Teatime Tales: Pavilion Gardens Café Interviews.
Published by QueenSpark books in 12th April 2011
Now available from the café.
Authors:
Harry Hillery, Glenn Stevens, Robin Tulley, Libdsey Tydeman, Peter Oakes, Maxine Badger, Cara Redlich, Iain Cameron Williams, Cecelia Rose, Dorian Vaughan, Karen McMillan, Rob Cohen, Roslyn Cook, Kahn Priestly and Jessica Wallace
Abstract:
The Pavilion Gardens Café, like the Royal Pavilion across the Gardens, is a unique Brighton institution. Throughout the last seventy years, it has offered refreshment, relaxation and a certain kind of charm to tens of thousands of visitors from around the world. The Café also attracts a fascinating clientele of local people, and it is some of their ‘Teatime Tales’ that are featured here for the very first time.
- The QueenSpark book of customer interviews published in April 2011
Article From QueenSpark books web-site
Written by Sarah Hutchings
Even though the Argus didn’t mention us, QueenSpark Book’s latest publication: ‘Teatime Tales’ got a feature on 11 May 2011. It’s a lovely little book.
The book was launched at a packed party on Saturday 30 April. I know I was there …
The Pavilion Gardens Café, like the Royal Pavilion across the Gardens, is a unique Brighton institution. Throughout the last seventy years, it has offered refreshment, relaxation and a certain kind of charm to tens of thousands of visitors from around the world.
The Café also attracts a fascinating clientele of local people, and throughout the summer 2010, QueenSpark volunteers interviewed some of them. Over the last few months yet more volunteers have written up these interviews and some of them are featured in ‘Teatime Tales’ for the very first time, alongside memories and a selection of photographs from the Sewell Family who have owned and run The Café since its first incarnation on Brighton beach in the 1930s.
Copies of the book can be obtained direct from QueenSpark, this website, from most city booksellers and the Pavilion Gardens Café itself.
14/06/2011
2010
Diamond Jubilee for Café Building
The Pavilion Gardens Café is proud to announce that this year is the 60th Anniversary of our splendid little Art Deco Building.
We are planning a programme of events to celebrate this landmark year.
Built between March and October 1950 and designed by a student from Brighton Art College as a result of a competition, we would like to find out his or her name and obtain any copies of drawings or plans that still exist for our archives.
Do you have any information about this important piece of Brighton history?
Please contact us at the café or through the history section of our website where you can contribute stories, pictures and ideas