James Gray: During the closing years of the last century several large houses were built along Preston Road, between Clermont Road and Withdean Farm. They stood in extensive grounds, with wide frontages and long back gardens reaching back almost to the railway line.
James Gray: Yet another of the large private houses in this part of London Road which have now passed into oblivion. This was Tramore, a house that stood between Leahurst and Withdean Grange, on the west side.
James Gray: The rear of Leahurst with the garden frontage of Beechwood to the right. jgc_34_004
2018: The modern block of flats called Pinewood obscures the view of the site where the original house once stood. Another block named Cedarwood, behind it, sits on the site of Leahurst. (Photographer: Bill Kocher)