Mystery lady

Today's HDP is a bit of a mystery. The figure is in a little niche above some steps leading to a basement in Albemarle Mansions, Hove. She's small (about a metre high), not in very good repair and has a broken sword. I think she's a statue of St Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), but I can't find any connection either to Albemarle Mansions or to Hove. Can anyone help me out?

Wrapping the gate

The Jaipur Gate, wrapped in ribbon by artist Lucy Brown to accompany the Deviants exhibition at Hove Museum. Pink because Jaipur is known as the Pink City.

Carving

Jaipur Gate, Hove Museum.

Real, old-fashioned shopping

I'm lucky that there are real, old-fashioned shops near where I live. This is Brydens DIY on Blatchington Road who sell everything from a mousetrap to a water butt or a stepladder. You can buy hardware such as woodscrews and washers individually rather than in those nasty fingernail-snapping bubble packs.

Beach colours

Connaught Road

...and finally, one with added wildlife

Another...

Bracing

It was very bracing walking by the sea today - clear and sunny but extremely windy.

Old-style street sign