Early Photographs of Brighton

From My Private Collection
By Roy Wood
Photo:S2828 - 1 North Street & corner of East Street, 1890
Photo:S2891 - No. 1 North Street, 1 Feb 1929
Photo:485 - West Street Nos. 34 to 38
Photo:S2846 - The Colonnade in front of  157,158,159 North Street, 1930
Photo:Grand Parade from Church Street, c1902
Photo:408 - Preston Crow (Top end of London Road looking towards what is now Preston Circus)
Photo:405 - No.18 Castle Square, 1930
Photo:Surveyors Neg. - Seven Dials
Photo:S2978 - 169 Western Road 1930  (Demolished 1931)
Photo:S2976 - From Sopers Corner looking west.
Photo:S2823 - Corner of West Street & Western Road, c1875
Photo:The Clock Tower, c1891
Photo:West Coast Line, looking towards Hove Tunnel
Photo:A tram and a horse bus at Brighton Station
Photo:368 - Hove Town Hall
Photo:S2622 - 12,13,14 Pavilion Parade (This photo is from a reversed negative see the next photo for a correct view)
Photo:Corrected view of the previous original photo
Photo:229 - Trams on Queens Park Road
Photo:S2626 - 16 to 18 Old Steine, 1933
Photo:233 - Trams in Victoria Gardens, 1905
Photo:231 - Trams in Victoria Gardens, c1925
Photo:S2620 - 19 to 22 Marlborough Place, Demolished 1933
Photo:S2623 - West Street No.9 "Kings Head" demolished 1934 - Nos. 10 to 18 demolished 1933
Photo:265 - Beach and seafront
Photo:365 - View from end of the Chain Pier
Photo:272 - Aquarium
Photo:The Aquarium, c1902
Photo:S1723 - Building the western sea wall
Photo:Beach, showing the construction of Palace Pier, and Chain Pier in background
Photo:373 - Volk's Railway
Photo:S2826 - Markwells Hotel - Grand Junction Road, c1896
Photo:S2808 - Kings Road, Grand Hotel c1908
Photo:103 - Chain Pier
Photo:S2882 - Chain Pier, c1890
Photo:476 - Rottingdean Pier and Beach
Photo:Volks Railway at Banjo Groin, 28 November 1896
Photo:Volk's Electric Railway, c1899
Photo:S3040 - After the storm looking west, Dec 6 1896
Photo:S1774 - Chain Pier, 1895
Photo:412 - Chain Pier, 5 December 1896
Photo:483 - Western Road, Boots
Photo:489 - Western Road, demolished 1934 /3
Photo:Public bowling green, Madeira Road
Photo:410 - Volk's Railway landing stage at Banjo Groin, 5 December 1896
Photo:10-17 Gloucester Place, demolished 1933
Photo:234 - Trams at Preston Circus
Photo:388 - Madeira Drive bathing machines & Volk's Railway
Photo:401 - Volk's Railway, Palace Pier Aquarium Station, c1911
Photo:404 - 84 North Street & Western Road No.214, demolished 1930
Photo:406 - Palace Pier before the Palace of Fun was built
Photo:438 - Volk's Electric Railway
Photo:497 - Tramways, Old Steine, 1936
Photo:575
Photo:626 - Aerial view of the Pavilion
Photo:729 - Richmond Street Flats
Photo:B.5. neg 1361 -  Palace Pier & Steine, 1919
Photo:B5 432 - Royal Crescent to Lower Hove, 1928
Photo:Richmond Hotel
Photo:Richmond Hotel 2
Photo:S1287 - Kings Road under repair, c1909
Photo:S1392 - Madeira Road
Photo:S1776 - Volk's Electric Railway, East Cliff, 1895
Photo:S2852 - Aquarium Entrance, 1890
Photo:S2867 - l'Atlantique of Nantes Wrecked off the Albion Hotel, 2 June 1860
Photo:S2874
Photo:S2878 - Volk's Spider Railway at the Banjo Groin, storm of 26 December 1899
Photo:S2957 - c1890 or possibly 1896
Photo:S3049 - West side of The Old Steine, c1900
Photo:S3099 - Volk's Spider Railway leaving the Banjo Groin
Photo:S3103 - Marine Parade, c1900
Photo:Surveyors Neg. 483
Photo:Palace Pier from the air.
This gallery was added on 29/09/2006.

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What wonderful photographs ! May I say,though,that I think Photo 404 should read North Street and not North Road.

By Carol Hardy
On 25/07/2007

I really enjoyed these wonderful photos.It also reminded me of when we would meet my dad on pay day from the Zylo works .I can picture the area around Carlton hill,Richmond hill,Albion hill etc.Opposite the Richmond pub;there was amazing place we called the dinner shop.I can still recall the wonderful smells ,the food was
delicious.Next door was a sweet shop i believe.This was
of course long before redevelopement. Lots more memories if anyone would be interested.

By jennifer smith now tonks
On 12/09/2008

Hi, do you have any photos of Cannon Place please? My father lived at number 37 back in the early 1960's. I have been told that this house and others have since been demolished. Regards Kathryn

By Kathryn Bryant
On 11/12/2010

Hello. My auntie Miss Body lived in chain pier lodge in the 1911 census. Does anyone know if it is shown on any of these photos or James Gray http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume4/source/jg_04_171.html Thanks, |Ivor Body

By ivor body
On 20/04/2012

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