James Gray: Views of Boundary Road and Station Road, Portslade, when they were both overwhelmingly residential, with only a few shops, chiefly adjoining Portslade Station. Taken from a point near to New Church Road, the exact year is unknown but it would be close to 1924. Note the unusual shape of the omnibus shelter. jgc_15_150
James Gray: [See caption for jgc_15_150 above.] jgc_15_151
James Gray: View north, from just below the junction with New Church Road. The period is just after the end of the 1914 – 1918 War, probably about 1920. Note the gardens of the private houses in Station Road. jgc_15_152
James Gray: This photograph is from some 10 or 15 years earlier, when the ground was being cleared for the building of the shops and bank premises shown above. On this site, at one time, were some large trees. Here was the fare stage for the old horse tramway, known as Tree Siding. jgc_15_153
2018: No comment. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: 73 and 74 Boundary Road, built about the turn of the century, remained as private houses until 1927 when shops were built out over the small front gardens. No 74A was a much later addition. The photograph was taken in June 1957 and soon afterwards these buildings were demolished. Woolworths Store was later built on this site. jgc_15_154
2018: With the demise of Woolworths, the premises are now occupied by Iceland. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: Here is the view almost opposite [from jgc_15_154] in Station Road, Portslade, 26 July 1959. The two houses with the clock and flagpole, Nos 16 and 17, had been occupied as the Portslade Council Offices for nearly 60 years. They have since been removed and a small supermarket now covers this site. jgc_15_155
2018: No comment. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: Old shop front at 85 Boundary Road. jgc_15_156
2018: The building has survived but it has lost its timber sash windows. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: New shopfront at 85 Boundary Road. jgc_15_157
2018: See caption for jgc_15_156 above. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: Three photographs [jgc_15_158, 159 and 160] of adjoining houses, Nos 20,21 and 22 Boundary Road, taken during December 1971. Built in the late 1880s in what was then known as Station Road, Aldrington, they remained as private houses throughout their lives, and were spared the indignity of being converted to shops as were many of the houses in this one-time quiet road. They were all demolished during 1972 and have been replaced by business premises, as have adjoining houses to the south. jgc_15_158
James Gray: [See caption for jgc_15_158 above.] jgc_15_159
James Gray: [See caption for jgc_15_158 above.] jgc_15_160
2018: The new block is called Heversham House. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: These photographs [jgc_15_161 and 163 on this page and jgc_15_162 on the Portland Road (2) page] show the marked changes in this area during the past 60 years. This view shows Boundary Road, in 1907. Then a private school, now Motor Cycle Showrooms. jgc_15_161
2018: No 15 is now office premises. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: View to the south from Portslade level crossing. This dates from a few years earlier, probably around 1908. As can be seen the road was principally residential, while on the other side, in Station Road, Portslade, were some of the largest houses in the district. The change to shops on the Portslade side started in the 1920s. jgc_15_165
James Gray: These photographs [jgc_15_161 and 163 on this page and jgc_15_162 on the Portland Road (2) page] show the marked changes in this area during the past 60 years. Boundary Road in 1919. Apart from The Parade, which was built as shops, the rest was all private houses down to New Church Road. jgc_15_163
2018: No comment. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: One of the Hospital parades passing Franklin Road, period about 1914. jgc_15_164
2018: The NatWest branch on the corner of Boundary Road and New Church Road has since closed. It is now The Old Bank Business Centre. (Photographer: Steve Agace)
James Gray: This reproduction of an old photograph taken about 1900 shows the lower portion of Station Road, and Boundary Road, Hove, below New Church Road. The rails of the horse tramway can be seen clearly, in the middle of the road. The lane in the left foreground, the present St Aubyns Road, led to Red Barn Farm. jgc_38_002
2018: This corner marks the junction with St Aubyn’s Road. The area has changed a great deal and the trees and many of the houses are now gone.
James Gray: Three photographs of 1973, taken shortly before the removal of the extensive premises of Vine and Lee Ltd, Motor Dealers of 19-20, Station Road. The business was started by Mr A W Lee before the 1st World War on the ground floor of what had been a private house. The later premises, seen here, were removed in 1974 and replaced by the present building. jgc_38_006, jgc_38_007 and jgc_38_008
2018: Tesco supermarket has replaced the Vine and Lee garage. There is still a café to the right of the image and the shop front on the left of Tesco’s looks similar, but is now a household stores shop. (Photographer: Jan Sinkfield)
James Gray: When this was first introduced the roadway was quite narrow, less than the width of the two gates, in fact. Road widening north of the gates resulted in the approach being at an awkward angle. This position became acute as traffic increased until, in 1954, it was decided to resite the actual crossing several feet to the east. jgc_38_009
James Gray: When this was first introduced the roadway was quite narrow, less than the width of the two gates, in fact. Road widening north of the gates resulted in the approach being at an awkward angle. This position became acute as traffic increased until, in 1954, it was decided to resite the actual crossing several feet to the east. jgc_38_010
James Gray: Another photograph of King Solomon’s house, 35 Carlton Terrace. Period unknown but thought to be about 1950. jgc_38_013
2018: The old house in the original image has been replaced by these rather dreary flats. The houses on the extreme left of the image have been demolished to widen Old Shoreham Road. This junction is very busy with a complex crossing system and traffic builds up considerably. (Photographer: Jan Sinkfield)
James Gray: The canal and Gasworks, also the slope leading down to the canal from the bottom of Boundary Road. Note the landing stage of the cross canal ferry, then quite a popular feature. September 1911. jgc_38_014
2019: The peaceful look of the old image has now changed into an industrial and busy area, with major developments on both sides of the canal.
James Gray: View of Boundary Road and Portslade Station in 1924. Externally the buildings seem very little altered now after the passage of 45 years. Additional Information: Banfield’s Coals; Robins Wine Merchants. jgc_38_015
James Gray: Another of the many photographs taken looking up Station Road, from a point just above New Church Road, and showing the almost complete residential nature of the road as it was in 1908. jgc_38_018
2018: This road is now completely dominated by shops. The front gardens have been removed to make way for shopfronts and there are many new developments which make this area the local shopping hub.