Monochrome photographic print of Brighton beach showing wartime barricades. Several lines of barbed wire have been erected in front of the slope leading to the King's Road. The West Pier can be seen in the background. From the Local History collection. c.1940.
This is a black and white photographic print showing barricades on Brighton beach. it is a view west along the area beneath the King's Road. The West Pier can be seen in the background. During the early years of the Second World War, Britain was faced with the threat of German invasion. The British retreat from Dunkirk and the French surrender of June 1940 left the south coast dangerously exposed. Brighton's beaches were closed at 5pm on 2 July 1940, and defence measures were erected along the beach. Mines were placed along the beach and barbed wire barricades protected the front.
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