I agree. The original plans for Brighton Library were superb. The design was done, in house, by East Sussex County Council's Architects Department. I guess there must be a full set of drawings at the Records Office (soon to be The Keep).
Don't judge a city on its crime. I've been robbed and pick-pocketed in Naples, and nearly knifed, in Naples. But it's still a great city in a superb setting.
I get into terrible trouble with another photographer if I post one of her pics without a credit ... so I can only grovel if I've committed the same offence with one of yours. Obviously it's your fault, though, for leaving such an excellent snap lying around the internet.
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