighton Hotel.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Brighton_Hotel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Grand Brighton Hotel is a Victorian seafront hotel in Brighton on the south coast of England. Designed by John Whichcord Jr. and built in 1864 by Lewis Glenton,[2] it was intended for members of the upper classes visiting the town and remains one of Brighton&#8217;s most expensive hotels.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">During the 1984 Conservative Party conference the hotel was bombed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in an attempt to assassinate the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 18mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,250s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Brighton i360.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_i360" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brighton i360 is a 162-metre (531 ft) moving observation tower on the seafront of Brighton, East Sussex, England, at the landward end of the remains of the West Pier. The tower opened on 4 August 2016. From the fully enclosed viewing pod, visitors experience 360-degree views across Brighton, the South Downs and the English Channel.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brighton i360 was designed, engineered, manufactured and promoted by the team responsible for the London Eye. The attraction cost £46 million, with £36 million being funded by a Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) loan through Brighton and Hove City Council. Planning permission was granted in 2006, with the then Labour leader of the council, Simon Burgess, stating that &#8220;It is going to transform the city. The i360 will be a familiar picture postcard image &#8211; recognisable throughout the world. It will generate huge amounts of cash and benefit the city&#8217;s economy all year round.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The following year the Secretary of State for Transport, Douglas Alexander, amended legislation which would have otherwise threatened the project due to restrictive land lease terms. The Brighton West Pier Harbour Revision Order 2007 granted under the then Labour government conferred powers to the Brighton West Pier Trust for leasing the pier and making byelaws to regulate the pier, allowing the i360 project to move forward.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Formerly known as the British Airways i360 for sponsorship purposes, the project originally aimed to attract 739,000 paying customers every year. The owner of the site, the West Pier Trust, hoped in 2014 that a successful i360 would lead to the rebuilding of the historic West Pier. Visitor numbers never reached those projected and, in December 2022, having also felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the tourism industry, the i360 defaulted on the debt it owed the council. By June 2023, the i360&#8217;s debt to the council was more than £48 million, a figure around £12 million more than the original loan agreed. In November 2024, the company running the attraction filed for administration. The i360 entered administration and closed with immediate effect on 20 December 2024. On 4 February 2025, it was announced the i360 would reopen following the purchase by Nightcap Ltd. The new owners paid £150,000, with the city council agreeing to write off £51 million of outstanding debt. The i360 reopened to the public on 8 March 2025.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED<br>Focal Length: 55mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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