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Clarges Hotel

Photo by Zoë Woods

Clarges Hotel

Photo by Zoë Woods

Carry on Girls (1973)

By Zoë Woods

The old Clarges hotel can be found at 115-119 Marine Parade Brighton. It was famously used in the filming of the British comedy classic 'Carry On Girls'. The hotel was once owned by Dora Bryan of Carry On fame. Still maintaining its original structure, the rooms of the hotel have been reconverted into flats, which are rented and owned by local Brighton residents.

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This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments about this page

Nice to see a picture on the internet of my flat in Brighton. Bought and restored the first floor balcony flat of 115 Marine Parade, seen on the far left hand side of the photo, with the windows open.

By Miles Wybourn (22/02/2005)

I thought 'Carry On Girls' of 1973 - assuming I'm thinking of the right film - took place on Brighton's West Pier, when the seaward end had already closed and the shoreward end (including the featured central Concert Hall) was just about to. But someone correct me if I'm wrong!

By Sam Flowers (02/10/2005)

The guesthouse is also used in Carry on at Your Convenience as well as the Palace Pier. With regards to Carry on Girls, the beauty pageant and closing chase are the Palace Pier, with the entry shots being the West Pier.

By Helen Owen (19/04/2006)

In Carry on Girls the entire filming was on the West Pier, although the seaward end had closed at the end of the summer season in 1970. The concert hall was still open, although only until September 1975, when the entire pier closed. The internal filmimg of the beauty pagent in Carry on Girls was not filmed on location, but was a mock up of the pier theatre at Pinewood Studios.

By Danny Osborne (08/01/2007)

The end shot of 'Carry on Girls' was shot on the forecourt of the Pier where Sid James is on a go-cart and Babs Windsor is on a moped.

By Wayne Wareham (24/07/2008)

I worked at Clarges Hotel in the late 1960s as a veg chef. I had a great time. My boss was Dora Bryan - a lovely lady to work for.

By Maurice Owen (22/07/2011)

I remember going on holiday in the 60s with my mum and dad and staying at a hotel owned by Dora Bryan. I am sure it was called the Bryan Hotel. Would this be Clarges? I can vaguely remember the entrance but I thought it was on a side road. Perhaps I am mistaken - can anybody remember the hotel?

By Graham Eccles (21/11/2011)