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I think this may be the winter of 1965, if it is then I skated on there with my older brother about the time this photo was taken.

You're a youngster Steve! I was born in 1953 and definitely remember going on the trolley buses with my Mum and Dad. :thumbsup:

Hi Steve, my older brother Peter won a bottle of whisky by doing a Cossack dance on stage at The Regent one Xmas Eve (obviously pissed). How random is that? :lolol:

It was indeed Jack, they sometimes had a rather large lady playing the accordion in the basement bar, it may have been called The Bavarian Bar, but I'm old and confused so I may have imagined that bit. :cheers:

Loving that brochure, brought back so many memories. The best time to go was Sunday afternoon, the guy that used to play the organ and records in between sessions, used to let people bring their own LP's, you just left them on his counter and he'd play them, used to hear all the popular chart...

The stairs used to lead up to the Ice Rink, don't ever remember the escalator working even then, when you're young nipping up a few stairs with a pair of skates round your neck wasn't a problem. They turned the Ice Rink into cinemas in 1971 I think.

And going back even further I think it was called The Orange Timepiece, but I'm old and confused so probably wrong. :lolol:

I thought he moved to The Palace Pier, might be wrong though, reading the post below I must have been wrong, but on the link comments people are mentioning the pier as well.

Great memories, as a child I always had to stop and watch "The Glass Animal Man" working, as you say fascinating to watch.

I think you are probably right about the year being just after WW2, I've found another photo of it from c1940 (courtesy of mybrightonandhove.org) which shows adverts on it for war bonds. The full title of it is The Jubilee Clock Tower and it was built in 1888 in celebration of Queen Victoria's...

It still upsets me to this day how The West Pier has ended up, such a shame. As a child The Palace Pier was always more exciting to go on as it had more amusements, but as I grew up I could appreciate the beauty and elegance of The West Pier captured beautifully by that photo of it at night...

I don't really remember my Gran (she died when I was 4), but my Mother used to say that Gran insisted the best cure for Hooping Cough was some deep breath's of the Gas Works air! :eek: And no, she didn't die of gas poisoning.:lolol:

Not a postcard as such, but a lovely photo of The West Pier at night taken in 1967, it's how I remember it from my youth.

Extension of 'Then'.

All aboard!

Loving these Then & Now photos Jack. :thumbsup:

If you love all things past about Brighton & Hove have a look at this site, I've been a contributor for a few years and love it. https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/