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3 unusual facts about Royal Pavilion


Doris Langley Moore

In 1955, an exhibition opened at Eridge Castle in Kent, and it was also briefly displayed at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and the Octagon Chapel, Bath.

Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland

Lord Falkland married Lady Amelia FitzClarence (21 March 1807 – 2 July 1858 London), the last unmarried illegitimate daughter of King William IV and his mistress, Dorothy Jordan, on 27 December 1830 at the Royal Pavilion.

Royal Pavilion

In 1787 the designer of Carlton House, Henry Holland, was employed to enlarge the existing building, which became one wing of the Marine Pavilion, flanking a central rotunda, which contained only three main rooms, a breakfast room, dining room and library, fitted out in Holland's French-influenced neoclassical style, with decorative paintings by Biagio Rebecca.


Axminster Carpets

The company produced Axminster carpets for: the music room of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton; Chatsworth House; Powderham Castle; Saltram House; and Warwick Castle.

The Snowman

They fly over the boy's town, over houses and large public buildings before flying past the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and West Pier and then out into the ocean.


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