Brighton Toy and Model Museum
Brighton Toy and Model Museum is an independent toy museum situated in Brighton, East Sussex. Founded in 1991, the museum holds over ten thousand toys and models, and occupies four thousand square feet of floor space within four of the early Victorian arches supporting the forecourt of Brighton railway station.Photo: ErkDemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: toy museum in Brighton, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Brighton Toy & Model Museum” and “Brighton Toy Museum”
- Address: 52-55 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4EB
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brighton Railway Station and Royal Pavilion.
Brighton Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brighton railway station is the principal station serving the city of Brighton in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, operated by Govia Thameslink Railway.
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 2,400 feet south of Brighton Toy and Model Museum.
Kissing Coppers
Work of art
Kissing Coppers is a Banksy stencil that pictures two British policemen kissing. It was originally unveiled on the wall of The Prince Albert pub in Brighton in 2004.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Laine and Seven Dials.
North Laine
Locality
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
North Laine is a central residential and shopping district of Brighton, East Sussex, on the English south coast, north of The Lanes. It is considered Brighton's bohemian and cultural quarter, with many pubs, cafés, restaurants, independent shops, plus theatres, a museum and art gallery.
Seven Dials
Locality
Photo: Robert-brook, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seven Dials is a district surrounding a major road junction of the same name in Brighton, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England. It is located on high ground just northwest of Brighton railway station, south of the Prestonville area, and approximately ¾ mile north of the seafront.
Montpelier
Locality
Montpelier is an inner suburban area of Brighton, part of the English city and seaside resort of Brighton and Hove. Developed together with the adjacent Clifton Hill area in the mid-19th century, it forms a high-class, architecturally cohesive residential district with "an exceptionally complete character".
Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- Categories: toy museum, charitable organization, independent museum, puppetry museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.82871° or 50° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.14095° or 0° 8′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C2XRVH5+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 232461283OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4967734
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Brighton Toy and Model Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布來頓玩具和模型博物館”
- Chinese: “布萊頓玩具和模型博物館”
- Finnish: “Brightonin lelu- ja pienoismallimuseo”
- French: “Brighton Toy and Model Museum”
- German: “Brighton Toy and Model Museum”
- Italian: “Museo dei giocattoli e dei modellini di Brighton”
- Portuguese: “Brighton Toy and Model Museum”
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Highlights include The Prince Albert and Kings gym.
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