[Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

[bbcgull]

Great to see the return of one of my favourite threads

Seconded.

 

[Official Old Man]

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Isn't it starnge that the modern glass hotel on the seafront, now the Leonardo, got planning permission, but the Royal Albion has to rebuild as is.
Maybe the Royal should offer the council some offices as part of any new build.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Western Rd ?

 

[Is it PotG?]

Elm Grove

 

[Is it PotG?]

Now, I think this is the bottom of Preston Drove...not 100% though.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Definitely Preston Village. Shame they lost those outbuildings of Preston Manor on the left when they widened the road entirely unnecessarily.

 

[Jack Straw]

Elm Grove

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That's where I was born, nearly 70 years ago!

 

[PTC Gull]

That's where I was born, nearly 70 years ago!

Me too albeit 68 years ago

 

[wardy wonder land]

Patcham Clock Tower

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[Jack Straw]

I thought this would be a suitable thread on which to post this;
Lovely 5 minute feature on Saltdean Lido on today's Bargain Hunt. Highly recommend a quick look.

 

[Eeyore]

Station St, Lewes ?

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Don't park there mate !

 

[Is it PotG?]

Portland Rd ?

 

[Is it PotG?]

Clifton Hill ?

 

[Official Old Man]

Clifton Hill ?

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Trying to work out which is which.
So the pub in the old picture isn't the taxi office even though the window looks the same. In fact the old pub is now the newer building on the right of the new picture.

 

[PeterT]

Trying to work out which is which.
So the pub in the old picture isn't the taxi office even though the window looks the same. In fact the old pub is now the newer building on the right of the new picture.

Handy with the garage next door - you could have a couple of cheeky ones, then stagger out to the car, fill up with fuel and drive home. Now your only option would be to get a taxi!!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Trying to work out which is which.
So the pub in the old picture isn't the taxi office even though the window looks the same. In fact the old pub is now the newer building on the right of the new picture.

I believe the pub windows upstairs have just been altered in the newer photo, the downstairs windows are the same. I don’t believe the pub is a newer building, I used to live near there and used this pub and it’s an old building.
We obviously can’t see all of the taxi office / garage in the old photo to compare with the new one.

 

[Bodian]

I believe the pub windows upstairs have just been altered in the newer photo, the downstairs windows are the same. I don’t believe the pub is a newer building, I used to live near there and used this pub and it’s an old building.
We obviously can’t see all of the taxi office / garage in the old photo to compare with the new one.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Trying to work out which is which.
So the pub in the old picture isn't the taxi office even though the window looks the same. In fact the old pub is now the newer building on the right of the new picture.

I'd go by the road junction farther up and count back on windows!

It soon makes sense.....

 

[Is it PotG?]

Oxford St / London Rd ?

 

[rippleman]

Handy with the garage next door - you could have a couple of cheeky ones, then stagger out to the car, fill up with fuel and drive home. Now your only option would be to get a taxi!!

My dad was a Streamline cabbie post WW2 until 80s. IIRC the garage was at one time only for taxis where the mechanic was "Uncle Bernard". My dad had a few years as office manager and I sometimes used to "help" him out (probably when my mum had had enough of me!).

Happy days. RIP Dad