General Views from the East
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James Gray: North from New Road, in 1928. The remaining portion of the Colonnade was removed from North Street in the following year. jgc_21_162
2020: Remarkably little change in this view in 2020 other than the buildings on the left being replaced by more modern ones. Many buildings are still easily recognisable from the 1928 photo. (Photographer: Mike Doodson)
James Gray: Looking up North Street from Castle Square. Note the bottleneck extending as far as Princes Place. This had persisted for 50 years when finally cleared away in 1930. Additional Information: Although this image appears in the volume on the page ‘Junction of North Street and West Street’, it is in fact the junction of North Street and East Street. jgc_21_005
James Gray: View from Castle Square showing the road being relaid following the recent removal of the Princes Place bottleneck. This involved the demolition of 166-169, North Street. The extent of the road works shows the space gained by this notable street improvement. jgc_21_160
2018: The building on the right of the images is largely the same. Originally built in 1900 for the Capital & Counties Bank, it has been occupied by Lloyds Bank since 1920. A crest with CCB can still be seen above the bank’s entrance. On the opposite side of the road, Hanningtons, Brighton’s longest trading department store (closing in 2001), can be seen in the earlier image, replaced today with a variety of mainly clothes and shoe shops. The Hanningtons name survives, carved on the façade of the North Street building. (Photographer: Clare Hughes)
James Gray: A rare wartime photograph of the street, almost devoid of traffic with a cyclist in the middle of the road, and the Bank (right) appealing to people to buy National Savings Certificates. jgc_21_103
James Gray: The focal point of these three photographs [jgc_21_105 and 106 on the North Street (Brighton) (5) page, and this one], dating from about 1870, is the Clarence Hotel, while also providing a good view of North Street from Bond Street almost up to the Clock Tower. Note the extremely dirty condition of the roads and the cobbled crossing, kerbs and gutter channels. jgc_21_107
James Gray: The view up the street, from near King Street, at a time when there were few car-parking problems. jgc_21_098
James Gray: Both ends of the street. A rather indistinct view of the street from the corner of New Road, showing Leeson and Vokins store and opposite part of the Colonnade. Year 1897. jgc_21_142