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David Lloyd Leisure Limited, trading as David Lloyd Clubs and commonly known simply as David Lloyd, is a chain of health clubs with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. It is the largest health, fitness and leisure business in Europe by revenue. [3] and operates 130 clubs in nine countries.
David Alan Lloyd (born 3 January 1948) [1] is an English former professional tennis player and entrepreneur. He founded the fitness and leisure business David Lloyd Leisure in 1982. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea , Essex .
Brighton trains serving the West Coastway leave from platforms 1, 2 and 3 on a curve to leave the Brighton Main Line. There was Holland Road Halt opened 1905 and closed 1956; when closed it was the only station on the West Coastway line to retain timber decking. [10] This station was sited just west of the Holland Road bridge.
The BBC Film Unit's London to Brighton in Four Minutes is a short film about a London to Brighton train journey, produced in 1953. [note 1] It was mostly filmed from the driver's point of view looking straight ahead [note 2] with the filming done so that the journey was spectacularly fast, lasting only four minutes instead of the real travel time of about one hour.
The Brighton Speed Trials, in full The Brighton National Speed Trials, is commonly held to be the oldest running motor race. [1] The first race was held 19–22 July 1905 after Sir Harry Preston persuaded Brighton town council to tarmac the surface of the road adjacent to the beach between the Palace Pier and Black Rock to hold motor racing events.
Trains travelling from Brighton via the East Coastway line mainly use the eastern platforms. They follow the Brighton Main Line and turn east over the 28-arch London Road viaduct, which offers views of the housing in Preston and Withdean to the north, and the city to the south. Then, they enter a cutting where London Road (Brighton) is situated ...
The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades. It's Still Not Fixed.
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR (known also as the Brighton line, the Brighton Railway or the Brighton)) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its apex, practically the whole coastline of Sussex as its base, covering a large part of Surrey .