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BRUNSWICK SQUARE

Brunswick Square

Neighbourhood:
Brunswick
1870s
2018

James Gray: Copy of a remarkable stereoscopic photograph, probably dating from the 1870s. The point of greatest interest is the gap in the building line, in the left hand corner, where No. 58 now stands. It is known that when Brunswick was built in the 1820s gaps were left in this position on both sides of the Square. No 1, on the east frontage was built by 1841, but the gap seen here was not closed until about 1875.
jgc_11_160

2018: The house at No 58, which fills the gap seen in the James Gray image, is only three stories high, a floor lower than its next door neighbours on either side.  The original railings enclosing the square were removed in World War II but replaced in 1992. Brighton Council had to recall the contractors to repair faults and eliminate rust and the work was completed in August 1993. The low wall on which the original railings were mounted has gone. The lamp standard and bollard seen on Brunswick Terrace in the Victorian picture have gone but the Grade II listed cast-iron lamp post by J Every of Lewes outside No 57 Brunswick Square remains. The square itself is part of the Brunswick Town Conservation Area and all the houses and their railings are Grade I listed. A parking restriction notice is visible in the current image, as is a communal rubbish bin. (Photographer: Alison Minns)

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1860s
2019

James Gray: The three small photographs [see also jgc_11_165 and 166] date from some time in the 1860s. Note the new condition of the drinking fountain, erected in 1860 by Mr George Ballard, who then lived at 37 Lansdowne Place. Note also the rough condition of the road, in these two [jgc_164 and 165] photographs. jgc_11_164

2019: The drinking fountain appears to have been moved back into Brunswick Square gardens. (Photographer: Helen Glass)

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