A lost venue

12:20pm Friday 28th July 2006

This fine picture, taken in 1954, shows the old bandstand which was a well-loved attraction on Hove seafront.

Built about 1885, the bandstand stood on the lawns opposite Walsingham Terrace.

It was in an enclosure, which gave some shelter from the wind, and in 1925 a windscreen was added.

Between the wars it was a popular venue for young people to meet while dancing on summer evenings.

But it declined in the Sixties and started to be vandalised. It was removed in 1965. The dipped enclosure is still there, in front of the Babylon Lounge cafe, pub and night spot.

• Send your pictures, along with a note about where they were taken, to Adam Trimingham, The Argus, 9 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 3FE.

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