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Black Lion Street

Then and now photos

19th century view
At the end of the street, on the left, you can still faintly see the outline of today's Black Lion pub. The original building was part of one of the oldest brewery buildings in the world. The Black Lion brewery was established in 1546 by Deryk Carver, a Flemish immigrant, the first Protestant to be martyred under Mary I.

20th century view
On the left, you can clearly see the original brewery building which is recreated in today's Black Lion pub. It is topped by a weathercock. The building on the right is the back of the old Market. You can see the front of the Market in the twentieth century photo of Market Street, elsewhere on this tour.

21st century view
This shot shows Black Lion Street in The Lanes, looking inland from the sea. At the end of the street, on the left, you can see the tall roof of the Black Lion pub, topped by a weathercock. This roof profile has survived the centuries. However, the pub itself is a 1974 reconstruction of the ancient brewery buildings that originally stood on the site.

19th century view

Image reproduced with permission from Brighton History Centre

20th century view

From the private collection of Bert Clayton

21st Century view.

Photograph by Tricia Leonard

This page was added on 19/08/2006.

Comments about this page

My great great grandmother, Louisa Jane Jaggard was living at 1 Black Lion St at the time of her marriage to John Morrison on 16th November 1864, at the Presbyterian Church, Church St, Brighton. Thank you so much for the photos.

By Lynley Chapman, Whitby, Porirua, New Zealand (08/06/2007)

My relative, Auguste Le Miere, operated his egg, butter and fruit importing business at 23 & 24 Black Lion Street from the 1850s through to the 1880s, and perhaps beyond this date.

By Don Cameron (31/01/2008)

My grandfather Rudolf Pratschke operated a restaurant from 1907 (probably to 1910) on Black Lion Street, but I cannot trace the house number or where it might lie with respect to the present appearance of the street. Any assistance or guidance would be most welcome.

By John L. Pratschke (20/02/2009)

Hi, just looked at your pics. My great, great grandfather (John Hodges) was the licencee of the Black Lion (77 Gloster Rd, Brighton). Do you know if this is the same pub? Many thanks.

By Chris Hodges (08/03/2009)