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Brighton
The Oxford Companion to British History
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2002
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Brighton. This was originally Brithelmston, a Sussex fishing village where, according to tradition, Charles II spent a night during his escape to France. Brighton developed rapidly from the mid-18th cent., when Dr Richard Russell recommended its health-giving air. It was patronized by Fanny
Burney, Samuel
Johnson (1770), and from 1784 by George, prince of Wales, five years before George III favoured Weymouth as a resort. Brighton's original classical Royal Pavilion, built by Henry Holland (1784), was redeveloped by
Nash in oriental style with an Indian exterior and Chinese interior (1817). Queen Victoria sold the building to the town. Charles
Dickens was a frequent visitor. The population in the 1990s was over 150,000.
Revd Dr William M. Marshall
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Brighton: a brilliant holiday anytime for all the family; This summer buzzing Brighton looks set to offer families the ultimate in an exciting short break or a week-long getaway.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 7/26/2009; 700+ words
; Brighton has been attracting holidaymakers for...badminton. Visit www.yellowave.co.uk Brighton's seafront buzzes with cafes, restaurants...a dinghy or catamaran? Drop into the Brighton Sailing Club, near the West Pier, www...
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Brighton beautiful on the big screen
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/26/2009; ; 700+ words
; Brighton Armed with a map and an MP3 player, Fiona...standing in an unnamed alley just behind Brighton seafront. It's a bit damp and there...why am I here? Because this is one of Brighton's most infamous cinematic shrines...
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BRIGHTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP., ONE OF THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS INTEGRATION COMPANIES IN ASIA, MAKES ANNOUNCEMENTS
PR Newswire; 5/18/1992; 700+ words
; BRIGHTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP., ONE OF THE...International ("CBIS-I") granted Brighton Information Systems Corp. a non-exclusive...CSN) is an indirect shareholder of Brighton through its participation in the Edelson...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Brighton rocks with the stars.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/14/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...on an pound sterling800,000 home on Brighton seafront. The Regency-built house...sumptuous properties that have helped make Brighton and its neighbour Hove the must-have...research before buying a property in Brighton. The Kemp Town area he has moved to...
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Brighton, Britain's gay capital, awaits its first same sex `weddings'
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Worldstream 12-20-2005 Dateline: BRIGHTON, England It's a hilly seaside city...America has San Francisco, Britain has Brighton _ and the freewheeling resort is going...said Trevor Love, a registrar with Brighton and Hove City Council who has helped...
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BRIGHTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISSUES LETTER TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS
PR Newswire; 9/30/1992; 700+ words
; BRIGHTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISSUES LETTER TO ITS...shareholder letter was issued today by Brighton Information Systems Corp. (OTC Bulletin...Shareholders: Over the last two years Brighton has expanded its business dramatically...
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Brighton once was big into horticultural research, cattle
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/31/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...behind her home on Nonantum Hill in Brighton, she uncovers evidence of the community...Bonar, one of the founders of the Brighton-Allston Historical Society. Between the 1820s and the 1930s, Brighton was an important center for horticultural...
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BRIGHTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP. REPORTS RESULTS; DUE DILIGENCE TOUR OF CHINA BASED FACILITIES
PR Newswire; 5/4/1995; 700+ words
; NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Brighton Information Systems Corp. (OTC BULLETIN...introduce new management and key investors to Brighton's operations and opportunities in Greater China. Brighton was represented by Kit Kung, founder and...
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Brighton Hospital Announces Creation of Brighton National Addiction Foundation
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 1/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...2575 VIPs assemble to assist hospital BRIGHTON, Mich., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire...Denise Bertin- Epp, President of Brighton Hospital, announced today that the nationally...treatment facility has formed an eight member Brighton National Addiction Foundation. The mission...
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 "Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)")
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Brighton rocks; Brighton Festival has just celebrated its 40th birthday. Travel Editor PAUL COLE finds forty reasons to visit the seaside resort that's a Brummie favourite.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 6/4/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: PAUL COLE 1. The Brighton Arts Festival is Britain's largest...eight world premieres. 2. Paramount Brighton Comedy Festival in October attracts...Jimmy Carr, to name but two. 3. Brighton Food & Drink Festival, which...
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Brighton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Brighton city (1991 pop. 134,581) and district...and most popular resort in S England, Brighton also has engineering works and factories...addition to the seaside promenade, the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, an aquarium...
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Brighton Rock
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Brighton Rock, a novel by G. Greene , published 1938. Set in Brighton in the criminal underworld of gang warfare and protection rackets, it describes the brief and tragic career of 17-year-old Pinkie, ‘The Boy’, whose...
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Brighton and Hove
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Brighton and Hove City on the English Channel, East Sussex, s England. Originally...It is the seat of the University of Sussex (1961) and the University of Brighton (1992). It gained city status in 2000. Industries: food processing...
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Brighton Beach Memoirs
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), a play in two acts by Neil Simon . [Alvin Theatre, 1,299 perf.; NYDCC Award.] Eugene Jerome...
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New Brighton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New Brighton village (1990 pop. 22,207), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis-Saint Paul; inc. 1891. Its manufactures include metal products, machinery, and leather. A theological seminary is there.
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