Brighton Pavilion - an Art Inspiration

As a source of inspiration for art, architecture, design and history, the Royal Pavilion in Brighton is in a class of its own.  Year 11 spent very productive days  enjoying the last of the summer sunshine sketching and recording this wonderful example of the vision of a king.

The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and surrounding gardens is a Grade I listed former royal residence located 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. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its domes and minarets, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV's successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.

The work produced by the students will be the basis for a number of projects and pieces of GCSE coursework, and we look forward to seeing them and displaying many of them in school.