Where in Brighton?

[Theatre of Trees]

Some old pictures of Brighton, where are they today?

1. Which road was this picture taken in 1971?

2. Where is this in the late 1940s?

3. Which new building stands on this site today?

4. Where would you be standing if you tried to take this picture today?

5. Taken in the 1890s, what road is this today?

 

[CHAPPERS]

5. Queens Road

 

[Highfields Seagull]

Is 1. Ditchling Road?

 

[pompeydel]

4. Looks like the church just off London Rd

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Those are proper amazing pictures... where did you get them??

Can't even hazard a guess at any of them btw.

They can all be found here, http://www.citylibraries.info/pictures/default.asp along with hundreds of others. I'd also recommend this site, http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/


Number 1 isn't Ditchling Road and number 4 isn't London Road.

 

[CHAPPERS]

3. The library?

 

[CHAPPERS]

2. Just down from Tarnerland.

 

[ditchy]

3 is carlton hill just above richmond place

 

[aftershavedave]

is number 1 ditchling rise?
2 is lewes road?
3 is the jubilee library
4 off west street
5 is queen's road n'est ce pas?

 

[Artois]

3. Is it 'Farm Yard' by Churchill Square, with the Western Front pub on the Right corner?

 

[WATFORD zero]

1. is looking down to 7 dials on dyke road
2. Carlton Hill
4. I think is the church down west street, but i'm not sure from which direction

 

[Theatre of Trees]

3. Is now the library
5. Is Queen's Road.

For number 2 I need the name of the road and number 4 I need to know where I'd be standing trying to take that picture today. Lastly, everybody, is miles out with number 1.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

1. is looking down to 7 dials on dyke road

Correct, the road on the left is Clifton Rad which leads to the Crescent pub.

 

[WATFORD zero]

4. would you be standing in churchill sq ?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

4. would you be standing in churchill sq ?

Correct, in the basement of Debenhams to be exact.

 

[ditchy]

3 is carlton hill just above richmond place

woops ..meant 2
not 3

 

[Theatre of Trees]

2. Isn't Carlton Hill but it is in the same area.

 

[Curious Orange]

Is 2 Roedale Road? My Nan used to live down there.

 

[magoo]

Is No. 3 where Churchil Sq now is?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Is 2 Roedale Road? My Nan used to live down there.

No