Exploring HOVE, the often forgotten part of Brighton & Hove

I read a study from the University of Exeter and if you want seagulls to get out of your way, simply look them in the eye and make eye contact, apparently that scares them. Hello, everyone. I'm here in Brighton and Hove and it's a very relaxing day, a very beautiful day, the south coast of England. I want to take you to Hove, the

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of Brighton and Hove. You can see that there are many people today taking their Sunday walk here. We are passing by the Café meeting place, which is quite famous here on the boardwalk, people can grab coffee and snacks as they stroll along the boardwalk a little further, but I want to show you this Memorial here, it is informally known as the Statue of the Pea here in Brighton. and Hove, but it's officially known as the King Edward Memorial, so there you can see it's holding an orb and an olive branch and it was designed by Newberry Trent and the reason this is important is that it's essentially the border between Brighton and Hove.

Hove, so I've got Hovia with a start on the Hove lawn and then you've got Brighton on this side and I know some people are going to say well this isn't actually the official border, there's a little passage called the border passage where there's a cairn, but for all practical purposes. For practical purposes, this is the border, it's a bit like that football stadium in Brazil where the midline is at the equator and subsequently people discovered that actually the midline is not exactly at the equator, but you can see there to Edward VII from 1901 to 1910. then he came to the throne, the wind between Victoria died and was on the throne for less than a decade, so he died in 1910.

But he was known as The Peacemaker during his reign, he tried to make things peace with many European countries.

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icularly France and from a South African perspective after the Second World War (1899-1902), he played a key role in the reorganization of the British Army. The statue of peace is dedicated to him. This statue was placed in 1912. It is looking towards the local town. Legend says that originally the statue was meant to face the ocean because it is a statue of peace. You want to tell the people of the ocean, the bishops and the people there that you are at peace, but now, ironically. the back and bottom of Los Angeles facing the ocean, so yeah, but the ideal message that you want to send to the ocean.

I guess the Brighton and Hove border with its ocean front backdrop and yes, the Brighton and Hove boys formed a Borrow in 1997. And I think 20 years earlier, during Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee In 1977, Brighton applied to become a city, but lost to Derby, but in 2001, after the unification of Brighton, I hope to have applied for city status together and it was a water, so the city of Brighton and Hove and there a bit of banter between Brighton residents and Hope residents, because Brighton is best known for every type of entertainment and party atmosphere. Hove is much more residential and has a much slower pace and always.

Someone from out of town comes to town and asks: "Oh, where are you from in Brighton" and if a person lives in Hove, they usually respond with "Oh, I'm from Hove actually", so, over time, the hope It's become an interesting joke, but I also suppose that, in a way, for many it means that they are different from Brighton and you can see here, as we walk around, some really lovely architecture which I'll tell you more about in a moment, so that this is Hove seafront. instead of Brighton Seifra and it's quite windy today which means the ocean is busy too and we're just looking towards Brighton with a waste dock, the palace dock and of course the i360. and here on Hove seafront you have the colorful beach huts and he adds a colorful touch to the seafront.

I read an article from 2021 about the cost of these beach huts, apparently if you live in Brighton and Hove they can be yours for anything. between £25,000 and £35,000 plus £416 rent so it's a lot of money you can see some people enjoying their beach huts and why not on a beautiful day like today guys let's cross the grass I'll take you to Brunswick Square and I'll tell you a little more about the architecture there, you can see Brunswick Terrace, lots of people enjoying a walk with their dogs kicking a soccer ball. People in England definitely love their Sunday walks and why not, before winter sets in, catch the last ray of sunshine. cycle paths also here along the seafront here we are in Brunswick Square and you can see these beautiful Regency style buildings here so what do I mean by Regency buildings or Regency architecture?

Well, it is essentially the architecture that was built in the United Kingdom during a time when George IV was Prince Regent from 1811 to 1820. It also means the last stages of Georgian architecture, of course, there were the Napoleonic Wars, which cost a lot of money, so wars are not cheap and, in reality, there was very little money for architecture. development but of course it was a decisive victory at the battle of Waterloo where Napoleon was defeated and after that there was a huge financial boom so more architecture was billed in England, apart from the financial boom that resulted it was also obviously confidence of people in the country intensified and grew enormously and that is why they were not afraid to spend money on luxurious properties like in 1824 the architect named Charles Busby collaborated with the owner here and they built these houses here and the first houses were completed in 1826 and Busby as an architect let me stop by and show you some of those Romanesque columns as you can see there, so he was quite famous for including that in his buildings as well, these houses were certainly built for the upper classes, the name Brunswick took from the house. from Brunswick, which is a term you sometimes hear when people talk about the home of the British royal family of Hanover at the time, it's probably an easy plane flight there, as you can see with the orange tile, always There is a football in the parks, people kicking a ball and just looking back towards the ocean, like this, the English Channel, you forget about history and just enjoy nature, but there is a lot of history in this part of the world, that's for sure, guys, so this was Brunswick Square, let me take you back. the main road where we will get to Palmera Square, another big square here, we will walk through Palmyra Square and then go to the city itself, yes, winter came a little early for these trees, unfortunately, or the bushes in Brighton, yes.

So Adelaide Crescent and Palmyra Square should be right opposite, so in the meantime enjoy some more Regency architecture here. Brunswick Square, the beautiful cream colored building. There are also cellars in a lot of these properties collapsing and you always see scaffolding and Brighton and Hove has always done a lot of restoration, further development, running dog chasing a ball of course with Brighton and Hove seagulls but it's just a small one but They are everywhere and by bothering locals and tourists for food, they might not try to attack people, that's for sure. I read a study from the University of Exeter and if you want seagulls to get out of your way, just look them in the eye.

Make eye contact, apparently that scares them away. Let me know if you've tried it before, if it works. and here we have Adelaide Crescent and Palmyra Square, where we will enter. I will quickly talk about Adelaide Crescent, it is named after Queen Adelaide who was the wife of William IV and of course also lent her name to Adelaide in South Australia. yes, here you can see Adelaide Crescent and Palmyra Square in this part of the woods, a residential development from the mid-19th century, as well as pierin oh, and you can see that it is painted white in contrast to the architecture of Brunswick Square with its cream color . just get on here and I'll give you an idea of ​​E, the little dog in the shape of a crescent and a picnic and of course, many airplanes that you will see here writing home, obviously there is one and there is another and we saw the EasyJet one.

Before, Brighton and Hove are just 30 minutes by train from Gatwick Airport and just an hour from the main London terminals at Royal such as Victoria or London Bridge, maybe a little over an hour but sometimes walking these parks even in a busy city like Brighton and Hove to compare this to an area of ​​London which is an hour away just because of the absolutely huge contrasts so this is Adelaide Crescent leading to the seafront and over here we'll go to Palmyra Square. Hello and here we are. wow beautiful people from Plaza Palmeiro who have an outdoor exercise routine, so these are also buildings from the mid-19th century and beautiful flowers in Plaza Palmera and yes, there we have the floral clock in the gardens of Plaza Palmyra , so be careful with the wet paint, yes, yes we are clock so there is a lack of flowers because it is clearly not summer but there are still some around a better view of a clock here we are walking towards the city of Hove the center of the city ​​I just want to show you the church opposite called St John the Baptist Church built between 1852 and 1854 and it is one of my favorites, it is an Anglican church, it was designed by two brothers William and Edward Harbachon, who designed the church in a decorated Gothic style , they were famous for that style and here you start to see some of the shops and there is a The whole bus goes to Angleton.

Oh, it's mainly residential, as I mentioned, but there are plenty of independent shops in the area. There is a flower stand here and interesting architecture everywhere. Foreign, yes, and John's Church, as I mentioned here on Church Road. The typical residential street here in Hove. We have the county cricket ground opposite. It is actually very nice and quiet to relax in this part of the city. It is not far from the city center. There you go very grateful for the beautiful weather today. That's for sure. There is a decorated bus. in the Brighton and Hove football colours, but I'm not here to show you anything about football.

I'm here to show you the county cricket ground opposite, so I'll see if we can get onto the cricket ground. There are no games today, but sometimes it is open to go for a walk. I'll see if I can find the caretaker or someone, unless it's the oldest county land in the country. The club was formed in 1839 and home to the Sussex Sharks for a limited time. Cricket at least that's its name, you can see here at the bottom, the Sussex Sharks, let's see if we can get in, you can see here, that's where you'll get your ticket.

Tony Greg's Cafe, the famous commentator and former England captain, but was born. in South Africa there is no one here just to give you a view of the year of the field, right, yes, there you go, here is a pavilion and there is a field and the field, Sussex county cricket ground, right, let's explore more of Hove, he's dead. like a nightclub here, we are back on Church Road, you can also see very cosmopolitan food, Thai Indian food restaurant, Italian pizzeria Oriental Market and here we are on the corner of Second Avenue and Church Road and you can see more of the architecture, yes.

Typical Hove style architecture with a faded brick color and some colorful buildings on this side Latin cuisine There is a tapas bar. The tourist bus passes us. It's a good hop on hop off bus option to take this part of Church Road or include this part of Church Road because I love the architecture and obviously the Church of St. John the Baptist which is there, sushi bar. I have never been to a sushi bar because I don't like sushi roll. Istanbul Grill House Ganges Brasserie Indian Curry, another Indian cuisine place next door and some very interesting ones. clove shops in the area too and here on the corner of Third Avenue and Church Road, the East was a beautiful red brick building here you have Hove Town Hall built in this brutalist style, this particular building built in 1970 by John Wells Ford across the road here here you can see Brighton and Hove I mentioned at the beginning of the Vlog that in 1997 Brighton and Hope loan was formed and became the City of Brighton and Hove in 2001, so the City Council finally It became a town hall and here it is.

I have a very interesting statue the juggler the juggler by Helen Collis Persian cuisine more Persian cuisine there Dad's place or the choice in terms of restaurants, that's for sure, so what do you think of Hove? Let me know in the comments. I would like to hear your opinion. Face it here, we have reached George Street, the main shopping street here in Hope, and it will be very nice and relaxing because it is Sunday and many places will be closed, so for years they were iconic Weatherspoon, the Cliftonville Inn, which I believe is in a closure process will be a sad day indeed George Street Tap here several charity shops of course here on George Street, beauty and tanning salon there yes lots of normal high street names, it has Florida there which I think it's some kind of official Crest I'm not too sure let me know in the comments if you know what it means here it's the Florian floating again maybe it's a sealor official emblem of Hove a shop your cake box you have a sweet tooth that's where you come more cafes charity shops Eastern European Market, so that was from George Street and we get to Saint Ann'swell Gardens and we're going to explore, there's also a Small cafe here in the gardens, in this case the name Saint Anne.

It does not refer to a saint but refers to Anna Frieda's Murph, a Saxon lady whose lover was murdered and her tears later became an iron spring that today is called Saint Answell and there is a little squirrel, let's see if we can get close to it. you go, yes, jumping up the tree and yes, this is a very nice area to come, sit and relax, oh, another squirrel and come watch them squirrels are not camera shy and apparently they are not shy to jump on people either, so I probably have to be careful and not only the squirrels but also the pigeons here in the garden, obviously the trees are starting to lose their leaves, the benches in the park are mostly dedicated to people, this Peter Graves missed by his wife and children it is more than we can express in words and more people enjoying the gardens if you are a bird lover and certainly come here and see some of the species here we approach Saint Ann's well, the iron spring which contains Anna Frieda's tears and is unfortunately now cemented over, but you can read a bit more about the history here as you can see that this decorative well marks the site of a pump house that was used to extract the spring. water with a long reputation for health-enhancing properties, was recommended as a tonic by Dr.

Richard Russell Anson and was also developed as a small but important spa, yes guys, this is what we are all in my video too. I hope you enjoyed this tour of Hove the

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