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| After Work started at the Palace Pier only a few days ago and seems to have progressed along the promenade at a great rate. So for a little while the railings will look a lot better. Perhaps this is the most one can hope for when dealing with cast-iron in a seaside location. |
Faded Seaside Glamour - what a joy. Nothing too new or freshly buffed up: looks so un lived in.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite faded seaside town is Sorrento, followed by Le Touquet. Just thinking of those places I get a whiff of adultery, old lechers,dodgy haircuts and Brylcreem. Bit like Brighton really - in the 1950's of course.
I've not been to either but you paint a very vivid word picture :)))
ReplyDeleteIsn't there a song about Sorrento?
Apparently there is. It's "Torna a Surriento" (thank you Google).
ReplyDeleteJust down the road is Amalfi, home of the duchess, it is a lovely place, where we met a printer who made his own paper. It wasn't faded just full of expectant tourists.
There's one thing I wonder about. Why are the Brighton seafront railings the colour that they are? Why this kind of teal? Where did it come from? Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated!
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