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Ads	Brighton's Historic Past Up until the late 1700's Brighton was a sleepy little fishing village but the arrival of the Prince Regent, who was later to become George IV, changed all that. His presence spurred all manner of developments which led to its becoming one of the most fashionable destinations on the south coast. In 1807, shortly after his arrival, the Theatre Royal opened and, soon after this, the Brighton dome and a spa pump room was converted into the St Annes Well spa. The town of Brighton, in its early days was really quite small, no more than a quarter of a quare mile and it possessed four main streets. Where these came together, The Lanes connected them and now, this quaint, old-fashioned group of streets is one of Brighton's gems. Visitors simply love to stroll around the eclectic mix of small shops which gives one the feeling of strolling through and English town of some 50 years ago. Proximity to the sea can be a mixed blessing as coastal erosion in the 1300's removed much of the coastal farmland. Some two hundred years later, in the sixteenth century, the sea brought further tragedy when a French invasion distroyed much of the town. Despite the vissisitudes, the town had a population of some 2,000 souls at the end of the sixteenth century. As it did all over Britain, the railway brought change and expansion on a massive scale. In the case of Brighton, it was the London to Brighton railway which connected Brighton to the wealth of London and spurred on developments such as the building of the palace pier. Never isolated from the culture of the times, the sixties saw a cultural revolution which manefested itself in Brighton with the clash of the two youth cultures, the Mods and the Rockers. This culminated in 1964 with the so-called Quadrophenia battle as the two rival groups strove for supremacy. In the 70's Brighton built it's excellently-equipped conference centre which now attracts international conferences and brings all-year round business leaders to the city. To-day, that city is 'Brighton and Hove' as development and politics brought these two vibrant centres together in 1997 with a population of about 140,000. So, to-day, this thriving, trendy and fun-packed city - recently voted as England's trendiest town - welcomes families, singles and business conferences to enjoy its rich culture and facilities and take a break by the sea.
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Brighton's Historic Past

Brighton Royal Pavilion

Up until the late 1700's Brighton was a sleepy little fishing village but the arrival of the Prince Regent, who was later to become George IV, changed all that. His presence spurred all manner of developments which led to its becoming one of the most fashionable destinations on the south coast. In 1807, shortly after his arrival, the Theatre Royal opened and, soon after this, the Brighton dome and a spa pump room was converted into the St Annes Well spa.

The town of Brighton, in its early days was really quite small, no more than a quarter of a quare mile and it possessed four main streets. Where these came together, The Lanes connected them and now, this quaint, old-fashioned group of streets is one of Brighton's gems. Visitors simply love to stroll around the eclectic mix of small shops which gives one the feeling of strolling through and English town of some 50 years ago.

Proximity to the sea can be a mixed blessing as coastal erosion in the 1300's removed much of the coastal farmland. Some two hundred years later, in the sixteenth century, the sea brought further tragedy when a French invasion distroyed much of the town. Despite the vissisitudes, the town had a population of some 2,000 souls at the end of the sixteenth century.

As it did all over Britain, the railway brought change and expansion on a massive scale. In the case of Brighton, it was the London to Brighton railway which connected Brighton to the wealth of London and spurred on developments such as the building of the palace pier.

Never isolated from the culture of the times, the sixties saw a cultural revolution which manefested itself in Brighton with the clash of the two youth cultures, the Mods and the Rockers. This culminated in 1964 with the so-called Quadrophenia battle as the two rival groups strove for supremacy.

In the 70's Brighton built it's excellently-equipped conference centre which now attracts international conferences and brings all-year round business leaders to the city. To-day, that city is 'Brighton and Hove' as development and politics brought these two vibrant centres together in 1997 with a population of about 140,000.

So, to-day, this thriving, trendy and fun-packed city - recently voted as England's trendiest town - welcomes families, singles and business conferences to enjoy its rich culture and facilities and take a break by the sea.