Photograph Collections: Peep into the Past

Middle Street behind the Hippodrome

The remains of the elephant enclosure.

Tagged as: Entertainment Venues, The Lanes

From the times when the Hippodrome was once a circus.

Middle Street behind the Hippodrome (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk — (c) Carol Homewood

Also known as: The Hippodrome

Date of photograph/s: May 2013

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Carol Homewood

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Latest Happenings

Valley Gardens revamp Oct 2018 2 (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk

Valley Gardens Redevelopment – Oct 2018

October 30, 2018

Work has now commenced on controversial plans to alter the traffic flow and accessibility of the area between St. Peter’s and Pool Valley.

Pelham Terrace on Lewes Road

October 1, 2018

Days are numbered for most of the buildings along Pelham Terrace, Lewes Road.

Pink Coconut 2018 1 (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk

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Demolition has started of the old Pink Coconut Night Club.

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Demolition has started on the Astoria Cinema, Gloucester Place

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Built in 1933. Closed as a cinema in the late 1970s, it became a Bingo Hall. This closed in 1997.

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