Brighton Flint Grotto
The Brighton Flint Grotto is a sculpture garden, created on Brighton Beach in Brighton, England, between 2013 and 2020 by Rory McCormack, a local fisherman. McCormack is a self-taught artist, though he has trained and worked as a dry-stone waller.Photo: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Description: outsider-art sculpture garden, UK
- Also known as: “The Brighton Flint Grotto”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Pavilion and Brighton Palace Pier.
Royal Pavilion
Photo: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Pavilion and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. Royal Pavilion is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Brighton Flint Grotto.
Brighton Palace Pier
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Brighton Palace Pier, commonly known as Brighton Pier or the Palace Pier, is a Grade II* listed pleasure pier in Brighton, England, located in the city centre opposite the Old Steine. Brighton Palace Pier is situated 2,100 feet west of Brighton Flint Grotto.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Brighton
Church
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
St John the Baptist's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Kemptown area of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It was the first Roman Catholic church built in Brighton after the process of Catholic Emancipation in the early 19th century removed restrictions on Catholic worship. St John the Baptist’s Church, Brighton is situated 750 feet northeast of Brighton Flint Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kemp Town and Carlton Hill.
Kemp Town
Suburb
Photo: A bit iffy, Public domain.
Kemp Town Estate, also known as Kemp Town, is a 19th-century Regency architecture residential estate in the east of Brighton in East Sussex, England. It consists of Arundel Terrace, Lewes Crescent, Sussex Square, Chichester Terrace, and the Kemp Town Enclosures.
Carlton Hill
Locality
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
Carlton Hill is an inner-city area of Brighton, part of the English city and seaside resort of Brighton and Hove. First developed in the early and mid-19th century on steeply sloping farmland east of central Brighton, it grew rapidly as the town became a fashionable, high-class destination.
Brighton
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brighton is a seaside resort in East Sussex, south-eastern coast of England, 76 km south of London. In 1997, the district of Brighton merged with Hove to form the City of Brighton and Hove which was given city status in 2001.
Brighton Flint Grotto
- Categories: sculpture garden and tourism
- Location: Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.818° or 50° 49′ 5″ northLongitude
-0.12829° or 0° 7′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C2XRV9C+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 14200817326OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkWikidata ID
Q122898523
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