Brighton has long been an important seaside town & today draws in visitors from all over Britain & beyond for its varied nightlife rich history & attractive waterfront In 1800 Brighton had forty-one inns & taverns & by 1860 there were well over 450 echoing the town's growth in popularity through the Regency & early Victorian eras A recent resurgence of interest in real ale has also seen a welcome boom in micro-breweries placing Brighton firmly on the beer-lover's map David Muggleton takes us on a tour of these watering holes including the long-established venerable Greyhound elegant Regency Cricketers high-Victorian Colonnade elaborate mock-Tudor King & Queen & the English Renaissance revivalist Good Companions the pub reputed to have opened on the very day that the Second World War began Brimming with quirky tales & fascinating facts this carefully crafted guide initiates readers into the fascinating history of Brighton's pubs