James Gray: Drainage work in progress at the south end of the road. At this time these were the only houses in the road, 1-9 on the east side and 2-14 on the west. jgc_15_123
2018: Many of the houses in Langdale Road were built between 1900 and 1930. It was developed by John Jackson Clark.
James Gray: An unusual view of this area when development was just starting and drainage was being installed. jgc_15_125
2018: The 1907 and 2018 images both show Grade II listed St. Philip’s Church, a Church of England parish church which celebrated its first service in 1895. It was designed by John Oldrid Scott, son of the famous architect Sir George Gilbert Scott. He used knapped flint, limestone, Bath stone and red brickwork to create this building in Gothic Revival/Decorated style. (Photographer: Jane Cheema)
James Gray: An unusual view of this area when development was just starting and drainage was being installed. In the photograph the view is just below the crossing of New Church Road, showing St Philip’s Church, Richardson Road, Aldrington National Schools and, in the distance, the trees of the present Holmes Avenue. Jutting out behind the church are the garages of Lion Mews while at the extreme left can be seen the backs of houses at the corner of Langdale Gardens, the present numbers 86 and 88 New Church Road. jgc_15_126
James Gray: These four lock-up garages numbered 20/26, on the west side of this road were probably built in the 1930s when gaps in this pre-war road were being filled in, and garages were needed for the increasing motoring public. Date of photograph 18 May 1974. Now removed and replaced by housing. jgc_16_001
2018: The garages (numbered 20-26) no longer exist, so it’s difficult to be sure about position on the street, but these neighbouring houses, on the west side of the street, are unusually numbered 20 and 28 which would seem to suggest this was the location of the garages. (Photographer: Mathia Davies)
James Gray: A last look at the building seen on the previous pages. Dating from January 1970, they show demolition just commencing. jgc_15_060
2018: The row of houses in the picture have been demolished and replaced by a block of flats, Channings, which takes up the entire block between Langdale Road and Carlisle Road. The block of flats in the background on the right can still be seen today. (Photographer: Susan Nicholls)
James Gray: Four large houses between Carlisle Road and Langdale Road, photographed on 29 September 1968. Although now part of Kingsway they were originally called Western Lawns. Built in the early days of this century they were then the most westerly houses on the Hove front until nearly Portslade. This view is of the houses around the corner, 1 Langdale Road. This was of about the same vintage and will go at the same time. jgc_15_054
2018: 1 Langdale Road has been demolished. The first house in the road on that side is now 3. (Photographer: Susan Nicholls)