James Gray: Not one of Brighton’s oldest Inns, though Camelford Street is one of the oldest streets. Originally known as York Street it was partly laid out in the 1780s though many houses are of a later period. The Inn dates from the 1830s and was established on the ground floor of what had been a private house. In 1927, when this photograph was taken, No 31, a very old house, was demolished and the Inn extended over the cleared site. jgc_22_094
2018: Looking north towards St James’s Street; formerly the White Horse, now the Camelford Arms.
James Gray: Nos. 4 & 5, standing empty and forlorn, about 1961/2. The first inroads into this very old Brighton Street occurred in 1930, when 6 and 7 were removed to make an entrance to the Aquarium Garage, just established in Marine Parade. All seven houses have now gone. jgc_22_038
2018: Nos 4 & 5 Camelford Street no longer exist. The vacant plot to the south (opposite the Camelford Arms Freehouse) is now occupied by the Van Alen apartments. The garage entrance on the west is the gated entrance to Van Alen Mews houses. (Photographer: Mary Allison)
James Gray: A view of Marine Parade and Camelford Street in March 1963. jgc_06_027
James Gray: 29 and 30 Marine Parade, at the corner of Camelford Street, about 1916. In 1939, there was a suggestion that these houses and some in Camelford Street should be cleared and the site added to the adjoining garage premises. Accordingly, they and 1/3 Camelford Street were demolished in 1939. On the next page [jgc_06_027 shown here on the far left] can be seen the cleared site in 1963, and at present (1977) it looks just the same!! How we progress? jgc_06_024
2020: Montague House on the western corner of Camelford Street and Marine Parade was demolished in 1939 and the site cleared in 1963 to extend the adjacent garage premises. In turn, the garage was demolished in the late 1990s to make way for the Van Alen building which opened to much acclaim in 2001. (Photographer: David Sears)