James Gray: Two photographs [jgc_18_045 and 46], showing the front and rear of the same house but with no special features and needing little comment. The period is unknown but is believed to be the 1920s. A walk along the Avenue soon established the fact that the house is the present Alexandra College, at No 13. The house is little changed at the front, apart from the entrance way. jgc_18_045
2018: No 13 was demolished in 1973. The site is now the south end of the Greenacres flats. The white painted gate pillar of No 12 survives. (Photographer: Helen Glass)
James Gray: See caption above. jgc_18_046
2018: No 13 was demolished in 1973. It is now the site of the south end of Greenacres flats. (Photographer: Helen Glass)
James Gray: This panoramic view, taken from a spot near Inwood Crescent, dates from about 1897. Across the park can be seen Preston Park Avenue, Beaconsfield Villas, Havelock Road & Waldegrave Road, all in course of building. The end two houses of Beaconsfield Villas, the backs of which can be seen, appear to be the present Nos 71 & 73. Additional information: Sunlight Laundry. jgc_18_051
James Gray: A peaceful scene in the eastern side of Preston Park, with the houses of Preston Park Avenue in the background. The exact year is not known, but it was between 1900 and 1904. When the park was first laid out an imposing carriage drive traversed the entire inner perimeter, but while the north and west parts of this still remain, the drive seen here has been grassed over. I have not been able to find out when this was done, but it must have been many years ago. jgc_18_074
James Gray: View along this spacious road, showing houses from No 13 onwards. The photograph was taken on 4 July 1971, in anticipation of their early removal. In fact, five adjoining houses, Nos 13 to 17, were demolished later, in 1973, for the building of a vast block of flats. These houses were built in 1884/5, soon after the purchase by Brighton Corporation of Preston Park, from the Stanford family. jgc_18_124
2018: All demolished except for the gatepost of No 12. Now the site of Greenacres flats. (Photographer: Helen Glass)
James Gray: An amateur’s photograph taken in the back garden of a house in Preston Park Avenue. No clue as to the date, or even the exact location. Many of the houses in this Avenue had servants’ quarters built at the bottom of the long gardens. In background, houses on the west side of Beaconsfield Villas. jgc_18_213