Artist: Clive Uptton (biography)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 14" x 10" (350mm x 245mm)
Date: 1974

This is the unique original Gouache painting by Clive Uptton.

Before the arrival of the railway in 1841 the seaside town of Brighton was actually a small village called Brighthelmstone.

The artwork shows the famous chain pier and folks descending from huts into the sea as bathing was considered a cure-all for what ails you.

Originally published as part of the series Around Britain: Sea Resort for Royalty. Swimming at Brighton.

Original artwork from Look and Learn no. 662 (21 September 1974).