James Gray: 166 and 167 North Street which fronted into Prince’s Place, shortly before their removal in 1930. No 166, which dated from about the end of the eighteenth century was a replica of the old houses referred to on the previous page [jgc_21_147] and was built by the same builder. jgc_21_148
2020: Princes House completely covers the site in 2020. (Photographer: Mike Doodson)
James Gray: After the removal of the old house shown in the preceding photographs a few years elapsed before the building of Princes House in 1935-1936. A modern show house was erected here and attracted a great deal of attention. In the background can be seen the building known as the Dormitories, built in 1831 for the servants at the Royal Pavilion, and lately used as a furniture warehouse. Additional Information: Note the trompe l’oeil hoarding adjoining the show house at the RHS. jgc_21_149
James Gray: Braybon’s Show House on Prince’s Place site in 1934. The houses faced into North Street, and even then Prince’s Place was being used as a car park. The end building was used by the Brighton Herald while next door was the offices of H. P. Nye, the Estates Manager and Valuer of the Brighton Corporation. jgc_21_158
James Gray: Soon after the old houses in North Street, shown on the previous page, were removed, the exterior of the Chapel Royal was largely rebuilt. The tower was erected in 1882 and the south wall restored in 1884. At about this time the colonnade which at one time ran round the whole length of Prince’s Place was taken down. Traces of this can be seen in this photograph, which probably dates from the 1880s. jgc_21_150
James Gray: These two photographs show the extent to which the projecting buildings in North Street, adjoining Prince’s Place, impeded the flow of traffic. This view down the street was taken in 1925. Just above Hanningtons can be seen Barclays Bank premises undergoing reconstruction. jgc_21_151
James Gray: The Prince’s Place Bottleneck. The very severe constriction of North Street, between Prince’s Place and Pavilion Buildings. jgc_21_153
James Gray: [See caption for jgc_21_153 above.] This photograph shows the extent of the protrusion into North Street which had persisted for 50 years since the removal of old houses between Prince’s Place and New Road in 1879. These buildings were demolished in 1930. jgc_21_154
2020: The Prince’s Place bottleneck is now occupied by Princes House, an office and residential block with restaurants at street level. (Photographer: Mike Doodson)
James Gray: Two photographs of 1933. In Prince’s Place the building on the left was at one time part of the Pavilion Dormitories. Next door was the office of H P Nye, Auctioneer and Valuer, 165 North Street. Princes House now covers this site. jgc_21_156
2020: All the buildings shown in jgc_21_156 and 157 have been replaced by Princes House. This is the view from Pavilion Gardens looking towards North Street today. (Photographer: Mike Doodson)
James Gray: Clearing the entire site in 1935, prior to the building of Princes House. jgc_21_159
2020: Princes House has replaced the buildings on Princes Place and North Street to the east of Prince’s Place. (Photographer: Mike Doodson)