Brighton Marina History

 


History


Brighton Marina has had an interesting history since its conception almost 40 years ago.

It was opened by HM The Queen and has become the largest marina complex in Europe.

Read on to find out how it got there.

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Brighton Marina

 
In the early sixties a local businessman Henry Cohen raised the possibility of constructing a yacht harbour at Brighton.

A consortium of banks and pension funds backed the project and eventually after two public enquiries an Act of Parliament (The Brighton Marina Act) was passed to enable construction to commence.

The plan was to build a huge yacht marina with adjacent residential and leisure buildings on the land which was to be reclaimed from the open sea.


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