[Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

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Duke Street, Brighton?

 

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Ship Street Gardens?

 

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London Road?

 

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Montpelier Road?

 

[Official Old Man]

London Road?

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What do you reckon the date is for this? I worked for the TV rental shop that was opposite Mitchell's in around 1975 and on my first week there was sent over for the usual Sky Hooks. TV shop must have been just a few shops to the left of this picture.

 

[Jack Straw]

My Godparents' son worked in Mitchell's paint shop. I reckon the picture is around the mid-sixties.

 

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Hungry Years?

 

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Duke Street / Ship Street?

 

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Floral Market, Prince Albert Street?

 

[Official Old Man]

Floral Market, Prince Albert Street?

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This could be fun. Not sure you've got the right street but where is this? Are you 100% sure it's Brighton?

 

[Official Old Man]

Indeed I stand corrected. I'll link to this page in case of copyright issues.
https://www.gsp.uk.com/news/exploring-the-history-of-prince-albert-street/
which I found using Hadlow & Sons in Google. Further pictures here -
https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/placestree/prince-albert-street/prince-albert-street-4
click on the central B/W picture. That market looks huge.

 

[dolphins]

This could be fun. Not sure you've got the right street but where is this? Are you 100% sure it's Brighton?

Definitely the same location; there's been some small changes with the remaining buildings (principally windows) and would be interesting to see the Floral Market in more detail, and know why it disappeared. I can't be bothered to check Streetview but wonder what's there now?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

This could be fun. Not sure you've got the right street but where is this? Are you 100% sure it's Brighton?

The Cafe Rouge is where the old Hadlow shop was, the opposite corner?

 

[Jack Straw]

Floral Market, Prince Albert Street?

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Would this be a better "Now"? Looking north towards the Pump House. Compare the chimneys and windows on the building on the corner on the left.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

The Cafe Rouge is where the old Hadlow shop was, the opposite corner?

Yes, same building taken from different positions.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Old Police Station, Middle Road?

 

[Is it PotG?]

Yes, same building taken from different positions.

Didn't Café Rouge once find itself on the adjacent corner where Bella Italia is now, hence all of this odd confusion?

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Didn't Café Rouge once find itself on the adjacent corner where Bella Italia is now, hence all of this odd confusion?

I’m pretty sure that it’s the same building but the second one isn’t taken from Prince Albert Street but the second one is. The Market entrance wasn’t in Prince Edward Street.

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[WATFORD zero]

I’m pretty sure that it’s the same building but the second one isn’t taken from Prince Albert Street but the second one is. The Market entrance wasn’t in Prince Edward Street.

This is the current comparison
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I was confused but seeing yours and [MENTION=259]Jack Straw[/MENTION]'s pictures, I now remember the old flower market. It was a car park in it's later days and IIRC the frontage was still around, possibly into the 80's ?

 

[Brok]

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Oh yes. Built at a time when pride and care went into every single brick.
And look at that chimney! Superb.