[Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

Perfidious Albion · Jul 27, 2023

New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.

I am assuming that it is the square building at the bottom of the new pic. This from a news site after the recent Royal Albion fire.

el punal · Jul 27, 2023

Dick Knights Mumm said:
"Jumbo" sizing. That's brilliant. And brutal.

Yep, for the elephant in the room.

A mex eyecan · Jul 27, 2023

el punal said:
Yep, for the elephant in the room.

Perfidious Albion said:
New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.
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I am assuming that it is the square building at the bottom of the new pic. This from a news site after the recent Royal Albion fire.
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I remember the showroom, have a vague recollection that it was Jaguar at one point

Tom Hark Preston Park · Jul 27, 2023

Perfidious Albion said:
New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.
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I'm guessing that many guests of the Adelphi Hotel would be somewhat less than thrilled with their direct views of a car showroom :lolol:

Greg Bobkin · Jul 27, 2023

Is it PotG? said:
High St, Shoreham?

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Shoreham-BY-SEA, if you don't mind. We don't live in KENT!

dejavuatbtn · Jul 27, 2023

Perfidious Albion said:
New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.
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I am assuming that it is the square building at the bottom of the new pic. This from a news site after the recent Royal Albion fire.
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Film advertised is 1958. I don’t remember the building but I was quite young then!

Comrade Sam · Jul 27, 2023

Perfidious Albion said:
New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.
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I am assuming that it is the square building at the bottom of the new pic. This from a news site after the recent Royal Albion fire.
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Still has the black cat half way up the wall. Someone I knew was seriously hospitalised 25 years ago trying to rescue it when drunk. It appears to be the same building converted into flats.

Is it PotG? · Jul 28, 2023

The Blue Anchor, Kemp St ?

Nice to see the present day residence has a reminder on the door.

Silverhatch · Jul 28, 2023

Perfidious Albion said:
New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.
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I am assuming that it is the square building at the bottom of the new pic. This from a news site after the recent Royal Albion fire.
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Still has the black cat on the wall

Tom Hark Preston Park · Jul 28, 2023

Is it PotG? said:
The Blue Anchor, Kemp St ?

Nice to see the present day residence has a reminder on the door.

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State of that car! :lolol:

Is it PotG? · Jul 28, 2023

Silverhatch said:
Still has the black cat on the wall

Weststander · Jul 28, 2023

Perfidious Albion said:
New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.
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I am assuming that it is the square building at the bottom of the new pic. This from a news site after the recent Royal Albion fire.
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I remember that, the Moores showroom was still open early 70’s, selling RR, Daimler, Jaguar and Triumph.

They had another showroom until the early 80’s on Western Road, now the site of the mini Sainsbury’s.

Weststander · Jul 28, 2023

A mex eyecan said:
I remember the showroom, have a vague recollection that it was Jaguar at one point

Just found it in on the internet, a Jaguar/Triumph dealer until 1974.

Perfidious Albion said:
New car show rooms at the south west corner of the Old Steine. I never knew it had been there , having gone before my time of going about Brighton. This from the 1950s.
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I am assuming that it is the square building at the bottom of the new pic. This from a news site after the recent Royal Albion fire.
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Silverhatch · Jul 28, 2023

Weststander said:
I remember that, the Moores showroom was still open early 70’s, selling RR, Daimler, Jaguar and Triumph.

They had another showroom until the early 80’s on Western Road, now the site of the mini Sainsbury’s.

Oh wow. The Rolls Royce description dragged this place out of the darkest depths of my memory. Connolly leather and pungent leaded fuel from big engines on choke.

Weststander · Jul 28, 2023

Silverhatch said:
Oh wow. The Rolls Royce description dragged this place out of the darkest depths of my memory. Connolly leather and pungent leaded fuel from big engines on choke.

Our buses came into Pool Valley past it, in my age 0 to 9 years :smile:

, I remembered the posh brands as a wide eyed kid.