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Brighton from the Chain Pier

image courtesy of Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove | Public Domain

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Date

1829

Artist

Drawn by Nathaniel Whittock (1791-1860)

Collection

Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove

Description

Coloured Steel Engraving. Description: View of the Chain Pier looking towards Brighton to the West. St Nicholas' church and two windmills on hill in background to left. Four pairs of towers of the Chain Pier visible. Pair in foreground with lantern on top and bell under arch. Pulley to left of towers. Left margin sundial enclosed by railings. Man in coat and top hat looking at sundial with woman in crinoline standing beside. Funnel from steam boat with smoke pouring from chimmney to left. Group of figures including woman with a patterned shawl standing near funnel. Beneath pulley woman with arms crossed seated on bench, between a man, arms folded to left and young girl to right. Figure of a soldier standing arm in arm with woman looking towards the town. Far right a figure of a man with telescope looking out to sea right, woman and small boy standing beside him. Man in top hat leaning over rails to right looking out to sea.
Additional Makers: Engraved by - William John Cooke (1797-1865)
The pairs of towers were modelled on the design of the pylon gateways of Karnak in Egypt.
(Allen, "History of the Counties of Surrey and Sussex", ii. 1829).

Image Licence

Public Domain

Image Credit

image courtesy of Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove

Location

Madeira Drive, Brighton, East Sussex, England

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Beaches
Boats
Bridges
Coasts
Leisure
People
Public Spaces
Roads
Society
Transport
Travel

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