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Introduction to North Laine

  • A changing cityscape, 2006

    A changing cityscape, 2006

    In 2004 the Brighton and Hove City Council approved numerous plans for city centre redevelopments, to include the web of ...
  • Always something going on

    Always something going on

    The thing I really like about Brighton is the North Laine shops. They’re different and individual, and run by independent ...
  • From open fields to Bohemian quarter

    From open fields to Bohemian quarter

    Before anything else, please be aware that this area is always called The North Laine. It’s never called the North ...
  • Originally one of five open arable fields

    Originally one of five open arable fields

    Please note that this text is an extract from a reference work written in 1990.  As a result, some of ...
  • The hero of the North Laine

    The hero of the North Laine

    Ken Fines is the planning officer who gave the North Laine its name. Ken was born in Hove and his ...
  • The land that time forgot

    The land that time forgot

    “Slowly, we were moving into North Laine, which is Brighton’s hippy area. This really is the land that time forgot. ...
  • The shops are my favourite places

    The shops are my favourite places

    Lots of interesting shops I just love the shops in Brighton as they sell sparkling jewellery, fascinating old paintings and everything! ...
  • Welcome to North Laine!

    Welcome to North Laine!

    Your editor Your editor for the North Laine is Peter Crowhurst. If you’ve got any queries about this area, or can ...
  • Where the heart of Brighton beats

    Where the heart of Brighton beats

    “OK, not a very original choice but being a student, predictably, this place for me just says “Brighton”. Many would ...
  • Window dressing

    Window dressing

    This gallery of photographs shows a set of ground floor windows in North Laine houses.  The residents and the traders of ...
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