Both names used by locals to refer to the i360 tower, right next to the elegant Victorian bandstand on Brighton seafront. A 531 ft moving observational tower, opened in 2016. I’m used to it now, but it took a while. Mostly because it crashingly bisects the view of the sea that we used to have from almost every window in this house.
Very controversial financially as well. It cost £46 million – £36 million funded through Brighton and Hove City Council. Visitor numbers were significantly over estimated – result? The debt to the council (ie. to Brighton and Hove residents) now stands at £50 million and the loan is unlikely to be repaid before 2424.
Probably not a choice most of us would have made!
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