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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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Middle Street (Between 18 & 19)

Between 18 and 19 Middle Street is the existing passageway that would have led to 12 cottages named Hayllar's Cottages.

Named after Daniel Hayllar, a carpenter who lived there.

Demolished c.1935

 

Middle Street (Between 18 & 19) 2017 (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood

Date of photograph/s: 2017

9 Terminus Road

This building was originally The Gardener's Arms pub, and owned by Smither's Brewery. Smither's signage was revealed briefly during renovations.

Sadly the signage from the other side was too damaged to keep in place. This side though will remain under the new facade.

During the 1840s it was a beer house but it wasn't until the directories of the 1850s that it was referred to as The Gardener's Arms, also The Gardener's Arms Inn. It was still trading as the Gardener's Arms in the 1970s. I'm not sure when this building ceased being a pub.

 

Date of photograph/s: Oct 2017

Ivy House, Devonshire Place

I am presuming that this was a guest house of some kind. I could only find it listed as Ivy House from c.1905. 

Date of photograph/s: Jan 2018

30 Clifton Hill

Old signage revealed for a short time during a refit to turn the shop into a cafe.

Langley & Walker family butchers were in business here from the start of World War II up until 1975.

 

Date of photograph/s: Feb 2012

10 St George’s Place

Some lovely old signage revealed from the early 20th century.

Albert Billett ran his confectioners business from here from around 1910 to 1938. Currently Rayner & Taylor opticians.

 

Date of photograph/s: Feb 2018

North Road Slipper Baths

I was kindly allowed to visit and take photos of what little remains of the old Slipper Baths in North Road

These photos are from the ground floor, showing the ticket office booths and the oak staircase which led up to the men's baths. The Slipper Baths were converted from part of the building of the old Army Barracks. I wonder if this archway is part of that?

 

 

Date of photograph/s: 2018?

Soper’s Bazaar, North Street

The corner of North Street leading into Western Road.This building has now been renovated by Metro Bank.

Walking past today I noticed that you could see a feint outline of the word 'Sopers' - and this was once Sopers Bazaar or Emporium.

Samuel Henry Soper had his linen draper business here from c. 1860. The corner was known as Soper's Corner.

 

Sopers Bazaar (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood

Date of photograph/s: Dec 2014

Well Under The Town Hall

A visit to the Police cells under the Town Hall.

The tour guide took us on a little detour to show us a well that goes under the building. History of it unknown but guessed at being there at the time of the Priory that stood on the site of the Town Hall in the 1500s.

 

Date of photograph/s: Sep 2012
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