ANDY GARTH - Founder of brighton & hove stuff.

Has been a avid collector of all things Brighton & Hove for more years than he cares to remember! He has a huge collection of ephemera, maps, charts, pictures, books, newspapers from Sussex, and other collectable items all relating to Brighton & Hove. Auctions of items are held on a regular basis. (Current conditions apply owing to the pandemic). However, if you have something that you want to buy or sell please contact him for an informal discussion. He is also the Guardian of The Argus Photographic Archive - more on this below.

Argus photo archive

View thousands of pictures which have been lovingly archived by the team at Brighton and Hove Stuff.

They include images from 1929 and 1992. The website only touches the surface of the archive. There tens of thousands of colour negatives right up until digital surfaced around 2000.

HISTORY OF THE ARGUS NEWSPAPER

Founded in 1880, and for many years known as the Evening Argus, the newspaper is owned by Newsquest (since 1999, part of the US Gannett media group) which in 1996 bought the Argus and its sister Westminster Press titles from the provincial papers group's parent, the Pearson GroupThe Argus reached a peak circulation of 100,000 in the early 1980s but, like most of its counterparts in the British regional press, has since experienced a considerable decline in sales. In the period December 2010 to June 2011, the paper had an average daily circulation of 24,949Nbut by the period January to June 2013, average daily sales had dropped to 16,622.  For the period July to December 2017 average daily circulation had fallen to 10,581. 

In October 2012, the Argus's cover price was increased by 45% to 65p on weekdays and 85p on Saturday, taking readership to an all-time low, but attempting to make more money because of the increased cover price. (Credit Wicikpedia)

wHERE the photos were taken

  • By the staff photographers from The Argus
  • Across East & West Sussex, and especially Brighton & Hove
  • Everything was covered, sport, royal visits, major events, personalties from film, theatre and TV and local news
  • The Argus was the go to newspaper and and its height reached 100,000 people

HOW YOU SEE & ORDER YOUR PHOTOS

  • Click on a gallery
  • Search a name, event, year, place
  • Choose an image and place your order
  • On payment you will receive an email with a link to your digital download
  • You can edit as you wish
  • There are two options, one is for private and personal use and the other is for commercial use, i.e. in a newspaper, magazine, poster, advertising in any form. There will be an online form to complete which will then advise the cost of the usage.
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These pictures, maps, books, charts, brochures, ordnance surveys may be ordered online. Message us via the website and we will come back to you to discuss your requirement.

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Click on any of the galleries below. the is a search engine for you to input a name, date , place , event.

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CONTACT

 07774 272594


 

 

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