Worried Man Blues
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Not a bad replacement to the wonderful curved building, but no way as nice. Wasn't there a cafe called the Greasy Spoon nearby?
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[Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard
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Gardner St, Brighton?
Was Swan Downer school, then the Sussex Arms, now a pretty sight.
Was Swan Downer school, then the Sussex Arms, now a pretty sight.
Worried Man Blues
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Wow, shoes you can eat, great idea for recycling.......
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Pryzm in 1967?
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Is it PotG?
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Preston Village c. 1890?
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Church Hill, Patcham, with the ORIGINAL fountain?
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Western Road c. 1905?
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Some great footage in here
Worried Man Blues
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Those were those boats with the internal motors I was banging on about earlier, don't remember those dinky lights though. I said I could still smell them and you can see the smoke belching out!!
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
I think Brighton was a much more beautiful place back then. I still love the place, but it's not what it was.
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
For someone who has clearly spent a lot on film cameras, they've put no effort into learning any technique. Interesting shots to us, but bloody unimaginative footage.
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Victoria Gardens c. 1903?
Shame that all the lovely old railings never got put back again, I assume they were melted down for the war effort.
Comrade Sam
Comrade Sam
I love the fact Brighton's parks aren't locked behind railings. Up North here in London, all the parks are railed and locked at sunset.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
As do our travelling friends!
Perfidious Albion
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Skating on Falmer pond . I do not know the date but judging by the clothes, not too long ago. Must have been a cold winter…..
Modern view. Not an exact same angle. Hard to tell with the trees in leaf and I I think the old one was on the ice.
Modern view. Not an exact same angle. Hard to tell with the trees in leaf and I I think the old one was on the ice.
Is it PotG?
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The Grand Hotel (opened 1864) seen here in 1880? The goat-cart and small lad was a feature of seafront traffic. There was an annual competition for the best kept goat.
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
PLEASE HELP.
I've asked so often of this. Where are the Arches underneath the road? Have they been built yet? Looking at the old picture, is that road sloping down and is the bench on the beach? I've a property close to this picture and there is a front door at sea level that now just goes into an arch.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
My understanding is that the arches are the retail outlets between the Palace Pier and East Street Groyne, and from East Street Groyne heading west until they "run out". They've been there since Victorian times I believe. The addresses of the afforementioned ones are "Number X, Kings Road Arches". I used to work there many moons ago, selling ice creams, fish and chips etc.