The Lost Gardens of London Road is the first in our series of Walk & Talk books – expected publication date July 2007.
A group of interested people are researching the area of Brighton from St Peter’s church running north to Viaduct Road, and from London Road in the west (though we include some of the streets around St Bartholomew’s church which have been demolished), to The Level – with its interesting political history – in the east.
One of the chapters will be devoted entirely to the gardens with contemporary accounts, and lists of the plants in the gardens with photographs, botanical drawings and original prints.
Many changes are at present taking place in London Road, as a result of the closure of the Co-op department store in May 2007, the proposed redevelopment of the Open Market and the continuing development of the Brighton station site.
If you would like to get involved please get in touch by linking to our main site.
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Anthony Beeson // December 4, 2007 at 2:26 pm |
Great proposal. I have been interested in the development and architecture of the villas of London Road for years. There are some really interesting buildings poking up above the shops. So far as seedsmen catalogues for the period go we have a copy of the Miller and Sweet seed catalogue for the period 1800-5 in stock here in the Reference Library in Bristol where I work as Art Librarian. I also personally have some colour slides of the area around St Bartholomews before the demolition of the surrounding streets in the 1960s. Even at a distance I should like to be involved.