Since this picture was taken, Helen and I have married, but sadly she is too shy to appear on these pages! She took this Picture while I was studying Mathematics and Computer science at the University of Sussex. I studied Mathematics in MAPS (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) and Computer Science in COGS (Cognitive Sciences). I graduated in July 1995 with a 2:ii, which was down to some excellent results in Computing, and near disastrous results in Mathematics! If I had been doing a Maths degree I would probably have failed. I thank God that he saw me through it, mainly with the help of friends from the Christian Union. I often wondered why I was bothering, as I found it very difficult at my age (Yes, I'm older than I look!). After finishing my degree I thought I would have no trouble getting a job, but it took almost a full year from my last exam to starting a full time job. Thanks be to God for his provision for me.

As the first picture isn't a very good picture, here's another one, taken when I was visiting my sister in Bristol. The strange thing is that nearly all my photographs have an overcast sky in them. The sun does shine in England from time to time, but I don't have any pictures with clear blue skies to hand.

I lived in Brighton for seven years, and here are some of the places I photographed when I was there.

The Royal Pavilion is famous the world over, and it is no wonder. When I first moved to Brighton it was covered in a blue shroud, whilst restoration work was being done. The hurricane of 1987 blew one of the minarets over and it fell into the music room, further delaying the restoration work and causing damage estimated at 250,000 british pounds (approx. US$400,000). I took this picture shortly after the shroud was taken away, and you may notice that some scaffolding remained at that time. I have to confess that I have never been inside! I hope to remedy that one day, though it is not cheap to visit. Just to the left of the picture you can see a blue building, which is Amex House, one of the offices of American Express, who are Brighton's largest employer.

These flower beds are just to the north of the Royal Pavilion, and they are in the middle of the one way system in and out of the town. Nevertheless, they are still beautiful in the spring. The building opposite is one of many buildings belonging to TSB Trustcard, which is Brighton's second largest employers.

There's no accounting for tastes. Actually, to be fair, the section saying children does say that a Childrens menu is available, though you must admit it is a strange layout. This is East Street, near the Lanes, an area packed with little shops and big tourists. If you are ever in a hurry in Brighton, don't attempt a shortcut through here! If you like to window shop, this is just your kind of place.

This is the best view of Brighton Station, taken from the railway viaduct on the line to Lewes. Trains have a particular habit of waiting on the viaduct, 100ft above ground level, which is rather unnerving, especially if you are frightened of heights. The station is a grade 1 listed building, and sadly does not look as good as this close up. To the left of the station is Trafalgar Place, which was the largest new office development outside London when it was being built. However, due to varying degrees of ineptness, the offices closed shortly after opening, as the brick cladding was not tied to the concrete properly. It is now reopened and houses the offices of the Legal Aid Board and Ewbank Preece.

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