2015
TQ3303 : Lewis Carrol's tunnel from Sussex Square to the beach, Brighton
taken 9 years ago, near to Kemp Town, Brighton And Hove, England
Lewis Carrol's tunnel from Sussex Square to the beach, Brighton
Author Lewis Carroll used to spend his summers in the salubrious setting of Sussex Square in Brighton. He particularly liked being in the secluded gardens that were created in the square and neighbouring Lewes Crescent. Carroll, whose real name was the Rev Charles Dodgson, was always fascinated by the secret tunnel which goes from the gardens under the coast road towards the beach and he immortalised it by using it in the opening scene of his classic children’s story Alice In Wonderland. Alice falls down a rabbit hole which quickly becomes a steep, long, narrow tunnel and starts her amazing adventures.
The gardens were used for military purposes during the Second World War and the tunnel was bricked up. It didn’t re-open until after renovation in 1952.
Several films have been shot there including part of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Barbra Streisand.
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