A view looking across Hove Street towards W. J. Knight's grocery shop and Hove Lodge Mansions on the west side, with men, women and children gathered in the street in front

Date:: 1900 - 1920

Location:: Hove Lodge Mansions, Hove Street, The City Of Brighton And Hove; Show all locations

W. J. Knight's Grocery Store, Hove Street, The City Of Brighton And Hove

Reference:: OP31189

Type:: Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)

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Description

In addition, on the east side of the road, a man is leaning into a horsedrawn carriage.

Noted on the back of the print is 'The Duke of Windsor when Prince of Wales stayed in the mansion for a holiday. He used to go from these houses to the sea for a bath'.

Also noted is 'This is the [unreadable] Old Hove St where the smugglers used to carry their stolen goods through to the Hove Old Parish Church. One Sunday the preachers came to the [unreadable] and found goods in the pulpit'.

The lower left corner of the print is damaged.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

The photograph was received by the National Buildings Record on 3rd November 1948.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/40 Early Photographic Print Collection: East Sussex; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Wiles, T

Keywords

Victorian House, Early 20th Century Grocers Shop, People