Author: Mary McKean
Brighton. A Bird’s-eye View from the Preston Road
BPC00460 There is a close-up view of this image. Click here to view the detail Aquatint engraving by D Havell after Joseph Cordwell. Published by Cordwell from 20 Great East Street, Brighton, August 1... Read More
A View of Brighthelmstone
BPC00462 Copperplate aquatint engraving by Francis Jukes, etched by S Watts and published by Watts, 50 Strand, London, August 1785. Illustrated on page 63 in Images of Brighton, the text reads: ‘Mar... Read More
Brighton from Rose Hill
BPC00458 Steel engraving, no artists mentioned, published by W Leppard of 17 East Street, January 1842. Today the residential streets now called Rose Hill and Rose Hill Close are either side of the Di... Read More
View from Queen’s Road. Collonnade Inn in a direct line to the Sea: The Eye Infirmary & Dispensary on the left (Distance from the Sea 400 Yards)
BPC00457 (this is a very small original image – see note on image sizes) Steel engraving published by Kershaw & Son, London c1845. This print is a letter heading. Images of Brighton 1076 See... Read More
Brighton from the Old London Road
BPC00456 Aquatint engraving by and after Robert Havell and published by him in 1824. In 1825 it was included in E W Brayley’s Topographical Sketches of Brighthelmstone, with ten other illustrations.... Read More
Close-up of BPC00449: Bird’s eye View of Brighton, From the New Church, at the Entrance of the Town. Including the Marine Palace of Her Majesty Victoria the First
Hover over image to view Aquatint, drawn, engraved and published by John Bruce, 1839. On the sign of the Gloucester Hotel is the owner’s name, Maxfield, who bought the hotel in January 1839. Prior t... Read More
Close-up of BPC00448: Detail number 2 of Bird’s eye View of Brighton, From the New Church
Hover over image to view This view shows the southern end of BPC00449. On the immediate right-hand side is the terrace of homes called St George’s Place with their front gardens and railings. Churc... Read More
Close-up of BPC00447: Detail number 1 of Bird’s eye View of Brighton, From the New Church
Hover over image to view This shows the eastern side of BPC00449. Immediately on the left are the final houses of Richmond Place, with Richmond Street just around the corner (unseen in the print and n... Read More