Photograph Collections:
Peep Into The Past
This page is dedicated to the remaining evidence of times gone by in Brighton.
If you look closely enough, dotted around town are signs of what used to be. Some obvious and some not so and some only revealed for a short period of time. Another work in progress, so if you know of any I may have missed, please get in touch.
Later they were trading from numbers 61, 62 and 64 and 65 Middle Street.They seem to have been taken over by Bradshaws during the 1960s. Amazing this painted signage still exists. Long may it last!
Harts was in business from 62 North Street from at least the 1840s. Later to become Hart and Hobbs. During the 1950s it was renamed Cobley's but was still owned by Hart and Hobbs. It became a gentlemen's outfitters. Still in existence during the 1970s. Situated on the south side of North Street towards the junction with West Street.
The Astoria has since been demolished.
Sadly this sign is no longer there so I am really pleased I managed to capture it. I have no idea what happened to the sign but I hope it was preserved somwhere or a member of the Cowley family managed to keep it.
Henry Marsh, born 1845 and also his son Henry, born 1867, were both chimney sweeps and lived at this address. Lovely that the owners of this property paint around this old sign rather than paint over it.
Tyler & Co wine merchants were in business here from c.1921 up until more recent times. There's an entry for their St. James Street shop here.
