The story of film and cinema in Brighton & Hove (with Southwick and Shoreham) from the earliest days
OUT NOW: Cinema-by-sea
Cinema-by-Sea cover


  G A Smith's studio in HoveGrandma's Reading Glass
CHRONOLOGY The city's contribution to film history
Ongoing research has found much new material, that is included in the book Cinema-by-Sea. Some inaccurate information on this site has yet to be corrected
Charles UrbanWilliam Friese-GreeneGeorge Albert Smith
PEOPLE The ones who made film history

CINEMAS An introduction
Princes CinemaDuke of York's Cinema
CINEMA DIRECTORY A complete listing in detail
Friese-Greene plaqueWilbury Villas
PLACES Where film history was made


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Brighton RockQuadrophenia
FILMS The ones made or set in Brighton since 1896: complete listing


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