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Royal palace
Royal Pavilion
Seaside palace built in stages from 1787 for the Prince of Wales, later George IV, in an Indian-inspired style. Grade I listed, with gardens.
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North Laine & the Royal Pavilion: things to do
Places worth your time in North Laine & the Royal Pavilion
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Things to do in North Laine & the Royal Pavilion
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Museum
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Council-owned museum and art gallery in Pavilion Gardens, beside the Royal Pavilion, with permanent galleries and changing exhibitions.
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Arts venue
Brighton Dome
Grade I listed arts venue on the Royal Pavilion estate, made up of the Concert Hall, the Corn Exchange and the Studio Theatre.
Theatre
Theatre Royal Brighton
Grade II* listed theatre on New Road, open for over 200 years, staging touring musicals, plays, opera and ballet.
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Street
North Laine
Conservation area of narrow streets with independent shops, cafés and pubs, saved from a planned flyover in the 1970s.
Church
Chapel Royal
18th-century chapel on North Street closely linked with the Prince Regent and Regency society; it is still an active church.
Church
Brighton Unitarian Church
Greek Revival chapel of 1820 by Amon Henry Wilds on New Road, close to the Royal Pavilion.
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Church
St Nicholas Church
Brighton's original parish church and one of the oldest buildings in the city, on high ground at Church Street and Dyke Road.
Church
St Peter's Church
Gothic Revival church built 1824-28 to a design by Sir Charles Barry, on an island between London Road and Lewes Road.
Church
St Bartholomew's Church
Very tall red-brick Anglican church on Ann Street, between Brighton station and London Road, visible from much of the city.
Park
The Level
Triangular park of about 3 hectares north of the centre, between Union Road, Richmond Terrace and Ditchling Road.
Gallery
Phoenix Art Space
Arts centre with artists' studios, a main gallery for exhibitions and a programme of adult and family courses.
Library
Jubilee Library
The largest public library in Brighton and Hove, opened in 2005 as part of the Jubilee Square development.
Historic venue
Duke of York's Picturehouse
Grade II listed art house cinema at Preston Circus that claims to be the oldest cinema in continuous use in Britain.
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Historic house
Preston Manor
Former manor house of Preston village, mostly rebuilt in 1738 and enlarged in 1905, now a museum with gardens beside Preston Park.
Park
Preston Park
Park of about 25 hectares north of the centre, on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens with Preston Manor.
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Hove
Regency squares, beach huts, Church Road and George Street west of the Peace Statue
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The Lanes & seafront
Narrow shopping lanes, the Palace Pier, the i360 and the pebble beach in the centre of Brighton
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- North Laine & the Royal Pavilion (area photo): Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- Brighton Dome: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- Theatre Royal Brighton: Ian Muttoo from Mississauga, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- North Laine: Hassocks5489 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Chapel Royal: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Brighton Unitarian Church: Rolyatpaul (Paul Taylor), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Nicholas Church: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Peter's Church: Hassocks5489, CC0, source
- St Bartholomew's Church: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Level: HJ Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phoenix Art Space: Andy Li, CC0, source
- Jubilee Library: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, source
- Duke of York's Picturehouse: Hassocks5489 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Preston Manor: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- Preston Park: Hassocks5489 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Kemptown: Hassocks5489, CC0, source
- Hove: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Lanes & seafront: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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