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WOODINGDEAN

Two very early photographs of Woodingdean and the Downs Estate, both then described as “near Brighton”. I think these scenes were taken in the mid 1920s and the area was incorporated with Brighton on 1 April 1928. The view at the right shows a very rural Warren Road with a clutch of bungalows, shacks and outbuildings. Compare this with the 1930 photograph on a nearby page, as both show the same part of this now busy thoroughfare. This is the second of the early photographs, looks from high ground across Downs Road (now Falmer Road) partly concealed by the drop in the ground, to the Ridgeway and Crescent Drive beyond. The photographs emphasise the loneliness and hardships experienced by the early settlers. Truly they had plenty of land and fresh air, but little else.

Image Reference: JG_33_056.tif
Date: mid 1920s
Image Details: Copy
Size of Original: 132x80
Place: Brighton
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