James Gray: Goods train on the Kemp Town line, headed towards Kemp Town Goods Depot, having just crossed over Hartington Road bridge (site of old and little used Hartington Road halt) – period unknown. jgc_28_070
2018: Hartington Road Halt was closed in 1911. The area was cleared in the 1970s and is now the site of William Clarke Park, also called The Patch. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: Antill’s Wine Stores at the corner of Lewes Road, period about 1910. Antill and Co. were here from 1892 to 1917 and even now, 45 years later, it is still used for this business. jgc_27_120
2018: The actual address for the shop is 142 Lewes Road. By 1964 the shop had been taken over by the Galleon Wine chain. The company subsequently became insolvent and the premises housed a second-hand shop before its current incarnation as a computer repair shop. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: Higher up Hartington Road at the entrance to the Brighton and Preston Cemetery in 1908. This was opened in 1886 on land previously part of the farm of Scabes Castle. The farm buildings were on the site between Hartington Place and Hartington Terrace and the entrance from Hartington Road was just about where the dairy building can be seen on the right. These farm buildings finally went in 1903 and two years later, in 1905, house building started above the cemetery entrance. Additional Information: The funeral taking place is for Fireman W. Nicholson on 4 April 1908. jgc_27_121
James Gray: Two photographs of the brick arch which carried the Brighton-Kemp Town railway line across Hartington Road. This was built in 1868/9, long before any houses were built here and when the surrounding area was farmland. Hartington Road Halt, discontinued before the Great War, was just south of the bridge. jgc_27_122
James Gray: [See caption for jgc_27_122 above.] jgc_27_123
2018: The demolished Kemp Town railway line bridge has been replaced by a block of flats on the south side known as Viaduct Court. On the north side there is a block of flats known as Gladstone Court and St Martin’s C of E Primary and Nursery Schools. The railway line has been turned into a linear park towards Elm Grove known as William Clarke Park (or The Patch to locals). One entrance is on the right after Viaduct Court. Otherwise, the street is largely unchanged. (Photographer: Kevin Wilsher)