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Richmond Street, BRIGHTON, BN2 9PD

Head east up Albion Hill then south into this road. This is near enough the summit 200 feet up from Old Steine. Windmill Terrace, named after a nearby windmill was built comparatively late in 1890 on land formerly worked by Chates Court Farm. The street links Richmond Street and Albion Hill as they almost converge beyond the summit, the whole length being viewed in the photograph. Click on the link to take you to the next page. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/232016

Looking eastwards from the junction with Grove Street. This section of the road was developed from the 1860s on the northern side and 1890s to the south. The road itself is one of the steepest in the city and links Albion Street to Queen's Park Road.

Once one of the steepest streets in Brighton that ran from Grand Parade to Queen's Park Road but has been truncated since the 1960s when the western end at the foot of the hill was renamed Richmond Parade and the rest ending at the junction with Elmore Road. The 1:5 incline necessitated the building of a wall across the road between Dinapore Street and Claremont Place to stop any runaway carts reaching the bottom of the street. The wall survived into the 1960s when it was removed with the rest of the street, see http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume27/source/jg_27_080.html. The terrace on the right heading down to Image was built in the 1880s, see http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume27/source/jg_27_052.html for a similar view taken around 1874 when the area was an open field used by Chates Farm. The steepness of the hill can be vouched by the high rise block, Richmond Heights, which is ten storeys but only six can be seen in this view. In the far distance is the North laine area along with International House on the western slope which is located next door to Brighton Station. Further up the slope is the West Hill area of the city.

Head a little west down Southover Street then south down Scotland Street. This is from the southern end and again highlights the multi-coloured facades of the terraces in the area. In fact the gentleman up the ladder is in the process of repainting his. This street was developed between 1859-64. Click on the link to take you to the next page. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/232009

Located at the corner of Richmond Street and Elmore Road the house predates the terrace on the right and juts out. It is the last remnant of Chates Farm which operated here until its closure in 1934, the last working farm within the old parish boundary of Brighton. It pastured its dairy herd in two fields; one bounded in a triangle of land formed by Liverpool Street, Albion Hill and Richmond Street; the other was located in a square field known as Tarner Land that was bounded by Apollo Terrace, Richmond Street, Windmill Street and Sussex Street. The former has largely been built on though an area of land is still used as allotments whilst the latter is now covered by an estate built by the council in 1931.

A residential street that runs from Richmond Street to Albion Hill that was built around 1890 on land formerly belonging to Chates Farm. It commemorates the Albion Hill Mill which stood beyond Image on the south eastern side of Toronto Terrace from 1822 until 1861 when it was moved to the top of Bear Road on Race Hill.

Return to Albion Hill then head east until the junction with Queens Park Road on which stands The Walmer formerly the Walmer Castle. Queens Park Road marks the eastern boundary of the old Hilly Laine area and the start of another with its own character. Click on the link to take you to the next page. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/232025