Things The City of Brighton & Hove is FAMOUS For

[Lady Whistledown]

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Lord Bracknell gave up Harvey's for Lent.

 

[Safe.]

Surely there has been a few good bands from Brighton, which I'm sure other people on here will know.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Being the default location pictured on the front page of every tabloid newspaper whenever they want to illustrate to their readers how unseasonably hot/cold/wet it is.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

 

[Twinkle Toes]

ps Brighton was the home Deryck Carver, the first ever Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake in Lewes in 1555. Oh, & he was also Brighton's first brewer.

 

[vulture]

smuggling

 

[Mendoza]

Location setting for dozens of films - all of which feature the seafront.

Can you name me some please

 

[Hunting 784561]

Jigsaw
Quadprohenia
Oh What a Lovely War
Brighton Rock
Mona Lisa

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Lord Bracknell gave up Harvey's for Lent.

No I bloody didn't.

But Miles Jenner did.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I think Brighton was the birthplace of the UK film industry?

Hove, actually.

 

[dennis]

What about that ship than run aground in the 70’s between the piers, think it was called Athena B.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Hove, actually.

A response used regularly by my mum when she's asked if she lives in Brighton.

 

[SUIYHP]

The granting of city status (after doing a reversal siamese twin operation with hove) in 2000 by queen elizabeth II

And my favourite part of brighton, the lanes.

 

[Smithy]

Martha Gunn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Gunn

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Just keep em coming, Ive covered a few of them already, but just seeing if theres any gems out there

Whilst on my adventure preparing to film, I discovered that Brighton Marina is the biggest in the whole of EUROPE.

Brighton Races is the only race track in the country that isnt a circuit (apparently)

Not true about the racecourse Brett. Epsom, Newmarket and Goodwood spring to mind.

At the time of building the marina was the 3rd biggest in the world

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Brighton has the largest number of railway stations per sq mile of anywhere in Britain.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

First live performance of 'Dark Side of The Moon'; Jan 72

 

[Twinkle Toes]

The Brighton Speed Trials (aka The Brighton National Speed Trials).

According to Wiki (!), it's commonly held to be the oldest running motor race. The first race was held July 19-22, 1905 after Sir Harry Preston persuaded Brighton town council to tarmac the surface of the road adjacent to the beach between the Palace Pier and Black Rock in order to hold motor racing events. This stretch was renamed Madeira Drive in 1909 and the event is still held there, normally on the 2nd Saturday of September each year.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The children of Mile Oak.