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Sydney Street, BRIGHTON, BN1 4EN

One of two rebuilds in the street, the other being Image Originally number 13 was a workshop and 14 a house and the first occupant of the latter was a Thomas Over, a local builder, responsible for the construction of Image which he named after himself. When Over moved on a stone mason called Piercey worked out of the premises and from 1864 a gasfitter called Edward Long moved into number 13. Long, his family and business were to remain here for the next ninety years (number 14 was added from 1873) until the business was closed in the late 1950s and a decision was taken to demolish the workshop and neighbouring house, see http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume25/source/jg_25_142.html for an image of the site awaiting demolition in 1962. The new building was opened in 1964 and the first occupants were Cramphorns, a seed merchants, who remained in the spot for a decade before amalgamating with another, Hollis, and moving to their premises on London Road. The purpose built shop was quickly acquired by Rayford Electrics to house their radio and television department and also quickly vacated as Image which adjoined their main property at Image became available towards the end of the 1970s. Another prominent business in the street, Gunns the florist, upgraded from Image and would remain here until 2008 when they decided to downgrade and return to their original shop via Image Since 2008 the premises has been home to Cyberdog purveyors of very bright neon clubwear. OCCUPANTS 1845-56: BUILDER: Thomas Over (14 only) 1856-62: STONE MASON: J Piercey (14 only) 1864-1958: GASFITTERS: Edward Long later Edward Long & Sons (13 from 1873) 1964-74: SEED MERCHANTS: Cramphorns 1975-77: ELECTRICAL RETAILER: Rayford Electrics 1978-2008: FLORIST: Gunns 2008-11: CLOTHES SHOP: Cyberdog

Another building in the street that was initially a residence until the early twentieth century which was at first a hairdressers then a series of businesses until after the First World War when it became a refreshment room then briefly a greengrocer before Allen & Sons converted it to a butchers and later expanded their business into both Image and Image In the early 1950s the shop was taken over by Frank Share who was to operate out of it for the next thirty years. From the 1950s the street was to be well known locally for its butchers of which there were seven trading throughout the 1950s to 1970s five of which ended up being owned by Frank Share including one run by his wife at Image which specialised in cooked meats. Many of these shops lacked refrigeration which turned Saturday afternoons into mini auctions as the butchers sought to get rid of their stock and those on tight budgets knew that a late afternoon stroll could result in picking up a cheap joint for Sunday’s roast. Share seems to have retired in the mid 1980s and the shop was taken over by PCH Butchers who survived until the turn of the twenty first century, the last of the butchers in Sydney Street. Its replacement epitomises the changing nature of retail in the street, Fat Mamas sold skateboards, accessories and associated fashions, lasted a few years before it was replaced by a succession of second hand book shops, the current occupiers being a charity concern for Amnesty International. OCCUPANTS 1904-12: HAIRDRESSERS: John Williams (1904), Cecil Parks (1905-11), B Walker 91912) 1913-17: DRAPERS: A Clegg (1913), S Diamondstein (1916-17) 1914: BUTCHER: C Cochrane – also 1918 1915-27: ICE CREAM/REFRESHMENT ROOM: Margiotta Lawrence (1915, 1919-27) 1929-30: GREENGROCERS: Thomas Iliffe 1931-2001: BUTCHERS: Allen & Son (1931-49), Frank Share (1951-84), PCH (1985-2001) 2002-06: SKATEBOARDS: Fat Mamas 2006-11: SECOND HAND BOOKS: The Cheep Shop (2006-07), Books for Amnesty (2007-11)

A former private residence once known as Stamford House. It was the last house on the western side of the street to be converted into a shop having survived until the end of 1960s. Between 1968 and the present day it has seen a steady stream of businesses come and go starting life as a dry cleaners followed by a discount store before another change to a boutique specialising in punk and new wave fashions called Creature Enterprises. Ironically its replacement, Decades, dealt in fashions from the 1940s to the 1960s towards the later part of the 1980s. More changes occurred in the following decade as the shop became a Ladies hairdresser then another accessories/gift shop before becoming Conberts that combined jewellery with a small tea shop. Since 2007 at least it has been a cafe called Chez Dimitrina. OCCUPANTS 1968-72: DRY CLEANERS: Harlequins 1973-77: DISCOUNT STORE: John Francis Associates 1980-82: BOUTIQUE: Creature Enterprises 1984-88: SECOND HAND DEALERS: Decades 1993-98: LADIES HAIRDRESSERS: Cocos 1998-2001: GIFT SHOP: T.D 2002-04: JEWELLERS: Conberts 2005-11: CAFE: Cafe Cafe (2005-06) Chez Dimitrina (2007-11)

Originally built as a private residence and once known as Acton House. Records of trading from the premises are intermittent prior to 1934 when a biscuit making firm initially called Betta then AE Kents & Co moved in and traded up to the Second World War. After the conflict it was expanded into by Ann Logan whose original shop at Image was opened in 1939 and would later expand further by moving into Image during the 1960s. By the end of the following decade the children's outfitting part of the business seemed to have gone though it appears the baby linen part lingered for an extra year at this address. By the beginning of the 1980s the shop had become Brighton Rock, one of the many second hand record shops of the era found in this street. Initially they specialised in back catalogue and hard to get releases from the rock & roll era but later expanded into other genres. The business survived for a number years before closing in 1987 whereupon it became a ladies hairdressers, David Beattie’s Hair though for some reason in 1991 it briefly became part of a local chain, Pee Wees, before reverting back to its original name. Since 1994 the premises has been occupied by Revamp who moved from neighbouring Trafalgar Street having been in operation since the mid 1980s. The shop initially seemed to be a ladies clothing store but has since moved into specialising in fancy dress costumes. OCCUPANTS: 1934-40: BISCUIT MAKERS: Betta (1934), AE Kents & Co (1935-40) 1947-78: CHILDRENS OUTFITTERS: Ann Logan – Baby Linen only in 1978 1980-87: SECOND HAND RECORD SHOP: Brighton Rock 1988-93: LADIES HAIRDRESSERS: David Beattie’s Hair (1988-90, 1992-93), Pee Wees (1991) 1994-2011: FANCY DRESS: Revamp

Another building that began life as a private household until conversion during the first decade of the twentieth century when a series of tailors and milliners traded from the premises. Between the wars the shop largely operated as a ham and beef dealers until 1939 when an E Logan opened a baby linen store. By 1947 the ownership had changed to Ann Logan and the business had grown enough to warrant an expansion into neighbouring Image Ann Logan became a mainstay of the street for the next thirty years expanding further in the late 1960s into Image as well as another shop operating out of George Street in Hove. The Sydney Street premises closed in 1977 though it appears the baby linen section lingered on for another year in neighbouring number 11. The shop in George Street survived for another few years. The 1980s have yet to throw up information about occupants with the exception of a brief appearance by a furniture retailer called Jackdaw Studios until the end of the decade when the shop was converted into a small cafe initially Food for Friends, then Hudsons, and since 2007 Si Signore which specialises in Italian style baguettes. OCCUPANTS 1907-20: TAILORS/MILLINERS: Frederick Yelland (T -1907-10), James Brown (T- 1911-14, 1916-18), R & G Miller (M – 1915), Mrs Abrams (M - 1919-20) 1921: SUPPER BAR: A Dye 1921-38: HAM & BEEF DEALERS: Mrs Drake (1921-22), Felix Bongers (1923), C Sweet (1925-26), Mrs Fillmer (1927-30), Reg Alway (1931-34), DT Sutherland (1935-38) 1939-77: BABY LINEN/CHILDRENS OUTFITTERS: E Logan (1939-40), Ann Logan (1947-77) 1986-87: FURNITURE RETAILER: Jackdaw Studios 1990-2011: CAFE: Food for Frinds (1990-95), Hudson (1996-2006), Si Signore (2007-11)

North of Gloucester Street.

Currently home to the newest shop on the street, Sugarhill Boutique, which opened earlier on this year. As with many buildings on the western side of the street trading seems to have taken over from residential during the first decade of the twentieth century. For thirty years it was a mixture of confectioner, stationer and newsagent prior to the shop becoming one of the seven butchers that operated on the street during the war and up to the 1970s. At the end of that decade it became a poster writers and the emphasis on printing was retained into the 1990s as another business concentrated on T shirt design. In 1995 specialist children’s designer and outfitter, Cat & Mouse began a long association which was only relinquished at the beginning of 2011 when it decided to concentrate on online trading. OCCUPANTS 1903-34: CONFECTIONERS/STATIONERS/NEWSAGENTS: F Knott (C - 1903), William Harrison (C – 1904), Miss L Stedman (C – 1907-12), E Dodsworth (C – 1913), T Gibbins (C – 1914), A Frederick (S – 1915-19), Francis Panton (N - 1920-22), Mrs D Hannell (S – 1923), A Plumb (C – 1925-34) 1940-74: BUTCHERS: F Carder (1940), Southdown Meat Company (1947-74) 1980-87: POSTER WRITERS: Speedwell Ltd 1988-93: TEXTILE PRINTERS: Haywire (1988), Trade Delegation (1989-93) 1995-2011: CHILDREN’S CLOTHING: Cat & Mouse 2011: LADIES CLOTHING: Sugarhill Boutique