
James Gray: Photograph taken from Manor Road, across the playing fields, to the six storey flats, then in course of building October 1957. On land at one time owned by the Marquis of Bristol have been built nearly 400 flats from Brighton Corporation, the contractors being George Wimpey & Co., Ltd. There was quite a controversy on the Council before the decision to build them six storeys in height was taken. The Mayor Alderman C Tyson opened the first block, on 16 January 1958. jgc_23_059
James Gray: The entrance to Whitehawk Crescent, from Whitehawk Road. The first house in the Crescent was that bearing the nameplate. jgc_23_107
2019: This road junction no longer exists. Its site is where the re-routed Manor Way now joins Whitehawk Road. Whitehawk Crescent now joins Whitehawk Road further to the north. So absolutely nothing remains from 1976 – even the road name has changed. (Photographer: David Jackson)
James Gray: The houses in this small cul-de-sac, which turned out of Whitehawk Crescent, were considered part of, and numbered in the Crescent. The first pair on the right are those seen above the hedge in the photograph above. jgc_23_108
2019: This particular part of Whitehawk has been completely redeveloped post-1976 [see jgc_ 23_107] and what was Whitehawk Crescent is now Manor Way. Nothing remains from the 1976 photograph. (Photographer: David Jackson)
James Gray: Another view of the turn into Whitehawk Crescent, from Whitehawk Road, showing also the entrance to Hervey Road. At the extreme left are 45 & 46 Whitehawk Road, the first to be built since the original 44 were built in the 1880s. jgc_23_109
2019: Hervey Road in 1976 is shown as little more than a rough track leading off the former Whitehawk Crescent, now Manor Way. What once was the beginning of Hervey Road is now the site of Henfield Close, a short cul-de-sac, pictured here. (Photographer: David Jackson)
James Gray: Two photographs of Whitehawk Crescent. This one [see jgc_23_110 on the Whitehawk Crescent page] looks down the hill towards Whitehawk Road, from the spot where the houses finished, while the next photograph [jgc_23_112] looks in the opposite direction.
In this photograph, just beyond the three vehicles, is the entrance to Manor Way. As can be seen, demolition had already commenced. jgc_23_112
2019: This end of Whitehawk Crescent has merged into and been renamed Manor Way. (Photographer: David Jackson)