Gloucester Street in 1957

Gloucester Street in 1957

Reproduced with the kind permission of the Royal Pavilion and Museums (Brighton and Hove)

Considered for demolition

By Peter Crowhurst, North Laine resident

This is a photographic print of Gloucester Street, Brighton. It is a view along the street, focusing on several houses that were considered for demolition. One house has the front window boarded up, while another has metal bars in front of the window. All these houses show signs of damp.

This photograph was commissioned by the Environmental Health department of Brighton Borough Council. It formed part of a visual record of areas considered for slum clearance. These buildings were probably demolished in the late 1950s.

[Reproduced with the kind permission of the Royal Pavilion and Museums (Brighton and Hove)]