1. Brighton

2. Brighthelmstone, a fishing village: 16th century: 400 fishermen and 60 boats

3. Beginning of 19th Century: the Royal Pavilion under George IV

4. The beginning of a popular resort during the Victorian Age: the Palace Pier (1898)

5. The Sea Life Centre (opened in 1872)

6. A FAST GROWING TOWN
Between 1841 and 1871 the population of Brighton increased from 46,661 to 90,011, making it the fastest growing town in Britain.
Thanks to the new Brighton to London railway line many people came to Brighton to work because of the growing number of visitors

7. History of Tourism in Brighton: the Promettes 1950-60s selling Brighton to the world

8. An aerial view of Brighton

9. Fish and chips, candy floss, donughts and clairvoyants on Brighton pier…

10. Brighton in the 1960s,70s,80s…
1964: clash between two gangs, mods and rockers
1967 : Creation of the Brighton Festival
1970s: the marina
1975: West Pier is closed following a storm
1980s : Brighton became less attractive as a tourist resort but with the opening of the Brighton Centre in 1977, Brighton became an international conference centre (political party conferences)

11. Brighton of the 21st Century: a new magnet
New seafront developments (The Wheel, marina extension project, the i360…)
New clubs, bars, restaurants
2007: The Theatre Royal celebrated its 100th anniversary (some London West End productions…)
Brighton pier welcomes 3 million visitors a year

12. Artificial marina ( )

13. Project for marina extension after much debate…11 tower blocks to be built

15. The new 360i tower (2016)

16. The Brighton Wheel

17. A few statistics
One of the Top 10 UK destinations for overseas visitors
One of the Top 5 most popular UK cities
Ideal location: 1 hour from London, 30 minutes from Gatwick Airport
8 million tourists every year
An estimated £408 million spent annually by tourists.

18. Brighton going green?
Brighton’s Caroline Lucas was the first Green MP elected to Westminster
Brighton buses boast some of the lowest emissions in the world
The South Downs National Park covers an area of over 1,600 km2
Brighton & Lewes Biosphere achieved UNESCO status in 2014
The toilets in the eco-friendly Jubilee Library are flushed with recovered rainwater
The South Downs National Park is home to more than 110,400 people
England’s first Earthship (eco buildings made from recycled material) was built in Brighton

19. The Big Lemon is an award-winning bus and coach operator based in Brighton. We operate two local public bus services using vehicles which we run on biodiesel from recycled cooking oil.

20. Brighton’s coastline: nature and human impact
.Natural coastal process: longshore drift, cliff erosion...
. Hard engineering protection

21. Groynes on Brighton’s shingle beach

22. An aerial view of Brighton

23. Brighton sea wall

24. Protecting the beach in Brighton