Little East Street

Leads from Bartholomews to the sea front

Reproduced with permission from the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder, 1990

Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990.  As a result, some of the content may not reflect recent research, changes and events.

l) LITTLE EAST STREET: Leading from Bartholomews to the sea-front, this street was pedestrianised in 1987 and retains two interesting buildings. No.4 has a bow window and glazing bars, while nos.5-6, the Blues Brothers Cafe is a listed building of about 1800 with two bow windows. In the early nineteenth century the left half was a stationer's shop and the right half an ironmongery and hardware store. In 1845 the whole building became a fishing tackle shop run by Samuel Andrew and it continued in that family until the Second World War; 'Andrew's Cottage' later became a tailor's shop. Opposite are the sweeping stairway entrances to Bartholomew Square. {44,83}

At the end of the street is Dr Brightons, an old inn that displays its 'consulting hours' on the Little East Street wall.

Any numerical cross-references in the text above refer to resources in the Sources and Bibliography section of the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder.