I took these photos back in 2010. Going in here was like stepping in to a time warp. The chemist still had it's old Victorian fittings. So amazing to see.
Sadly though, the chemist finally had a make over and all the old Victorian counters have gone. Rumour has it they boxed over them and not removed them completely. That'll be a nice surprise for future shop fitters.
This plaque is to be found in the tunnel of the private gardens of Lewes Crescent.
Captain William Pechell was killed before Sebastopol in 1855. His father George was an MP for Brighton for 25 years.
After many years of the Lighting Shop being here at these premises it has recently been sold to a new owner who is planning to turn it into an Ice Cream Parlour.
The earliest record I could find for The Hat Box was 1912.
A selection of my photographs available mounted from just £10 each.
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.
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