143, Western Road, Brighton

Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 28 Mar 2016

Located on the corner of Hampton Place and the only building between that road and Spring Street that was developed separately from Mitre House. Until 1864 it was a private residence that was convented into a china and glass dealer. In 1875 it became a wine merchant run by D Waters & Son who would stay until 1954 and it was during their tenure that the shop was rebuilt in the early 1930s as a part of the Western Road road widening scheme. The shop remained a wine merchant run by brewers Edlins until 1971 after which Kendall & Son, the rainwear manufacturer expanded into the shop from neighbouring Image They would remain here until 1980 by which time the family firm had been acquired first by Combined English Stores in 1977 and then in 1981 sold to Hepworths the tailors who began converting the stores into Next. During the 1980s and 90s it was a discount jewellers and during the 21st century it has been a health food store and since 2011 a hairdressers. Old Images D Waters & Son, 1901 - http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume19/source/jg_19_037.html D Waters & Son, 1927 - http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume19/source/jg_19_050.html New shop, 1933 - http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume19/source/jg_19_057.html 143 1864-1874 - CHINA & GLASS DEALER (FJ Vickridge) 1875-1971 - WINE MERCHANT (D Waters & Son 1875-1954, Edlins Ltd 1956-71) 1972-1980 - RAINWEAR MANUFACTURERS (Kendall & Sons) 1981-2001 - JEWELLER (Jays Discount) 2004-2009 - HEALTH FOOD SHOP (Health Home Ltd) 2011-2016 - HAIRDRESSERS (Cuts & Co)

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