Portland Street

Portland Street has now been entirely demolished and rebuilt.

Tagged as: Central Brighton, Demolished Buildings

Portland Street as it looked in 1990:

990 Portland Street (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk — (c) Carol Homewood

By 1995 demolition had already begun:

1995 Portland St up to corner of Church St, Brighton (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

How Portland Street looks today (photographed in 2011):

2011 Portland Street (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk — (c) Carol Homewood

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The images and text on this site are the original work and copyright of Carol Homewood. Please do not publish elsewhere without permission. Sharing posts is fine though! You can read more about image rights here, and find prints of my photography for sale here.

See more 'Then and Now' photos, showing how Brighton has changed over the years:

1990 Foundry St, Brighton (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Foundry Street

Foundry Street in 1991 and again in 2011.

The Seafront

The paddling pool by the West Pier taken in 1989. Sadly now filled in and used as a skateboarding area in 2012.

1987- remains of Walter Gillet stationers, The Lanes, Brighton (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Meeting House Lane

Walter Gilletts store which ran from Market Street, along Nile Street and to Meeting House Lane shown here in 1987.

1987 St Paul's West St, Brighton (c) Carol Homewood www.brightongirl.org.uk

West Street

St Pauls in West Street in 1987 with the old cinema on the left (apologies for the water damage!).

Original Prints for Sale

A selection of my photographs available mounted from just £10 each.

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

Pink Coconut Night Club / Sherry’s Dance Hall

July 27, 2018

Demolition has started of the old Pink Coconut Night Club.

Demolition of the Astoria (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk

Demolition has started on the Astoria Cinema, Gloucester Place

May 30, 2018

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

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