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Western Road, HOVE, BN3 1AE

One of the few courtyards of the 19th century that have survived today. Entrance is via a junction in Cross Street or a covered alley onto Western Road which is just visible beyond the covered bin area. As can be seen local residents make an effort to decorate the yard though they are currently trying to gate the northern entrance to avoid drunk ne'er do wells from entering and peeing everywhere plus other even less salubrious activities.

Occupying the ground floor of an office block that was built in the early 1970s between Brunswick Road and York Road. The supermarket moved in around 2011 replacing a former bar called the Providence. Despite the size the store is only a small local one.

A small courtyard with entrances from Cross Street and Western Road via a covered passageway. The construction in the centre is for bins with small cottages to the west and three storey buildings to the right.

This is the view from Cross Street with the passageway to Western Road centre left.

Small courtyard with a main entrance off Cross Street and passage linking from Western Road. The latter was recently part of a legal battle between the owners of a restaurant on the left and the residents in the street when the former decided to extend their premises onto the path without planning permission. The consequence was that the passage has been under scaffolding for the last few years as the extension was built then stopped for the court case, then demolished as the restaurant owner lost the case. The tiles on the ground denote where the passage was relaid. The flowers in the courtyard are tended to by the residents.

Store on Western Road.

Located on the corner of Little Western Street is the former Embassy Cinema. The building had originally been the Little Western Arms public house that was built in 1835. It later became a club and tea rooms and was converted into a cinema in 1912 being known as Hove Cinematograph (1911-22), Tivoli (1922-48) and Embassy (1948-81). It was never a major cinema and often showed re-runs of slightly older films no longer shown by the major chains. After its closure in 1981 it was converted into a bingo hall in 1980s and became Laser Warriors adventure game centre in the 1990s. It remained derelict until around 2006 when the former foyer was converted into a cafe. The following year the auditorium was demolished and replaced by housing visible to the left. Old images Embassy, 1981 - http://www.photosbrightonandhove.org.uk/timeline/1980s/embassy-cinema.html Amusement arcade/Laser Warriors, 1990s - http://www.brightonfilm.com/cinemas/pics/embassy1.gif

The pub is in this square as is half of Little Western Street next to it, the La Palma Cafe is actually in TQ2904. The cafe was originally a cinema opening in 1912 and was known as the Embassy from 1948 until its closure in 1981. The auditorium was finally removed in 2007 becoming flats whilst the frontage has become a cafe.

Looking up to the junction with Western Road. The street marks the old boundary between Brighton and Hove with the houses on the left in the latter and those to the right in the former.