The upper picture is one of those taken by my wife's great grandfather around 1870 and I took the other picture earlier this year to compare the changes in this square just down from Wykeham Terrace.
There is quite a lot of minor interest in my picture: the taxis in their distinctive Brighton & Hove livery of white with turquoise bonnets and boots for starters. At the back of the square is a white building with a grey roof. This was at one time an ice rink and has also been an indoor sports centre but it started out life as the Territorial Army drill hall and it was here that Brighton Lions Club introduced bingo as a commercial venture to England.
The side of the square out of the picture was the scene of one of Brighton's grislier killings - read about it here.
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