Much of this street has been redeveloped over time; and now the Black Lion exists at 14 Black Lion Street. (There was a Black Lion at 37 Black Lion Street according to the 1854 directory listing). The brewery has always been next door to the Cricketers through the census - although #14 has often been vacant, and I believe this is is probably where the Black Lion now exists, it was rebuilt in the 1970's. **
In these two photos of the Brewery Shades, Black Lion Street, Brighton. The first is Black Lion street c1900. At the extreme right is the edge of The Cricketers, next to it is the corner of the brewery that was rebuilt in 1974 as the Black Lion. At the far end of the brewery building is The Brewery Shades (the building with the two gables). The second is from the mid 1960s. The Framlins Brewery is to the right of the pub and was demolished circa 1970. *
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Black Lion street, Brighton - circa 1900 - see description above
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Brewery Shades, Black Lion street, Brighton - circa 1960
Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin
Black Lion, 14 Black Lion Street - in 2009
Kindly provided by Jill Harwood
Residents at this address.
1861/Thomas H Ballard/Publican/30/Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire/Census
1861/Mary Ballard/Wife/27/Cambridge/Census
1861/John Ballard/Brother, Waiter/23/Cambridge/Census
1866/H Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/Henry Taylor/../../../Post Office Directory
1881/George Cann/Licensed Victualler/40/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Harriette Cann/Wife/40/Bognor, Sussex/Census
1881/George Cann/Son, Barman & Cellarman/17/City London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Emma Cann/Daughter, Barmaid/16/Bayswater, London/Census
1881/Nell Creasey/Visitor, Pensioner/47/Tunbridge Wells, Kent/Census
1890/H Scales/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Horatio Scales/Licensed Victualler/41/Eye, Suffolk/Census
1891/Bessie Scales/Wife/32/Salisbury, Wiltshire/Census
1891/Elizabeth A Scales/Daughter/12/Ceylon, India, British Subject/Census
1891/Charles H Scales/Son/10/Clopton, Suffolk/Census
1891/Eva R Scales/Daughter/6/St James, London/Census
1891/Horatio Scales/Son/4/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Beatrice Scales/Daughter/3/Brighton, Sussex/Census
1891/Harriet Lanquish/General Servant/25/Ripley, Sussex/Census
1899/W Allsop/../../../Post Office Directory
1901/Henry Batchelor/Head, Retired Inn Keeper, Widow/70/Croydon, Surrey/Census
1901/Henry Batchelor/Son, Inn Keeper/43/Goyder, Surrey/Census
1901/Elizabeth A Sharp/House Keeper/43/Colston Bassett, Leicestershire/Census
1913/Percy Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1915/F Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
1930/Rock Brewery Brighton Ltd/../../../Post Office Directory
1938/Percy Wells/../../../Post Office Directory
* Provided By Vincent O'Loughlin
** Provided By Jill Harwood