Things The City of Brighton & Hove is FAMOUS For

[Twinkle Toes]

The AONB - more commonly known as Falmer Village.

 

[SUIYHP]

ABBA's debut on eurovision occured in the brighton dome which was a former horse stable

 

[Stoichkov]

Drug death capital of England

 

[Garage_Doors]

It home to deepest hand dug well in the world at over 1200 feet which is equal to the height of the empire state building.

 

[ofco8]

Oh What a Lovely War was filmed on West Pier.

Hanningtons.

Sewer tours.

 

[BadFish]

Brighton Rock - Graham Greene.
Historically moving between seedy underworld (think Graham greene and late 80's /early 90's) into fashionable seaside resort (think prince regent or the brighton of recent times).
the floral clock.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

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

Dollar

 

[Dorset Seagull]

ABBA's debut on eurovision occured in the brighton dome which was a former horse stable

and I saw them on the green by the Pavilion on that very day

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Can you name me some please

Mona Lisa

 

[Gary Leeds]

a few of the carry on films were filmed in Brighton as well, Carry on at your convienience and the beauty contest one, Im sure they both were

 

[Dorset Seagull]

There was also that teen, druggy lipsticky lesbian series thing but can't remember what it was called

 

[dougdeep]

Oh What a Lovely War was filmed on West Pier.

And at Sheepcote and Rottingdean.

 

[cunning fergus]

Drug death capital of England

Good shout, I think Brighton is also famous for an extremely high suicide rate and a rates of aids infection.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

There was also that teen, druggy lipsticky lesbian series thing but can't remember what it was called

sugar rush

 

[dje shoreham]

hotel bombs ........................

 

[Dorset Seagull]

sugar rush

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

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.

Thanks for that bit of info, TT. You see, some of us Christians do enjoy the good things in life. I've had a pint of Harveys (excellent) and a half of Dark Star's Winter Warmer (superb) at the Intrepid Fox in WH tonight.

Dora Bryan (still lives in Brighton I think)
Annie Nightingale (might have been mentioned before)
Carol Barnes (ex-ITN newsreader)
Cate Blanchett used to live in Brighton, but has returned to Australia

Many West End shows start at the Theatre Royal. I think I read somewhere that it is one of the UK's oldest regional theatres (Bristol Old Vic is the oldest).

 

[Mendoza]

How many train stations would you say there are in Brighton & Hove? And which ones are they?

 

[KneeOn]

How many train stations would you say there are in Brighton & Hove? And which ones are they?

Brighton, Hove, POrtslade, Fishersgate, Southwick, Preston park, London Road, Molescombe

and in the past: Rowan avenue and the Dyke, Kemptown, Lewis Road, and Harlington/Harrington (somthing like that) road. Holland Road used to have a halt.

 

[Strike]

Wimbledon The Movie was partly filmed in Brighton.

Withdean Stadium started life as a alternative tennis venue to Wimbledon for Britains Davis Cup ties. Sadly World War. It put hopes of Davis Cup here to bed and in the 1990s a certain Lord Bracknell ordered the main tennis stadium to relocate to heaven forever, only the ticket office outside current footy ground remains.

Alexandra Bastedo is from Hove, and anyone mentioned Brian Capron yet?