James Gray: Demolition of Wick House in 1936. This is without doubt one of the oldest houses in Hove. It was built on Wick Farm on land, which had been in the possession of the Scutt family for five generations. Thomas Scutt (1746-1794) probably built it. The photograph was taken in Somerhill Road and thus looks east to the rear of the building with the garden hidden from the view behind the high wall. The entrance to the house was in Furze Hill.
James Gray: Waste land, off Somerhill Road, at the rear of Furze Croft, looking north east towards St Anns Well Gardens. At one time part of Wick farm, it used to be crossed by a track known as Haystacks Road, which led to what is now Nizells Avenue. Allotments during the War, it was later used for unofficial parking, until it was sold for building. Photographed in 1956, shortly before the Park Gate flats were built on the site. jgc_11_104
James Gray: Photographed on 20 February 1972, when demolition had already commenced, this substantial house had a comparatively short life. One of the first to be built in this quiet road about 1903 it has been cleared to make way for yet another block of flats. jgc_11_111
2018: Somerhill Lodge was a private house on the corner of Lansdown Road and Somerhill Road. It was demolished 1972 and was replaced by a block of flats, also called Somerhill Lodge. This is the view of the front taken in Somerhill Road. (Photographer: Dave Lane)
James Gray: Photographed on 20 February 1972, when demolition had already commenced, this substantial house had a comparatively short life. One of the first to be built in this quiet road about 1903 it has been cleared to make way for yet another block of flats. jgc_11_112
2018: Somerhill Lodge was a private house on the corner of Lansdowne Road and Somerhill Road. It was demolished in 1972 and was replaced by a block of flats, also called Somerhill Lodge. This is a view of the side of the property taken from Lansdowne Road. (Photographer: David Lane)