Many people wished they could bring back a different kind of celebration from their time in Brighton in the 1990s where their favorite pubs and clubs have since closed down.
Brighton subculture in the mid-1990s |
The Zap club and parties on the beach. The Zap, located within the King’s Road arches, is currently branded as The Arch. Acid house filled the venue for most of the 90s, making it a popular place to go for people partying in Brighton.
While many people missed things from the 1990s, others looked deeper into the Brighton’s past to find the things they wanted to see return to the city. These photos were taken by The Quaffer that show the alternative scene in Brighton in 1994.
“We’re not Goths!” Ayng and Jenny, white-faced in the Prince George, Trafalgar Street, 30th July 1994 |
“An individual” in the beer garden of the Hobgoblin, July 1994 |
Alistair in Brighton Square, The Lanes, August 1994 |
At the Richmond, August 1994 |
At the Richmond, August 1994 |
Barry at the Prince Albert, Trafalgar Street, April 1994 |
Damien and friend at the Prince George, Trafalgar Street, 30th July 1994 |
Dave at the Hobgoblin, April 1994 |
Dee and friend at the Richmond, August 1994 |
Dee, Skinhead girl, at the Richmond, August 1994 |
Ezra and Joe at the Great Eastern, Trafalgar Street, July 1994 |
French mods at the Racehill pub, August 1994 |
Hooly at the Green Dragon, Sydney Street, April 1994 |
Hooly turns his back at the Green Dragon, Sydney Street, April 1994 |
Inside Immediate Records and Clothing, Sydney Street, 1994 |
Inside Subculture, the Richmond, August 1994 |
Jane, Jim and Sean, Beachcomber Bar, August 1994 |
Jenny (“I’m definitely not a goth!”), white-faced at the Prince George, Trafalgar Street, 30th July 1994 |
Mohawk Punks at the Richmond – Alan, Duncan and friend – August 1994 |
Oliver at the Racehill pub, August 1994 |
Outside Immediate Clothing and Record shop, 1994 |
Paul and Akasha at the Green Dragon, Sydney Street, April 1994 |
Peter at Uncle Sam’s Clothing Shop, Sydney Street, 26th July 1994 |
Piera in Dislocator Records, April 1994. This was at 92c Redcross Street, off Trafalgar Street, and is now the ‘Tucked Away’ Sandwich & Coffee Shop |
Robin Tate in the Green Dragon, Sydney Street, April 1994 |
Robin Tate in the Green Dragon, Sydney Street, April 1994 |
Scoffer gives me a friendly V-sign at the Richmond, August 1994 |
Skinhead at the Richmond, August 1994 |
Sophie in the alleyway by the Quadrant, 30th July 1994 |
Special Brew in the basement room next to the Heart and Hand, North Street, 1994 |
Special Brew in the basement room next to the Heart and Hand, North Street, 1994 |
Tim & Becky, Green Dragon, Sydney Street, April 1994 |
Unidentified couple at the Richmond, August 1994 |