James Gray: This photograph of the Pavilion, in spite of its blemishes and blurred outlines, deserves a page all to itself. It is of course, only a copy recently produced from an original said to have been taken by W H Fox Talbot, Britain’s pioneer photographer in 1845 or thereabouts.
James Gray: Here is a recent copy of a seemingly old and indistinct photograph of the Royal Pavilion, which may have been taken from a house in Pavilion Parade. Had it been clearer the buildings in the background might have provided some clues to the period of the photograph. jgc_10_089
2021: No comment. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: No comment. Additional Information: Good view of the road layout prior to re-establishment of the Gardens. jgc_10_090
2021: No comment. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: This photograph, by Edward Fox, shows also a Brighton policeman of this period. Note the extent of the grounds before the carriageway was widened, and the unusual shaped lantern, which then illuminated the porch. jgc_10_091
2021: No comment. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: Stereoscopic view of the North Gate. jgc_10_092
2021: The North Gate to the estate remains substantially the same although at the time the current photograph was taken both gatehouses were under repair. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: East front. jgc_10_093
James Gray: Three views [jgc_10_095 to jgc_10_097] of the Pavilion and grounds all dating from about 1870. jgc_10_096
James Gray: No comment. jgc_10_101
James Gray: Two more very early photographs [jgc_10_118 and jgc_10_119] of the Pavilion, similar to many others and with nothing of special interest to record. The period is almost certainly the late 1860s or early 1870s. jgc_10_119
James Gray: East front. jgc_10_143
James Gray: East front photograph by Edward Fox, about 1875. jgc_10_148
James Gray: East front. jgc_10_149
2021: No comment. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: Volunteers Parade on Easter Monday 1863. jgc_10_094
2021: The straight drive which once flanked the western façade of the Pavilion has been re-laid into a more sinuous twisting shape. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: This fine panoramic photograph must have been taken from Carlisle House. One wonders what important function the top hatted gentleman on the four-horsed brake had been attending. At any rate they were attracting some attention from the bystanders. jgc_10_097
2021: No comment. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: Three views [jgc_10_095 to jgc_10_097] of the Pavilion and grounds all dating from about 1870. jgc_10_095
2021: No comment. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: No comment. jgc_10_102
James Gray: No comment. Additional Information: Croquet lawn being mown. jgc_10_103
James Gray: No comment. jgc_10_105
James Gray: No comment. jgc_10_107
James Gray: The fashions, especially ladies, have changed much more than the buildings. In the front row the Mayor, Mr H Milner Black and the vicar of Brighton, Canon Rose. jgc_30_001
2020: There are no royal visitors in August 2020. This view from the east was taken through a gap in the fencing enclosing the east and north of the Royal Pavilion while it undergoes repairs, as is so often the case. (Photographer: Jane Southern)
James Gray: Distinguished visitors leaving the Royal Pavilion in taxis and buses, en route for the Goldstone Ground on 16 April 1910. The occasion was the International Football match between England Amateurs and France Amateurs. England won a very one-sided game by 10 goals to 1. jgc_30_006
James Gray: Two photographs [see also jgc_30_030 on the Pavilion Parade page] from the window of 6 Pavilion Parade, in 1924. The tramcar seen [in jgc_30_030] is car No 54, working on the Elm Grove route. Note how extremely narrow the roadway then was just opposite Edward Street, where the first widening took place in 1928. jgc_30_031