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Queen's Park

Most of the housing around Queen's Park dates from the early years of the 20th century, when the new electric trams were able to negotiate the steep Brighton hills.  To find out more, look at our introduction to Queen's Park or pick one of the places below.

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  • History of Attree's Villa

    History of Attree's Villa

    Having bought the parkland sometime between 1825 and 1830, Thomas Attree no doubt wished to use it as a setting ...
  • History of the spa

    History of the spa

    In the early part of the nineteenth century there were spas all over Europe as they were highly fashionable. A problem ...
  • History: 1970 to the present day.

    History: 1970 to the present day.

    In the 1970s three main campaigns, initiated by the people who used the park, had a huge impact in transforming ...
  • History:1900 to 1960

    History:1900 to 1960

    Before the First World War the park appears to have been extremely well looked after by the council. In 1909 ...
  • Is this St Luke's School?

    Is this St Luke's School?

    This photograph was sent in by Peter Guy and is one of a collection he has of his late wife ...
  • Is this St Luke's School?

    Is this St Luke's School?

    This photograph was sent in by Peter Guy and is one of a collection he has of his late wife ...
  • Map of the park c1830

    Map of the park c1830

  • Memories from 1967

    Memories from 1967

    All I can tell you is that this photo was taken in 1967 at St Luke’s school. I remember playing Batman ...
  • Memories of a prefect in the 1930s

    Memories of a prefect in the 1930s

    This photo shows what was once the entrance to the St. Luke’s Senior Boys School. During the last year at ...
  • Memories of the 1940s and 1950s

    Memories of the 1940s and 1950s

    I went to Queen’s Park Infants School from about 1948 to 1951. The entrance was in Freshfield Place. I recall ...
  • Mischief La-Bàs's theatre group

    Mischief La-Bàs's theatre group

    As part of the Brighton Festival in May 2004 theatre group Mischief La-Bàs’s completely took over Queen’s Park for three ...
  • My childhood experience in the 1950s

    My childhood experience in the 1950s

    Two months isolation When I was nine or ten, in the late 1950s, I was rushed to Brighton General Hospital and ...
  • Nostalgic photo miscellany

    Nostalgic photo miscellany

  • Now converted into flats

    Now converted into flats

    St. Matthew’s Church used to stand on the corner of Sutherland Road and College Terrace, Kemp Town. In 1878, the ...
  • Nurse Training Prospectus

    Nurse Training Prospectus

    Covered all aspects of the training These photographs show the prospectus sent to those who wanted to train to become State ...
  • Opened to the public in 1892

    Opened to the public in 1892

    During the 70 years or so before the Park opened to the public in 1892, it had been a pleasure ...
  • Originally a workhouse

    Originally a workhouse

    Built by George Maynard in 1865-7, the buildings now occupied by the Brighton General Hospital were administered by the Board ...
  • Owned by Thomas Attree, the 'King of Brighton'

    Owned by Thomas Attree, the 'King of Brighton'

    By the time Thomas Attree had purchased Queen’s Park he had become one of the most influential and powerful solicitors ...
  • Paper negative image c1860

    Paper negative image c1860

  • Photograph c1924-25

    Photograph c1924-25

    This lovely school photograph dates to around 1924-25. My late father, Frank E Read is sitting on the mat at ...
  • Photos of Brighton Ambulance Service, 1946-1974

    Photos of Brighton Ambulance Service, 1946-1974

    I’m sorry that I do not know all their names – only my father’s: Percy Type (Tiny). But hopefully people ...
  • School choir c1963

    School choir c1963

    I was in the third year at this point and the man conducting his pride and joy was Mr Taylor ...
  • Shakespearean theatre in the Spa

    Shakespearean theatre in the Spa

    From 1988 until about 1996 I was involved in running a theatre group that produced open air Shakespeare plays in ...
  • SRN's Association Reunion May 2009

    SRN's Association Reunion May 2009

    On the 9th May 2009 a reunion was held at which thirty-nine State Registered Nurses who trained at the Brighton General ...
  • Introduction to Queen's Park

    Introduction to Queen's Park (4)

  • Queen's Park conservation areas

    Queen's Park conservation areas (1)

    Most of the high quality housing dates from the late-Victorian and Edwardian periods.
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