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Street traders

There have been street traders and buskers in East Street for decades. In May 2004, My Brighton and Hove volunteer Zoe Bradford set out to meet them.

  • Anna-Nina, palmist

    Anna-Nina, palmist

    Anna-Nina has practised palm reading in East Street for 2 years. She says it’s the traders who make it a ...
  • Brad and Chris (hair braiders, mother and son)

    Brad and Chris (hair braiders, mother and son)

    “We do a bit of hair wrapping and a bit of tattooing. We got moved from the seafront about 5 ...
  • Kevin, artist

    Kevin, artist

    “I draw pictures/illustrations of wildlife that I’ve seen in the wintertime. I sit down in the summer and draw them, ...
  • Louise, hair braider

    Louise, hair braider

    “I’ve been doing this on East Street for about 5 years. I’ve spent the last 15 years travelling around the ...
  • Shellyane

    Shellyane

    “I’ve been on East Street for 6 years. I had a petition signed by the general public of Brighton because ...
  • The Rag and Bone man

    The Rag and Bone man

    An unusual sight At the time this photograph was taken, which was in the 1960s, a Rag and Bone man was ...
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