James Gray: Halfway along Circus Street could be found Circus Court, running east to the back of Carlton Court. This was another example of how early Brighton builders crammed a number of houses into a very small area. Seven cottages on the north side faced four others across a narrow roadway until 1934 when they were demolished as part of the Carlton Hill slum clearance scheme. jgc_24_056
James Gray: The dingy communal backyards of houses on the west side of Carlton Row, adjoining Carlton Hill which is seen in the background. March 1928. jgc_27_033
James Gray: The reverse view of the previous photograph showing the site cleared of the seven prefabricated houses shown in a previous photograph. jgc_27_035
2018: The original photograph is of Claremont Row. Carlton Row had been demolished by 1935. This shows where Claremont Row stood before being demolished to make way for redevelopment. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: Circus Street in those days had a very different look from its appearance today. Then it was a very mean slum street of a few old houses, with Circus Street Schools at the corner of Carlton Hill. The view here is from the Yacht and Anchor public house looking up Sussex Street to St Margaret’s Mission Church, previously a Baptist Chapel. After these old buildings were swept away and Sussex Street widened, the Vegetable Market was erected on this site, facing into Circus Street. jgc_24_055
James Gray: The ceremony of officially opening the Market, in January 1937. Councillor Denne, Chairman of the Market Committee, cuts the tape, watched by the Mayor, Councillor Routley (extreme left). jgc_24_102