James Gray: This road, in Preston, named Clermont Terrace on the west and Lorne Villas on the east side, has changed little during the passage of more than 50 years. The church steeple, however, then more than 65 years old, was removed as unsafe in 1951. jgc_18_233
James Gray: Photograph of the Lodge at the corner of Lorne Villas, in the bitter winter of 1963. This was the first house built in Cumberland Road, having been erected in 1889. It has since been demolished and replaced by the flats known as Lynden Court. jgc_18_224
James Gray: The Congregational Church as it was in 1928. This shows the complete spire erected with the church in 186. The wooden top portion of the spire, which had become unsafe with age, was removed down to the stone base in 1951. jgc_18_229
2019: Clermont church now stands empty. Opened in 1877, it has not been used regularly since 2006 and has now received planning permission to be converted into flats. (Photographer: Jane Jordan)
James Gray: Taken from the corner of Clermont Terrace. jgc_18_234
2019: See also jgc_18_229 and 232. (Photographer: Jane Jordan)
James Gray: This fine photograph of the church dates from 1886, the year of its erection. It was taken from a large house, Clermont, which later gave its name to this area. This house stood well back from the Preston Road, while its gardens, front and rear, occupied the full length of Cumberland Road.
Note the line of the railway behind the church, and the open fields beyond, now the site of Robertson and Hampstead Roads. jgc_18_232
2019: The Google image clearly shows the modern church hall and the development of housing in Cumberland Road in addition to a glimpse of Robertson Road just beyond the railway tracks. See also jgc_18_228, 229 and 234. (Photographer: Google image)
James Gray: Another view. jgc_18_235
2018: Clermont Terrace (Lorne Villas) today. (Photographer: Jane Jordan)