James Gray: Old Mount Pleasant, another slum whose name belied its appearance. Here is shown the east side dropping from Carlton Hill to Edward Street. The very narrow Park Place which stood just to the east was cleared at the same time, and the present Mount Pleasant, consisting only of 13 trim Council houses was erected in 1938 on the cleared area of these two streets. jgc_24_057
James Gray: The cleared area of Mount Pleasant, in 1936. The narrow street also emphasises the shallow depth of the cleared houses on either side. Houses were still standing in Park Place, shown on the right, but they were removed soon afterwards in the same year. jgc_27_101
2018: Park Place no longer exists, having been demolished to make way for the widening of Mount Pleasant. There is now a large block of 1960s flats and two smaller housing units on the west side of Mount Pleasant.
James Gray: What a difference a few years makes. This and the following photograph [jgc_24_156] are of Devonshire Street [now demolished] in 1958 and 1959. This looks up from Edward Street showing Brighton Boys Club. jgc_24_155
James Gray: What a difference a few years makes. This and the previous photograph [jgc_24_155] are of Devonshire Street in 1958 and 1959. This looks down to Edward Street in the reverse direction to the previous photograph. jgc_24_156
James Gray: This photograph is taken from the same viewpoint as jgc_24_155 and 156. The old houses were swept away in 1962/3 and replaced by new blocks of flats. jgc_24_157