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.

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Fortes Cafe, Marine Parade

Fortes restaurant was here from c.1958.

The painted sign still exists on the side of the building in Steine Street.

 

Fortes Cafe Marine Parade (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood

Date of photograph/s: 2016

34 Trafalgar Street

A. Brick, lead lighting makers were in business here from sometime during the 1940s.

We had a brief glimpse of this sign whilst the premises was undergoing a re-fit.

 

34 Trafalgar Street (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood

Date of photograph/s: Mar 2016

15 & 16 Oxford Place

When I took this photo back in 2012 I didn't realise how long the business had been here for. I purely took it for the old signage. 

Wilson's set up business here as a plumbers back in 1897. They were at these premises until c.1972.

Sadly this has now been demolished in 2016 and a three story student block is to be built in its place.

 

Date of photograph/s: 2012

Medina Baths, Kings Esplanade, Hove

Former Turkish Baths. 

Derelict for many years with plans for flats to be built here declined. Recently sold to Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd and his wife Polly Samson. The fate of the Medina Baths is still uncertain.

 

Date of photograph/s: Aug 2016

Lloyds Bank, North Street

CCB engraved into the stonework above the door at Lloyds Bank.
Originally Capital and Counties Bank.

Lloyds Bank, North Street (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood

Date of photograph/s: Sept 2016

Jury’s Inn, Edward Street

During the refurbishment of this pub an old sign was discovered under the paintwork.

Jury's Inn Edward Street (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood

Date of photograph/s: Feb 2017

Russell Square

Once Cowley's Dairy. You can see the name faintly above the shop window.

Cowley's was in business here from c.1859 to c.1904.

 

Date of photograph/s: Apr 2017

The Open Market / Clocktower Pillars

Back in 2012 I took a photo of a marble pillar which was the only thing remaining after the demolition of the Open Market.

 

(c) Carol Homewood

 

I later found out that this pillar, along with three others, once stood around the base of the Clock Tower at the top of North Street.I was informed that there were two others lurking in bushes at the bottom of Roedean School. I'm not sure what happened to the fourth one or what happened to the one at the Open Market after demolition but here's some photos of three of them at least. Colour photos date 2017 and the black and white one from 2012.

 

Date of photograph/s: 2012 and 2017
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