Wood Street before demolition

Wood Street in 1959

Photo reproduced with kind permission from Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove

Disappeared in 1962

By Peter Crowhurst, North Laine resident

This is a photographic print of the west side of Wood Street, Brighton. It is a view along the street showing the fronts of the houses.

This photograph was commissioned by the Environmental Health department of Brighton Borough Council. It formed part of a visual record of buildings and areas that were considered for slum clearance. Wood Street was demolished in 1962.

[Reproduced with kind permission from Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove]