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The villa was excavated in the 1930s, prior to the building of a garage on the site. ... Brighton on Francis Frith – old photos, maps and memories of Brighton
The Astoria Theatre was a former cinema in Brighton, part of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove.Built in 1933 in the Art Deco style for a local entertainment magnate who opened one of Brighton's first cinemas many years earlier, it was the first and most important expansion of the Astoria brand outside London.
At the junction of Western Street and Kings Road on Brighton seafront, just on the Brighton side of the ancient parish boundary between Brighton and Hove, [5] stood a 19th-century villa called Western House. Owners included Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and the drag king Vesta Tilley. In 1930 the site was chosen for redevelopment and the ...
Brighton (/ ˈ b r aɪ t ən / BRY-tən) is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located 47 miles (76 km) south of London. [1] Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods.
The first Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe are held 1968: Sussex Police is formed. [9] 1972: October: Sussex Gay Liberation Front holds a demonstration in favour of gay rights, a precursor to the annual Brighton Pride event [10] 1974: April: Brighton hosts the 19th Eurovision Song Contest, where Sweden's ABBA wins with their song Waterloo ...
Meanwhile, Brighton Corporation began major slum clearance operations in the 1930s when the government offered financial incentives. [59] Moulsecoomb and the Pankhurst Avenue area near Queen's Park , both started in the early 1920s, were the first council estates. [ 60 ]
Pages in category "1930s photographs" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.