Happy New Year

It's cold and grey by the sea today; best wishes for a brighter and better 2012!

Winter sunset

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Marking the boundary

The Peace Statue on the seafront - to the east of the statue is Brighton and to the west is Hove.

Looking straight ahead

Queen Victoria's statue at the seaward end of Grand Avenue.

Walking by the sea

The original houses

The bigger picture

Going back to last week's posts about Dorset Court, this is what the block looks like in relation to other buildings along the same stretch of Kingsway. The buildings on the right-hand side are the original houses built c1890 when this section of road between Carlisle Road and Walsingham Road was known as Walsingham Terrace.  Dorset Court was built c1995 and Horizon, the newer block of flats in the centre, was built c2005. The photograph was taken earlier in this year during the Brighton Marathon.

Christmas

Festive greetings to members of City Daily Photo, Jan in Hove x

Streaks

Wednesday evening's sky.

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Dorset Court's green plaque

You can just about see this plaque on yesterday's photograph of Dorset Court; it's at the right-hand side of the entrance and commemorates Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell who died at 10 Walsingham Terrace, the original house built on this site. 

Dorset Court 2

Dorset Court's entrance in Carlisle Road.

Dorset Court 1

Dorset Court - the side of the block that overlooks Kingsway.

Side view

Parish Church of St Philip, Hove

Private road

Storm clouds

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Shopping and schooling

My local supermarket, Tesco - car park in front and the red brick building of the Connaught School in the background.

Sea colour

Today the sea's that peculiar mucky beige colour that means we can expect bad weather.

Grey and choppy

A cold day in town

Gardens at the Old Steine, this time looking across the centre.

After the rain

Looking seawards from the top of Vallance Gardens.

Setting out the stall

Brighton Craftaganza Craft Market, Fabrica, Duke Street, Brighton.

Sky over beach huts

It's awful weather so here's a lovely blue sky from earlier in the year to remind me that the weather will get better.

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Seaweed 2

I don't know what these two seaweeds are - can anyone enlighten me?

Seaweed 1

This one's bladderwrack which can be used as a fertilizer and in herbal medicine.

Tiled street sign

Pembroke Avenue.

Street sign

Steine Street, Brighton, at the Marine Parade end of the street.

Flypast

I haven't posted a sea picture for some time - here's one from last year by guest blogger Liz.

Photograph copyright Liz Marley 2010

Tower

St Andrew's Old Church, Church Road.

Relief from greyness

It's so nice to wake up to such a beautiful morning!

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Bare

The lumpy, bumpy tree in winter, Vallance Road.

Weather watch

We're having very changeable weather on the south coast. This was yesterday's weather - cold, wet and very windy. Today (so far) has been grey, then sunny, then wet and now sunny again. The wind has changed direction from yesterday but there's still far too much of it!

Red and green

Lonely red glove

Pavilion Gardens

Steine Gardens in winter

Steine Gardens with the Victoria Fountain on the right and the Palace Pier in the far distance.

8am

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Looking the other way

This is the view looking in the opposite direction from yesterday's photo with the Royal Pavilion and Christmas ice rink in the background.

Old Steine

Looking south across St James's Street towards Pool Valley with the Steine Gardens on the left.

Sunshine in the rain

Brighton Wheel

Looking down Madeira Place towards the Brighton Wheel. There's more about the Brighton Wheel from the Regency Society here.

Medina House

Medina House on Hove seafront has been under threat of demolition for several years. Brighton & Hove Council dismissed the owner's planning appeal earlier this month and it looks as though the building has been saved. You can find out more about the history of Medina House here.

25 Denmark Villas

Night falls

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Tiles and leaves

23 Denmark Villas

Almost the full set

St Mary the Virgin, Brighton.

A splash of colour

The colourful autumn foliage of Rhus typhina (Stag's horn sumac), Denmark Mews.

At the going down of the sun

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

Lest we forget.

Ralli Memorial Hall

Ralli Memorial Hall built 1913, listed as Grade II building in 1992.