Kensington Street in 1934

Kensington Street

Reproduced with kind permission from Brighton and Hove Museums

A bygone time

By Peter Crowhurst, North Laine resident

This is a photographic print of several back yards in Kensington Street, Brighton. It was commissioned by the local Environmental Health department of Brighton Borough Council as part of a record of areas considered for slum clearance.

The photograph shows several back yards in the street. Washing lines can be seen hanging between the outside toilets and an ivy-covered wall. Three people can be seen in the neighbouring yard. A man cups his chin and observes the photographer, while a blurred adult and child can be seen next to him.

[Reproduced with permission from Brighton and Hove Museums website]