James Gray: Two photographs needing little comment, period 1912. This Avenue was developed by Sir John Blaker who himself lived at The Romans, a house on the north side above Southdown Road. Building started at the lower end during the late 1880s. jgc_20_130
James Gray: [See caption for jgc_20_130 above.] jgc_20_131
2018: (Photographer: Andrew Renaut)
James Gray: Two houses that were demolished and two that were not. 10 and 12 Stanford Avenue, photographed on 4 June 1961. They were demolished later in that year and have been replaced by a block of 16 flats known as Priory Court.
James Gray: This photograph shows the main southern entrance to Preston Park, the lodge and the high iron railings, all of which were removed in 1928/29. jgc_18_047
2018: The gates were in line with the Stanford Avenue frontage and the Lodge or Superintendent’s house stood on the corner with Preston Road, just north of the tree on the traffic island now at the junction.
James Gray: Another view of the main entrance of Preston Park. Additional information: Policeman on duty, drinking fountain. jgc_18_048
2018: The gates were in line with the Stanford Avenue frontage. The curved balustrades re-used the original dolphin lamps, which have now lost their globes. The Radenden Gate marker stone and the Rose Garden were all of 1929. (Photographer: Helen Glass)
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James Gray: In these two photographs, dating from about 1890, can be seen the massive main entrance gates of the Park and the solitude of Victoria Preston Road. jgc_18_052
2018: The gates were in line with the Stanford Avenue frontage. The 1928 curved balustrades re-used the original dolphin lamps, which have now lost their globes. (Photographer: Helen Glass)
James Gray: A view of the main entrance gates of Preston Park, though from a slightly different angle. Additional Information: Prams. jgc_18_063
James Gray: The south gates of Preston Park in the same year, 1906. This is very similar to many others in my collection and needs no special comment. Additional Information: Lamps on gated entrance to park. jgc_18_030
James Gray: An early Ford Van outside the main south gates to Preston Park. T Foster & Co. Wine Merchants. jgc_18_032
James Gray: In these two photographs [jgc_18_052 and jgc_18_054], dating from about 1890, can be seen the massive main entrance gates of the Park and the solitude of Victoria Preston Road. jgc_18_054
James Gray: Two more views of these much photographed ornate south gates of Preston Park. One wonders why local photographers found these attractive, and almost entirely ignored the central and north gates. Additional Information: © Phillipe Garner. jgc_18_055
James Gray: View of the main entrance to the Park from Stanford Avenue. The period is probably the middle 1920s. Note the parks Superintendent’s House and the massive iron railings, which then surround the whole park. Additional Information: Policeman on duty, drinking fountain. jgc_18_056
James Gray: View of the main entrance to the Park from Stanford Avenue. Note the park’s Superintendent’s House and the massive iron railings, which then surround the whole park. jgc_18_057
James Gray: This view of the gates and leafy Stanford Avenue dates from about 1909. Additional Information: Fashionably dressed pedestrians. jgc_18_058
2018: The ornamental gates and the park superintendent’s house are long gone. (Photographer: Mark Stephenson)