Secret Brighton

Secret Brighton offers a unique insight into the intriguing and eccentric city of Brighton through the lesser-known aspects of its history. It attempts to highlight the history ‘below the surface’ of Brighton, revealing lesser-known aspects that even most Brightonians don’t know. Brighton-born author, Kevin Newman takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Brighton’s murky past. He tells of the Prince’s Regent’s numerous trips to the site of what is a council estate today, the little-known plans for Brighton’s hotels and piers in the First World War and reveals which Brightonian multi-million-selling author was once Orson Welles’ house cleaner!