I grew up in 70s and Churchill Sq was fabulous better than the could be anywhere US style mall today, absolutely rubbish! This vandalism of an iconic landmark to Brighton should never be forgotten or repeated. Who today could demolish say Trellick Tower? A similar concept.
I remember fainting in that WHSmiths store. I’d just found out I was pregnant the day before, so was looking at baby name books 😆 I was standing there ages, looking, then suddenly started blacking out. They had to get me a chair. My daughter is now 31 next month. Seems like yesterday.
My teenage childhood right there. The sights and sounds from that video just took me right back. I remember the Old Churchil Sq ( 50p shop was amazing as a kid) And i remember the new build. It’s scary to think we’re getting further from the 90s Brighton was a beautiful and special place back then. Also it was beautiful to hear the Evening Argus man @ 2:03 in the Victorian Imperial Arcade another found memory. 🥲 Nostalgia 🥲
I worked at GAME there, in 1998. There was so much construction going on. We didn't think they'd open on time. I miss that Borders Starbucks, it was the first one in Brighton wasn't it.
Churchill Sq was always hideous and loathed by most Brightonians. I can remember it opening in '68 as a child. They tore down the old fishing quarter - streets of pebble fronted cottages, Georgian churches. They were considered slums then. Each of those tiny 18 century cottages would be worth half a million now. My mother's antecedents were local fisherman and ran the marine stores. They lived in Upper Russell St. Brighton has a terrible record of destroying it's architectural history.
So much historic buildings have gone over the years , to make way for ugly buildings, it stared to change in the early 1960 s , I miss Hanningtons store,
They should not have them repeated same mistake by tearing down a icon to 60/70s. It was very unique. The indoor mall I’ve been to only twice and it was just like a mall anywhere very depressing as all inside. I loved the open plan Churchill Sq.
I worked as a labourer on that site in early 98..I was amazed that it was opened in September as they were constantly saying they were behind schedule!
Great video! I met my wife in Spring 98, Brighton became one of our favourite places to go as courting teens :D I vaguely remember the building going on then, I remember heading down to Virgin Megastore a lot where it used to be, then it moved into the new mall. We still love a good trip to Brighton with the kids :)
Amazing, I lived in Brighton at the time and hardly remember any of this, there was the old concrete shopping centre which was dire and then a bright nee Churchill square which seemed to open overnight.
Southwick must have changed a lot over the years. This does not resemble the Southwick I remember and I don't recognise ANY of the pubs. I don't like what they've done to the green either, why can't they just leave things as they were?
Wow 1996 seems a long time ago now. I remember the old Square, it was a dead end with shops that couldn't survive on the lower level because no one walked there.
I used to like the old Churchill Square; it was wet and draughty but there was something unique about it. The new Churchill Square looks exactly the same as every other shopping mall in the UK
Southwick puds are not all from southwick some of them are from hylton castle and Castle town I should know I live in dear old southwick and I remember them all and names even the clude there .
