Friday 30 January 2015

Working on Eastbourne Pier






Work  to dismantle the burnt-out shell of the arcade on Eastbourne Pier, that was destroyed by fire last summer, is here almost completed.

Monday 26 January 2015

The Pepper Pot



The Pepper Pot is a neoclassical designed tower built in 1830 by Charles Barry, in the grounds of a now demolished villa near Queen's Park , Brighton.
Intriguingly its original purpose is unknown. A recent research suggests that the tower stood above a well and housed a steam engine which drew the water out.
The building, 20m tall, has been used to print and pubblish the local newspaper   "The Brighton Daily Mail" , as an observation post by the Army during World War II , headquarter of a Scout troop, artist's studio and even as a public toilet in the 60s.