It is suggested the fine picture A Fete Day At Brighton was painted in West Street (The Argus, September 23) but I am not convinced.
For a start, the massive tower of St Paul's church would dominate the picture at that point, even above the flags.
Early pictures do not indicate such high buildings in this road and there is a pronounced dip in the road whereas West Street is a gentle rise up to Church Street.
Finally, the buildings on the right appear to curve away, thus indicating a joining road.
If you stand in Queens Road, outside Lloyds TSB, you will see a considerable dip in the road and from here only the tip of St Paul's tower is seen, so it could easily be hidden by a flag in the picture.
The road just to the left would be Gloucester Road and the buildings on the right could be curving into Upper Gloucester Road, which they still do today. Although not as tall as in the picture, there are still some bow windows.
Of course, Tissot could have painted the background at home erroneously drawing from his memories of Brighton.
-Laurie Keen, Hove
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