James Gray: The door of No.1 leading to the shop. jgc_28_016
2018: No 1 Pope’s Folly is no longer a shop and has been converted into a residential dwelling. The door shown in the original photo has been bricked in and replaced by a UPVC window. The door has been moved to the right. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: The house, The Retreat, at the end of the folly but known as 2 Hollingdean Road. There are various theories as to the reason for the naming of this little road but I do not know the answer. jgc_28_017
2018: If it wasn’t for the positioning of the garage door, the current building would be unrecognisable from the original. The original door has now been moved substantially to the right and an extra floor has been added over the garage. I haven’t been able to trace a reason for the name either – the road was developed between 1875-9 and given its parlous state appears to remain unadopted. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)
James Gray: The house, The Retreat, at the end of the folly but known as 2 Hollingdean Road. There are various theories as to the reason for the naming of this little road but I do not know the answer. jgc_28_018
2018: The building has been substantially rebuilt with an extra floor and the front door moved. If it wasn’t for the garage (see jgc_ 28_017), it would be unrecognisable from the original structure. The open space to the right has also been built over. The property was developed in 1881, two years after the rest of the Folly. It does not appear to be known as The Retreat any more. (Photographer: Ron Fitton)