For images of the Lewes Road Station site please see Lewes Road 2A
James Gray: Two photographs of this small branch line, both showing Lewes Road Station, albeit in a bad state of dilapidation. Not being a railway expert, I cannot offer any opinion as the year of these photographs, but in view of the condition of the rails in this photograph, this may date from the 1930s, after passenger traffic ceased. jgc_28_068
2018: The site was demolished in 1971 and is now covered by the Centenary Industrial Estate through which Hughes Road now runs. The station building would have been roughly where the trees in the centre of the picture are now. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: An extensive view of the large coal depots which at one time had sidings running off from the Kemp Town Railway, near Lewes Road Station. The site is now covered by the new Centenary Industrial Estate; entered from Hollingdean Road. jgc_28_066
2018: The station and coal yards were closed in 1971 and the industrial estate built in the 1980s. The modern photo was taken in Hughes Road which now runs through the estate from Hollingdean Road. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: The Kemp Town railway was opened on 2nd August 1869, and soon afterwards an intermediate station serving the Lewes Road area was provided here. For many years it served a feeder station for Brighton Central. The introduction of trams and later, motor buses caused a decline in passenger traffic with the result that the line closed in December 1932, except for some goods traffic. The start of the Viaduct is visible at the end of the platform. jgc_28_078
2018: Lewes Road station (on the Kemptown railway line) was closed to passengers in 1933 and closed completely on 26 June 1971. It was demolished in the 1980s to make way for the Centenary Industrial Estate. The station buildings were roughly where the line of trees are in the modern photo. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)