The Brighton Grand Hotel: Checking into History

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.

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  • @ChrisLovesThisGame
    @ChrisLovesThisGame2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Pfukr

    @Pfukr

    Жыл бұрын

    Speaking of act, do you say a apple too?

  • @jakehaymes4438

    @jakehaymes4438

    11 ай бұрын

    The beach doesn't have any sand. Omg

  • @alansussex7867
    @alansussex78675 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @oneagencydarrenmusgrave725

    @oneagencydarrenmusgrave725

    4 жыл бұрын

    what year was that?

  • @DMWBN3

    @DMWBN3

    4 жыл бұрын

    One Agency Darren Musgrave when he woke up 😏

  • @user-gt7fj3jh4y
    @user-gt7fj3jh4y8 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @robertmadea9229
    @robertmadea9229Ай бұрын

    Buildings like this should be preserved.

  • @oneagencydarrenmusgrave725
    @oneagencydarrenmusgrave7254 жыл бұрын

    Great memories here, watched the Solar Eclipse in Aug 1999 was only 24 years old. lovely building

  • @user-oj5bw7sl8p
    @user-oj5bw7sl8p6 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting program! Thanks for sharing!

  • @mossmonaco9061
    @mossmonaco90614 жыл бұрын

    Remember staying a special night in the early seventies - breakfast was epic!

  • @tamieckert4548
    @tamieckert45482 жыл бұрын

    Love the aesthetics and all but love to see some wood showing,love wood tones.

  • @hazelb7218
    @hazelb72185 жыл бұрын

    stayed there just recently as a treat to myself.....beautiful hotel x

  • @gopal108b5
    @gopal108b53 жыл бұрын

    Cant wait to go there for our long , staycation weekend tomorrow babe! Love you Rishi 💕💕💕

  • @JamesBrown-ij1px
    @JamesBrown-ij1px3 жыл бұрын

    I DREAM of staying here! Hopefully for a Birthday trip to England when it is safe to travel once again!

  • @maunster3414
    @maunster34145 жыл бұрын

    6:35 "...lettuce munching..." Whaaat? lmfao

  • @user-mm9il4ic3i
    @user-mm9il4ic3i3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @x.o-l6880
    @x.o-l68803 жыл бұрын

    I want to work here! it's sooo grand! ❤️

  • @leesimmons9091
    @leesimmons90914 жыл бұрын

    I was still in care in slough when the bomb went off

  • @Skaterbun
    @Skaterbun6 жыл бұрын

    Glad I can say I stayed here and on my company's expense too! 😊

  • @preronaghorai9887
    @preronaghorai98873 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @DMWBN3
    @DMWBN34 жыл бұрын

    Lived in Brighton & Hove all my life. BHAFC

  • @sirbollocks5147
    @sirbollocks51473 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @inessatachen1499
    @inessatachen14994 жыл бұрын

    Only genious can build sach places on earth...

  • @gerardhenry5501
    @gerardhenry55012 жыл бұрын

    Too dangerous to stay in it now incase they came back looking for Maggie

  • @carolmurray1927
    @carolmurray19273 жыл бұрын

    I find this guy hilarious😁

  • @vicentebaez2628
    @vicentebaez26284 жыл бұрын

    3:11 I can't

  • @handsoffmycactus2958

    @handsoffmycactus2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    What

  • @easyboy1950
    @easyboy19505 жыл бұрын

    Did Tommy Cooper leave you that suit in his will? Great show though, thank you .

  • @TheExtraInch
    @TheExtraInch2 жыл бұрын

    I hope trans male Victor might now be finally remembered as his chosen gender

  • @leeanucha
    @leeanucha5 жыл бұрын

    Brighton in its glorious day. So many things just left to die in Brighton.

  • @SlinkiestTortoise23

    @SlinkiestTortoise23

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s very grimy now!

  • @leeanucha

    @leeanucha

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SlinkiestTortoise23 agree

  • @elzorro7of9
    @elzorro7of910 ай бұрын

    So close...what a better world it would have been

  • @lesliephillpott8989
    @lesliephillpott8989 Жыл бұрын

    Hope the tory party don't come and stay.........be absolutely terrible if it happened again...or not

  • @cynterslave
    @cynterslave5 жыл бұрын

    Does this presenter only own this one poorly fitted suit?

  • @chrstphrdyer

    @chrstphrdyer

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s the only one to fit his shaggy attitude.

  • @taoblake4424
    @taoblake44246 жыл бұрын

    Hhgftlovely little town and schooling

  • @DMWBN3

    @DMWBN3

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tao Blake it's now a city of 300k +

  • @englishjona6458
    @englishjona64582 жыл бұрын

    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 🤷🏽‍♂️👍🏾