UPPER RUSSELL STREET AREA

Cannon Lane: Churchill Square

historic street on the site of Churchill Square

Neighbourhood:
Central Brighton
The map on the left is Ordnance Survey 25 inch 1892 - 1914. The area circled in red shows the location of this street. That on the right is Open Street Map in 2019. These maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland and are of the same area to the same scale.

Comparison map: Historic streets alongside 2019 layout of Churchill Square

The map on the left is Ordnance Survey 25 inch 1892 – 1914. The area circled in red shows the location of this street. That on the right is Open Street Map in 2019. These maps are reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland and are of the same area to the same scale.

James Gray: A view down narrow Cannon Lane, about 1960. At one time it may have led to the rear of the magazine and living quarters of the men in charge of the West Battery (1793-1858). In later days used as stables and garages. Cleared away 1963-64. jgc_29_167

James Gray: Originally a mews consisting of stables for the horses in Cannon Place. Cleared away during 1963-64, as part of the West Street redevelopment. jgc_29_169

2018: Tiny Cannon Lane ran south from Russell Road (named Regency Road today) toward the Grand Hotel. It now lies beneath the Chartwell Court high rise block. (Photographer: Suzanne Hinton)

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