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Ashton Rise, BRIGHTON, BN2 9QR

A cul de sac off Morley Street that was developed in the early 1820s and soon became an area of slum housing. The southern end was cleared in the 1930s with threst following in the 1950s and 60s.

Built in 1938 originally as a chest clinic which closed in 1989. Beyond is the NHS Family centre which occupies the former site of Sussex Street School which was built in 1872 and demolished in 1962. See, http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume27/source/jg_27_027.html for a similar view taken in 1962. The high rises beyond are Courtlands to the left and Saxonbury to the right.

Head south down Grove Hill then east up a footpath that roughly follows the course of Richmond Street then south down John Street. The tower block in the background is Normanhurst. John Street follows the course of what was once Sussex Terrace. The latter was earmarked for clearance in the 1930s but the war prevented though the council was inadvertently assisted by the Luftwaffe who bombed this area heavily. The clearances recommenced from 1959 and the flats and tower blocks went up in the 1960s. Click on the link to take you to the next page. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/231610

Head north along Ashton Rise then south down Richmond Parade. The latter is the former western section of Richmond Street from which it is now cut off from. The chapel was rebuilt in the late 1960s to replace the previous building which had stood on the opposite side of the road from 1825 to 1866. This area was cleared from 1959 onwards and resulted in the construction of five tower blocks as replacements. Click on the link to take you to the next page. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/231516

Built around 1959 as part of the Albion Hill slum clearances. Viewed from Sussex Street with John Street in the foreground. Just visible beyond is another high rise, Courtlands.

Built in 1938 as part of a slum clearance on the lower western side of what was then Sussex Street. Received a direct hit during World War Two that resulted in the deaths of three children. Still used by the NHS today.

A road that runs from John Street to the junction with Richmond Parade where it becomes Image Developed from the late 1950s onwards when much of the area was cleared of former slum housing eradicating a number of roads; Claremont Street, Claremont Row and Claremont Place in the process. The streets were replaced by high rises with three in view from right to left being Saxonbury, Courtlands and Ecclesden. On the left hand side down the slope is Ebenezer Apartments.