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Not the exact property discussed above but a few doors up , showing the type of residential houses that stood before the shops .

Edward Street during WW1. I liked the pic for the people and the soldier standing to attention. I wonder what became of him? The property is no longer there, a victim of road widening

The Nose Throat and Ear Hospital, Church St. above Queens Road. I had my tonsils out there as a small boy. I am sure there must be more memories. All gone now, of course.

The Old Ship Hotel , Kings Road c 1905 with some interesting old cars The building has not changed much

Just seeing if there is still interest in this thread. Western Road 1902 , the flags are out for King Edward vii coranation. Today… it struck me how the road was widened and then narrowed for reduced traffic flow.

Old Mill Mews ….Near to the junction of The Upper Drive , Dyke Road and HighCroft Villas there stood a windmill in late Victorian times . It was not then built up but on the edge of town . The thing had once stood further down town but was moved, dragged by 86 oxen , quite a sight as this...

Over at Portslade ,( it has aBN postcode) The old Rothbury cinema, Franklyn Rd. Personal memories of being taken as a small boy , then a bit later the Saturday morning kids shows where the man walked the aisle and shone his torch on you if you misbehaved. Today it is just offices .

Gardner Street now Komedia At one time it was an indoor market with different traders in there . There was a second hand record store called , I think Red Rat Records , run by a guy named Izzy .. I used to hang out there a lot and made my collection from there …

Haddington Street ,Hove …. Off Blatchington Road. C1920 , people queuing for a silent film The Empire was evidently popular but could not compete when the “talkies” came in . It closed in the 1930s . Today there is this . The cinema was where the blank wall is …

Westbourne Street / Portland Road .1920 ish. repairing the road . It would have been a slow job with shovels and horses & carts. Nowadays

I found this on Wikipedia Commons and I cannot vouch for it but it says : “A view of Castle Square in the centre of Brighton, part of the English seaside city of Brighton and Hove. This area has been a hub of commercial activity since the mid-18th century. It took its name from the Castle Inn...

Queens Gardens 1928 … no cars , children play in the street . A different age. Today… the houses have been done up , the corner newsagent is now a Mexican eatery and an ugly waste bin takes prominence.

The Same Old House, said to have been on the South side of Anne Street , off London Yoad. Today the street is totally different, even from when I last knew it in the 80s/90s

Rottingdean junction on coast road .. much smaller back in the day. A little more detail of the buildings demolished As it looks today ,,,,,

Pool Vally 1929 A sad state today

Yay…. Dockerills , an absolute go - to place for almost anything when I lived in North Laine. They don’t make shops like that anymore.

The quaintly named Obed Arms on Albion Hill. Seems to be a pub outing . I love the mix of people and clothing , and the old girl at the top window . I bet they had a good time… Hard to pinpoint today because the buildings are long gone . To the best I can judg it was here at what is now the...

I have similar memories PotG, you could have left me their all day…..

Looking up Richmond Street in times gone by, before they altered it and the flats dominated the skyline As it is

This is York Place. Seems to a publicity thing for Curry’s . Undated but I’d guess 1950s… You would never get me up on one of those! Today it is hard to pinpoint exactly but it is along this run of shops