Essex Street, Brighton
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Essex Street, Brighton
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 11 Oct 2015
The residential street was first developed in the 1810s and originally ran from Upper Bedford Street to Lavender Street. The northern side was cleared in the late 1950s and replaced by the blocks of flats. Those on the southern side up to an old school were removed in the 1930s but not replaced due to the war with the rest removed in the 1960s when the houses on the left were built. During the early 1970s the western end of the street was closed and Wiltshire House, the high rise block of flats, built. See following images: 1. Northern side before development in 1954 - http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume22/source/jg_22_182.html 2. Northern side after development in 1970 - http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume22/source/jg_22_183.html 3. Southern side before development in 1967 - http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume22/source/jg_22_181.html
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Image Location
Latitude
50.820415
Longitude
-0.127282