Image: (c) Carol Homewood
It was also known as St Paul's School for Boys and a little later as St Mary's School for Boys. It was a school up until the Second World War when it became the Education Committees work dept and later an Education supply store.
At the corner with Totland Road. Built c.1906, this shop started life as Wright’s confectioners.
C. 1922 74 Elm Grove became Harry Ernest Taylor’s chemist, whilst number 76 (the corner) was trading as a grocers for many years previous to this.
From c.1954 this was Mrs Ayling’s wool store. When I was around 10 years old I learnt to crochet, and I often visited here in the 1970s.
This is on the corner of Bernard Road. The earliest record I could find here was 1907 when the newsagents business was run by E. J Abel.
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Work has now commenced on controversial plans to alter the traffic flow and accessibility of the area between St. Peter’s and Pool Valley.
Days are numbered for most of the buildings along Pelham Terrace, Lewes Road.
Demolition has started of the old Pink Coconut Night Club.
Built in 1933. Closed as a cinema in the late 1970s, it became a Bingo Hall. This closed in 1997.
A fantastic place to share your old Brighton pics and memories with other Brightonians.
