Waterhall tadpoles

The spawn in the Waterhall dew pond has hatched and there are dozens of tadpoles swimming around.  They don't stay still long enough to get a photo that isn't blurred.

Back on the Downs

This is the view from the Roman Camp looking north. The high point on the horizon is Ditchling Beacon. It might not look much higher than anywhere else but it is the third highest point in Sussex. In the middle distance are Stanmer woods while to the left the flats are in Hollingbury and we get a glimpse of the Hollingbury industrial estate.  To the right is Coldean.

Hanover district

Jersey Street and Ewart Street (left) are part of the vibrant Hanover community. It seems not so very long ago that this area was a bit run down but the rise in property prices has meant that Hanover has changed as new people moved in. This is now the heart of 'green' Brighton - but there still seems to be at least one car for every house and parking is a nightmare.

St Bartholomew's church

Seen from Albion Hill, St Bartholomew's church certainly stands tall - as it should. The cross makes it taller than Westminster Abbey and it has the highest nave of any parish church in Britain. It was supposedly built to the measurements of Noah's ark.

St Peter's church

Looking back down Albion Hill we can see how the old slums were cleared and replaced by tower blocks of flats. St Peter's church, which became the parish church in place of St Nicolas, look small by comparison.

Albion Hill

The small two-up-two-down houses of Albion Hill were built in the mid 19th century to house the fast-growing number of manual workers in the town. On the edge of the now "in" Hanover area, this is still just about first-time buyer territory.

Street art

As we head back into town, St George's Road becomes St James's Street and that is where the Property Shop is situated with this large mural on the wall in a side street. That's some advert!