Concert Room at the Athenaeum Hall, c. 1911: The Athenaeum Recreation Hall stood at 148 North Street and was entered through a narrow passage. It opened in 1890 and was used by the Brighton School of Music from 1892 onwards. The concert room pictured here could seat 500 people. Later used as a billiard hall and the Central Spiritualist Church, the hall was demolished in 1962 for the erection of Prudential House and road widening.

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