Brighton picture quiz

[turienzo's lovechild]

my eyesight may be going but i'm sure it says "sussex county hospital"

 

[The Large One]

Oh cock, you're right.

Bit of a giveaway.

 

[The Large One]

Last one for the day - where was this church?

 

[Gwylan]

Is that St Saviour by Ditchling Road?

 

[Perry Milkins]

That is the Church on New Church Road innit?

 

[The Large One]

Is that St Saviour by Ditchling Road?

C'est fini.

 

[Storer68]

extra timetho

where's this

 

[The Large One]

West Pier?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

That's the Palace Pier, isn't it? Certainly not the same sort of style as Eugenius Birch's greatest creation.

What is clear from this thread is that Brighton & Hove has been raped of many marvellous buildings. I seem to remember reading a book in the new library about that. 'A Brave New City' or something along those lines.

 

[The Large One]

That's the Palace Pier, isn't it? Certainly not the same sort of style as Eugenius Birch's greatest creation.

What is clear from this thread is that Brighton & Hove has been raped of many marvellous buildings. I seem to remember reading a book in the new library about that. 'A Brave New City' or something along those lines.

Good book that - but then I would say that, cos I worked on it.

Even then, that book doesn't show a tenth of the buildings (many of which you can see on that James Gray website) that once adorned Brighton.

What I find genuinely enchanting about those photos is the lack of cars, especially in the photos taken after the war. For an idea of what's left of the narrow streets (many of which have been torn down) the closest I can think of is the bottom of Gloucester Road - although much of the North Laine is untouched. The odd car goes by now and then, but other than that, it's a quiet (in car terms) area, with a Victorian corner pub next to some smart little cottages.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Nice work. Sadly, I printed off a picture of my old road (Oriental Place) and took a new photo of it to compare. The road looks so much narrowe with too many cars, big wheelie bins, litter and vomiting tramps adorning the new one.

 

[The Large One]

The city would be beautiful again but for the cars...

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The city would be beautiful again but for the cars...

... bring back the trams!

Where's this? April 1901, btw.

 

[Seagull73]

Looks suspiciously like Lewes Road to me?

Edit: Actually no that looks more like Springfield Road or Ditchling Rise. The advent of London Road Station??

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Looks suspiciously like Lewes Road to me?

Edit: Actually no that looks more like Springfield Road or Ditchling Rise. The advent of London Road Station??

Nope.

Nope, nope. Nope.

 

[Seagull73]

Elm Grove?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I think I know the answer to this one, purely because this sort of website was the basis to my dissertation. I shall refrain from spoiling it.

Totally agree about the cars, but it is 'PC madness' or something to make Brighton somewhat car free.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Beconsfield road

 

[The Large One]

Beconsfield road

Close enough. It's Beaconsfield Villas, looking up from the bottom of Stanford Avenue.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Well?