Daily Republican., 1882-08-26
LETTER FROM ENGLAND.
THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE
''RRPUBLICAN" SPENDS A DAY
ATBRIGHTON.
BRIGBToN, ENeLANp Aup. sth. '82

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, Aug. 9th, 49,
1t would perhaps be difficult in all
England, to find at this season Q T the
year, better place to spend an enjoy.
able day, than at this far famed water.
ing place. Brighton is popular re-.
sort and deserves to be, and well has 1t
been called the "Queen OF Watering
Places" The town is located 30 miles
south of London; the London, Brighton
q South Coast Railway has given it
splendid railroad communication and
the trains over its roads To this town
alone Is immense. Brighton Is most
attractive place, combining, in re-
markable degree, the town or city,
with that OF a first class watering place
for be 1t remembered that it has popu-
lation of over 100000. A century ago
the place was virtually unknown, 80
for old England, it is comparatively q
new place and 1t is in every sense of
the word modern city.
Arriving here this morning we first
wonded our way to the beach, which
Presented most animated appearance.
On 1t were thousands of people some OF
them were engaged in bathing. (their
bathing houses are different from those
used at Cape May or Asbury Park, be-
Ing on wheels and pushed down into
the water. The writer entered one OF
these establishments and enjoyed a
plunge in the waters of the English
channel.) Others were preparing to
embark In the numerous pleasure boats
which were about to start on trip.
From the beach we went on to what Ia
known as the West Pier, q structure
about 200 feet in length, supported by
iron columns and having a promenade
fifty feet wide. This is a favorite
resort and presented gay and lively
appearance, with its crowds of happy
looking people, on pleasure intent; here
band performances are given each day {.
On the pier are ornamental houses
which are used as restaurants, baZaars,
etc. Seats are arranged on both sides
of the pier and at the pier head are
splendid facilities for bathing, where are
we'll fitted dressing rooms and skilled
attendants, the use of which may be
had for small charge. There is an
other pier on the eastern part OF the
beach called the Chain Pier, which Ii
about az long as the other, viz: 1900 feel
and is similarly fitted up. Brigh-
ton has q ssa frontage of three miles
Including Kings Road and Marine pa
rsde; this makes an invigorating prom
enade, or delightful carriage drive
This whole extenJ is built up solid
with superior class of houses, vary
ing from four to eight stories in height.
Many of these baildings are used eithel
as hotels or boarding houses, some o.
the hotels are very large and architec
turally are very fine, notably, "The
Grand" "The Clarendon" and "The
Bristol.
This long stretch of buildings in a
straight line with an unObstructed sea-
view, is an imposing sight; abou
every quarter of mile or 80 the kstree
resolves itself into square or crescent
with beautiful little park, or lawn IL
the centre, the effect of which is very
pleasing. We enjoyed visit TO tht
Grand Aquarium the largest and bes
institution of its kind in England. In i
there ID fernery and waterfall o
picturesque appearance. Included il
the features OF this place are romantic
grotto, pool in which seals find con
genial home, turtle pond, collection
of alligators and cave where NAL
aud female sea lions dispOrt themselves
their evolutions forming q most attrac-
tive portion of the whole exhibition
Brighton is well supplied with place
of amusement of different kinds, indee'
the masses of the people whom we NEE
on the beach, the pier, the esplanad
and the streets of the city, looked as
they came to town to have a good tim
and from appearances most of then
were making success of it in bright
merry Brighton. o,