Seen from a distance

The i360 seen from the Upper North Street end of Dean Street, Brighton. You can read about the tower's current progress at Brighton Bits.

Big red thing

It's something to do with the i360; no idea what though!
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Bird bath

Paddling pool near the West Pier, Brighton seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Summer weather

The remains of Brighton's West Pier on a typical British summer's day (wet, grey and blustery).
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Brighton seafront

Hilton Brighton Metropole (left), The Grand Brighton (centre) and the Brighton Centre (right).

i360 progress

The Brighton i360 seen against Friday afternoon's extraordinary cloud formation.

Whew!

A hot afternoon on Brighton beach.

No dogs allowed

From 1 May to 30 September, many of the Brighton and Hove beaches are dog-free like this one in Hove; other beaches are dog-friendly throughout the year.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

i360 update

Work continues on Brighton seafront for the i360 observation tower; this photograph was taken on the last day of 2014 looking west with the Alfresco Bar & Restaurant in the distance. More information about the i360 is on the project's website including the latest newsletter.

Further down the seafront

Walking into Brighton on the same day I took yesterday's photograph in Hove, I passed the remains of Brighton's West Pier.

Digging a hole 2

Details as yesterday.

Digging a hole 1

Work getting ready for the i360 observation tower has started on Brighton seafront.

Not much left

Brighton's West Pier.

Walking by the sea

Hove seafront looking towards Brighton - one from the archives (28 August 2010).

After a shower

Looking from St. James's Street to the Brighton Wheel at the end of Madeira Place.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2014

Up in the air

Brighton Wheel taken in 2012. You wouldn't be able to see very far today - it's overcast, hot and very humid.

Route 10

I'm on the new Route 10, the seafront service, running from Brighton Station to Hove King Alfred during the summer. Most of the time, the bus is a 1965 Routemaster (unless it's out on hire for a wedding) and I'm the only passenger on the top deck this trip. This is the way to travel round town on a hot day - all the windows are open and there's a lovely breeze!

And from a different angle

Details as yesterday.

A dip in the briny

View of the beach from Brighton's Palace Pier from the archives (21.04.2010).

The morning after

Early morning on Brighton seafront.
Photograph © David John Hulatt 2014