Old houses, 16 – 21, awaiting demolition in October 1958. 20 years earlier, old houses in Regent Court, at the rear of these houses, were demolished and the site became derelict for nearly a generation.
These houses were removed in 1960 and now, in 1962, a large building is being erected here for the Ministry of Labour.
At the start of the 19th century this spot was known as the Church Hill chalk pit, and an old marine, Corporal Staines, who served under Nelson at Copenhagen lived in a cave hewn into the chalk.
Image Reference: JG_26_217.tif
Date: 1958
Image Details: Original monochrome print.
Size of Original: 158x111
Place: Brighton
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