IN THE Fifties, Brighton mothers flocked to the “blue shed” in Beatty Avenue, opposite Coldean School, where baby products, were given out.
This evocative Argus archive picture was taken in 1952, a time when rationing was still in force and times were hard.
Pregnant women and new mothers received additional items to supplement their rations, including dried milk and orange juice.
This site was where the old doctor’s surgery used to be.
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Most of Coldean, north of what is now Rushlake Close, was developed as part of the post-war house building programme.
Football on The Level, 1950
Also pictured today is an impromptu game of football on The Level in Brighton in about 1950.
Children on The Level
We think the children having fun on a playground ride are also at The Level, though we do not know the date.
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