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MARINE PARADE AND ROYAL CRESCENT

A mid-Victorian photograph taken from opposite Burlington Street which provides an excellent view of the Parade and beach below. It is seldom that the Chain Pier and West Pier are seen in one photograph. The wooden railings were erected in the 1830s and between the second and third horizontal rails can be seen part of the very narrow Madeira Drive, which had been constructed only a year or two earlier. Note that at the kerbside the gas lamp formed an integral part of the iron railings. The Royal Crescent Hotel bears a very different appearance from present day. This had previously been a private mansion, which early in the century had been occupied by George Canning, one time Prime Minister.

Image Reference: JG_06_075.tif
Date: c.1875
Image Details: Copy
Size of Original: 268x139
Place: Brighton
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