This virtual walk, with commentary from local historian Geoffrey Mead, runs from the station to the Museum. It zig-zags between tourist Brighton and little-known alleyways. The walk was created by My Brighton and Hove for the 24 Hour Museum.
Begin the walk by clicking on The station below.
The Station
Wonderful Victorian engineering
Trafalgar Terrace
Like pencils in a box
Frederick Gardens
Industry and agriculture
North Road
A mediaeval field boundary
Brighthelm Centre
A zone in transition
Clifton Terrace
Houses for swanky merchants
St Nicholas Church
The oldest building in Brighton
Wykeham Terrace
Officers, nuns and fallen women
Duke Street
One entrance to the Lanes
Dukes Lane
A clever pastiche
Friends Centre
Quaker meeting house
East Street
Used to be the town slum
Brighton Pier
A place to 'promenade'
Old Steine
The fishermens' workplace
Royal Pavilion
As a palace it is pretty poky
Brighton Museum
The cultural legacy of Brighton