Photographic print of modernisation of Brighton Aquarium. A crowd of sightseers looks down on the work from Marine Parade. Rubble from broken pillars evident in foreground.
Brighton Borough Council - Borough Surveyors Department
Date Created (of Object / Artwork):
26 April 1928
Description (Object or Artwork):
This photographic print was made by the Borough Surveyor's department. It shows work in progress on the modernisation of Brighton Aquairum. Although certain aspects of Eugenius Birch's original design were kept, many other features were destroyed. The pile of rubble in the foreground of the photograph shows the fate of many of the original pillars.
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