James Gray: This central area, only a short distance west of Hove Street, was undeveloped open land until a comparatively recent period. Princes Square was the first to be developed and by 1923 the three houses shown on the east side had been built.
James Gray: Not far away from these lawns were the three houses seen in this photograph of 11 February 1973. They were built in 1929/30, but had very short lives being demolished in March 1973, and replaced by a block of flats. jgc_15_011
2018: There is now a large block of flats called Fairlawns on the site, replacing the houses built in 1929 and demolished in 1973. (Photographer: Jan Sinkfield)
James Gray: Building of the large house, 157 Kingsway, Hove, in progress – 1938. Reputedly built for an American millionaire, it covered the entire island site in Princes Crescent that had been empty for many years. Now the Hove Hospital Nurses Home. jgc_15_038
2018: No 157 Kingsway is now a care home called Barford Court operated by the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.