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Park Place

Photographed c1930s

This is a photographic print of 22 Park Place, Brighton. It shows a courtyard at the back in which a pram and a motor car can be seen in front of a stone wall. A blurred figure can be seen stepping into the property on the far left of the photograph.

This photograph was commissioned by the Environmental Health department of Brighton Borough Council. It forms part of a visual record of areas considered for slum clearance. Like many streets in the surrounding area, Park Place was demolished in the late 1930s.

Park Place

Image reproduced with kind permission from Brighton and Hove in Pictures by Brighton and Hove City Council

This page was added on 14/11/2006.

Comments:

My dad, George Harold Sullivan, was born at No.7 Park Place in 1918. His mother's name was Mary Ann Sullivan (born 1895) and she worked as a 'rag sorter' which sounds like a poorly paid occupation. According to some of my family history research, there were a number of Sullivans in the area around Park Place. I remember my dad talking about the 'slums' and the poor living conditions with no electricity, shared toilets and no bathrooms.

By Jan Sinkfield (31/01/2008)