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Quite a pleasant day today, zipping around the Sussex coast
looking at interesting things and enjoying the countryside in
between. Notable places :- Brighton, Chichester.
Keith Waterhouse :- 'Brighton looks like a town that is constantly
helping the police with their enquiries'. In the late 18th
century,
Brighton was the favoured haunt of the
Prince Regent (later George IV). He supervised the
building of
Brighton Pavilion, a sort of Regency Taj Mahal.
Fun and games (i.e. traditional British
seaside pastimes) are to be had on
Brighton Pier. Even more interesting is the story of
the West Pier,
which was built over 130 years ago and was both seaside
promenade and pleasure pier; now sadly, closed and derelict.
Here are
some photos of Brighton and the South Downs, including one of
the West Pier, and one of Ditchling Beacon.
Brighton and Hove Albion
('The Seagulls')
is the local football team - lots of people were wearing their colours
this afternoon - must've had a match on.
Chichester Cathedral -
Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester -
a brief history of Chichester (starting 44 AD).
Sussex, Delaware -
Sussex, New Brunswick -
Sussex Inlet, New South Wales
The Grand Hotel in Brighton was
bombed by the IRA in 1984
as it hosted Conservative Party leaders for their annual
party conference. Jo Tuffnell, the daughter of one of the
victims, has met Patrick Magee, the Brighton bomber (who was
freed as part of the Northern Ireland peace process).
Some of these meetings were documented by
a very interesting BBC TV programme last year. The programme was
shown two months after the terrorist attacks on New York and
Washington.
Jo Tuffnell continues to
work for reconciliation -
here's her website.
Jo's Letter:
Looking for those bereaved who stand for justice not revenge.
'This letter is from a woman whose father was killed in an IRA bombing in Ireland.
She seeks contact with recently bereaved Americans who lost loved ones on Sept. 11. Hers is a
remarkable story...pass it on. '
