The Brighton Grand Hotel: Checking into History
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2017
- UK TV documentary. Dr Matthew Sweet explores the history of a seaside institution - including its frequent appearance in divorce cases, the cross-dressing Colonel Victor Barker, and the horrors of the IRA bomb. A daring structure when opened in 1864, it included one of the very first elevators in the UK. First shown in 2005.
I like how he describes the people going to Brighton as hedonists. If you've ever been to the coast and seen beaches with actual sand and sunshine you would know that an English beach is more of an endurance test than a act of unalloyed pleasure.
Speaking of act, do you say a apple too?
The beach doesn't have any sand. Omg
That was my Rolls Royce pictured at the front featuring in the brochure for many years.
I was sitting in chauffeur uniform for 4 hours while the photographer tried to achieve the desired picture.
When all was finished the manager said to go into the hotel and have whatever you like even full afternoon tea!
what year was that?
One Agency Darren Musgrave when he woke up 😏
Great memories here, watched the Solar Eclipse in Aug 1999 was only 24 years old. lovely building
Buildings like this should be preserved.
I was a first year student from Abroad, studying at what is now the University of Brighton that year. After the days studies I went to a discotheque called the pink Coconut right close to the beach . It was a beautiful Friday night and the club was packed .Dressed in a black suit with white shirt and bow tie I wanted to think I looked cool! My friend and I met a couple of girls and left the club at 2.00 am in the morning with them . We stopped at a Turkish Donner kebab place , picked up a wrap each and headed down to the beach where we sat facing a well lit building ..The Grand hotel! At 3.00 am or so while we were "necking" , the bomb went off and shrapnel flew around! Within minutes siren and mayhem began !! I remember that some revelers had set a bonfire on the beach and the "bobbies " were all over them ..!!
A year or two later I took my then girl friend for dinner on her birthday ! I did not know I need a jacket to dine at that fine establishment but discreetly the maitre d' guided me to a wardrobe and found me a Jacket and the evening was saved! It cost me 50 quid plus tip in 1986 money! lol
The IRA again bombed malls and other public areas ..ruthlessly , I might add! After that I started seeing more police with guns!
Very interesting program! Thanks for sharing!
Remember staying a special night in the early seventies - breakfast was epic!
Love the aesthetics and all but love to see some wood showing,love wood tones.
Cant wait to go there for our long , staycation weekend tomorrow babe! Love you Rishi 💕💕💕
stayed there just recently as a treat to myself.....beautiful hotel x
I DREAM of staying here! Hopefully for a Birthday trip to England when it is safe to travel once again!
I was still in care in slough when the bomb went off
I want to work here! it's sooo grand! ❤️
got chucked out of there in 76 , we had gate crashed a military arms fair, should have seen the looks on their faces , we some how entered unnoticed by the security , we were just kids back then
6:35 "...lettuce munching..." Whaaat? lmfao
Glad I can say I stayed here and on my company's expense too! 😊
I was at a party the night it blew up in regency sq we watched the emergency services pulling people out.but what really puzzled me was that they handed out rebuilding contracts to Irish building contractors their billboards were plastered all over it .go figure that out.
Beautiful
Only genious can build sach places on earth...
Lived in Brighton & Hove all my life.
BHAFC
I find this guy hilarious😁
Too dangerous to stay in it now incase they came back looking for Maggie
3:11 I can't
What
Did Tommy Cooper leave you that suit in his will? Great show though, thank you .
I hope trans male Victor might now be finally remembered as his chosen gender
Brighton in its glorious day. So many things just left to die in Brighton.
It’s very grimy now!
@@SlinkiestTortoise23 agree
Does this presenter only own this one poorly fitted suit?
It’s the only one to fit his shaggy attitude.
So close...what a better world it would have been
Hope the tory party don't come and stay.........be absolutely terrible if it happened again...or not
Hhgftlovely little town and schooling
Tao Blake it's now a city of 300k +
The way they explain away the Muslim palace is laughable, the BLUE plaques and many domes Suggest a heavy Islamic presence in Brighton if you look closely.
Ps I have no Islamic background at all 🤷🏽♂️👍🏾