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The Landscape Book of Brighton Prints
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Clifton Montpelier Powis Community Alliance News 3
The Landscape Book of Brighton Prints is a collection of stunning prints .
. . All the prints are accompanied by an expert's commentary.
Adam Trimingham : The Argus
... The Landscape Book of Brighton Prints is the best book Brighton Books
Publising have produced..
Jackie Fuller : North Laine Runner : Jan/Feb 06
The prints illustrate a variety of Brighton scenes: the Steine, the Pavilion
with various schemes for its garden, the Riding School in the Dome, Bathing
Machines, the Chain Pier, St Peter's church, Brighton Station, North Laine
in 1850 and several more.
Text inspired by the prints has been contributed by: Sue Berry, Derek Granger, Christopher Hawtree, Gavin Henderson, Chris Horlock, Mike Jones, Jackie Marsh-Hobbs, Geoff Mead, and many more well-known local names!
Adam Trimingham : The Argus 5.2.06
The National School in Church Street was pulled down in 1971 for road widening
which never took place. In The Landscape Book of Brighton Prints conservationist
Selma Montford says [its] destruction was tragic. It was one of the few remaining
examples of Regency Gothic architecture in Brighton and was a handsome addition
to the street scene.
Regency Review, Regency Society newsletter : March 2006
Selma Montford and Jacqueline Pollard of Brighton Books Publishing have produced
a most attractive volume of Brighton prints in John Coleman's collection.
These range from early views of the Steine to polished perspectives of St
Peter's church. Of course, they reveal how much has changed (or been destroyed
as in the case of the National School . . . held by Antony Dale to be "a
criminal folly") but also how much of the structure of the city has remained.
This is not an academic offering, more a visual delight in 26 plates revealing the relatively recent past, while a narrative written by invited experts fills in the gaps.
The Kingscliffe Society Newsletter : Spring 2006
The latest publication from Brighton Books Publishing . . . offers a collection
of elegant and enjoyable colour reproductions of 27 prints of Brighton, accompanied
by individual commentaries from a range of people whose names will be familiar
to many . . .
~ooOoo~
Philip Smith : retired teacher
I have been enjoying your marvellous book. It is a real gem of originality
with its never-before-seen pictures and its lucid and refreshing (and poetic)
comments and explanations by people who clearly love Brighton. I congratulate you both on your stimulating achievement. Your book has a
glowing quality and I cannot put it down.
Valerie Paynter : saveHOVE
I feel I need a guided tour of the new book . . . [of] which bits [that] survive
. . . It's great!
Christopher Hawtree : journalist
I find that I keep picking [the book] up and looking through it. Fascinating,
handsome.
Fred Gray : Sussex University
A lovely production and some super prints. Congratulations to you and
all involved in the publication.
Lavender Jones : East Sussex Record Office
I like [the book] very much, though all [the prints] are familiar to me,
they look fresh and appealing.
Robert Gregory : local historian
It was a wonderful idea to ask different people to contribute text inspired
by each print.
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