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Church Street

Photo from the mid-1950s

Photo of Church Street past New Road and the Central National School on the right, demolished in 1971 before the protection order was received during a postal strike. The space has been the proposed site of a new Central Library. Photograth by J. F. Smith - photographer.

Image reproduced with permission from Brighton History Centre

This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments:

Just visible on the left side of the photograph of Church Street is the shop front of W.J. Crabb & Son, Wine Merchants. My Father worked there before and after WW2. Although not visible in the photograph, the entire block was occupied by the firm. I think the shop is now a hairdressers and most of the rest of the premises are occupied by Dockerals Ironmerchants. Ironicaly my father went to school with Wally Dockeral.

By Raymond (Dickie) Bird (21/03/2006)

Further up the hill from where this photo was taken, you would be able to find No. 81 Church Street. It was here in about 1851 that my great, great grandfather, Henry Drury, moved to from the Islington area of London and started his hairdressing business. One day I hope to return to Brighton and photograph this shop and some of the other addresses relevant to my family history, if they still exist.

By Michael Drury (04/04/2006)