Andy Garth: Fab aerial photography highlights change

Lately I have noticed lots of fab pictures from the BAi360 all looking down on the city and as much as I admire their style and finish and artistic element… nothing in my opinion compares to the great selection of proper aerial photos that I have in the shop.

My reason? Well these were taken from planes with complicated equipment that was expensive to do but they still managed to capture everything that was happening at that moment.

The right-hand picture is the Brighton and Hove boundary in the 1960s with Embassy Court and Brunswick Terrace hogging the limelight and stretching back towards Lansdowne Road and Montpelier Road.

It’s fun to pick out all the lost buildings

When looking at these photos it’s great to spot the buildings that aren’t there anymore and see how the landscape has changed. The top photo is much earlier, possibly the early part of the 1920s and showing the beach and the bottom of West Street and you can just see the bathing huts that were still in use lined up for people to change in.

So as much as it’s fun to look down on the City now, I find it more fun to look back and pick out all the changes and lost buildings. Come and see the variety of shots I have in the shop.

Brighton and Hove Stuff, 28 Western Road, Hove