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.
Between 18 and 19 Middle Street is the existing passageway that would have led to 12 cottages named Hayllar’s Cottages.
A Parsons & Son builders were in business here from c.1908 up until recent times.
This large department store along Western Road in Hove closed in 1982.
I took this photograph back in 1991. The side of the building says ‘Whites Library & Carving Works’.
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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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