[Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

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The much missed Golden Cross?

 

[stewart12]

c.1900 shows Mr Fuggle’s Grocery Shop, 117 North Street, at the corner of Queen Square. The business was founded here in 1866 by Mr. T. Fuggle, who later amalgamated with Mr. J.S. Unwin.

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up until recently I was working in an office on the top floor of this building. We were given notice to leave and Costa has also moved out. The middle floor was turned into two air bnb flats about a year ago

I believe the owners, the unscrupulous Baron Homes (the most diabolical landlords in Brighton) have applied for a two floor extension on top of the existing building and it'll all be flats

 

[zamora the merrier]

The much missed Golden Cross?

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Thanks Is it PoTG? My favourite thread on NSC by far

 

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Have you got an old pic of the Vogue Cinema from Bear Road?

I’ve early childhood memories of our annual holidays in Cornwall, the early part of which was driving down Bear Road, seeing the big cinema and kind of heading towards the Old Shoreham Road.

20-25 years before the Brighton Bypass, it was the route to take heading west.

 

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Bottom of West St?

 

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Preston Grammar School, Millers Road?

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Bottom of West St?

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Imperial Arcade, Western Rd?

 

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Wow, I've never seen a photo of the buildings pre Kingswest, from West Street.

Can't wait to show my parents. My Dad's described that area, mentioned that night time fights were the West Street thing then too and when the huge HMS Vanguard ** moored offshore, the crew coming ashore.

** something @Thunder Bolt might be interested in.

 

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Regency Square?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Wow, I've never seen a photo of the buildings pre Kingswest, from West Street.

Can't wait to show my parents. My Dad's described that area, mentioned that night time fights were the West Street thing then too and when the huge HMS Vanguard ** moored offshore, the crew coming ashore.

** something @Thunder Bolt might be interested in.

I can honestly say I’ve never had a fight in West Street.

 

[Comrade Sam]

Can anyone ever remember the outdoor escalator for the Kingswest cinema ever working? And did anyone ever queue outside it when it wasn't raining?

 

[A mex eyecan]

Can anyone ever remember the outdoor escalator for the Kingswest cinema ever working? And did anyone ever queue outside it when it wasn't raining?

no, but I got a right kicking behind it one evening

 

[Comrade Sam]

no, but I got a right kicking behind it one evening

My last kicking was on the Queen's Road, lovely skinheads. 1982

 

[Weststander]

Can anyone ever remember the outdoor escalator for the Kingswest cinema ever working? And did anyone ever queue outside it when it wasn't raining?

Yes. November 1973, one afternoon.

 

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A busy North St / Clock Tower?

 

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167 Edward Street

 

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#200 Western Road?

 

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Goldstone pre-match?