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| copyright © G. Osborne Boundary Road in the early 1900s looking north With thanks to Mr G. Osborne for granting permission for the reproduction of the above photograph. |
One Road, Two Councils
In the 1880s the road still retained its old names, which
had varied from Aldrington Laine to Aldrington Drove and also Red House
Droveway after the farm on the Portslade side of the road. By the 1890s it was
called Station Road, Hove, but that caused endless confusion because the
railway station at the north end was not Hove Station but Portslade Station.
Councillor Bruce Morison came up with the bright suggestion that the name
should be altered to Portslade Station Road but his fellow Hove councillors
were not keen. In 1903 it was decided to rename the problematic highway
Boundary Road. Hove councillors did enquire whether their Portslade colleagues
were going to rename their portion of the road but Portslade were content to
leave it as Station Road. The boundary between Hove and Portslade ran down the
centre of the road, which led to the rather ludicrous situation whereby the
lamp-posts on the Portslade side were painted Cambridge blue while Hove painted
theirs leaf green.
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| copyright © J.Middleton Except for a few children the road seems deserted. This view was posted on 2 July 1905 although by that time the east portion of the road had been re-named Boundary Road. |
One big difference between
Portslade and Hove was that the Portslade part north of the railway station was
called Carlton Terrace whereas the equivalent portion of road in Hove was a
continuation of Boundary Road. Carlton Terrace was developed first with
handsome villas whereas the Hove side only had four houses between Hallyburton
Road and Old Shoreham Road.
In 1896 Parsons & Sons
carried out some paving and other works for £245 from the junction with New Church
Road to the coast road, then known as Shoreham Road. The distance covered was
1,330 feet. In 1898 this part of the road was declared a public highway.
There was some measure of
co-operation between the two councils on the maintenance of the road. For
example, in 1897 Portslade Council undertook the watering of the road to keep
the dust down and Hove Council agreed to pay the handsome sum of one shilling
and sixpence every time this was done.
In 1925 the two councils shared
the cost of installing wood paving between the station and the seafront road
where Kingsway, Hove, met Wellington Road, Portslade. The total cost of the
works came to £11,659-2-1d and out of this sum the additional work in concrete
worked out at £1-14-6d per cubic yard.
In 1925 Hove Council published plans to
improve the road surface between Hallyburton Road and Old Shoreham Road. But Mr
A Prior of a house called The Highlands in that part of the road raised an
objection. He stated that because the road was an old public highway, measures
could not be taken under the Private Streets Act of 1896 and ought by rights to
go before the Justices. Presumably Mr Prior wished to avoid paying a proportion
towards the cost of making-up the road. But by February 1926 his objection had
been withdrawn. Parsons & Sons were given the go-ahead to proceed with the
work, which by March 1927 had cost £662-4-3d. This portion of the road was
declared a public highway in 1928.
Two Residences
The road was first mentioned in local directories in 1896
but the grand pair of houses almost opposite St Andrew’s Road had already been
built. Number 24 was called Kenmare House and Mrs Le Four lived there; next
door Mrs Harcourt Mills occupied Buckland House. In February 1898 Hove Council
passed Mr T.F. Waddell’s plans for a verandah to be built above the shops. The
area was quite select in those days with substantial villas on the Portslade
side.
By 1911 the road had been
re-named and re-numbered and Kenmare House became 30 Boundary Road while
Buckland House became 29 Boundary Road. The same people were still living at
this address in 1919.
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| copyright © J.Middleton The beautiful verandah with its ornate ironwork seems incongruous in a busy shopping area and it dates back to 1898. |
In 2015 Howlett, Clarke & Cushman, solicitors, occupy number 29, while a hairdresser’s is installed at number 30. In 2001 the latter business had shut, having formerly been Nicky J’s but it is now Anna’s Barbershop. Cushman’s have a long association with the road because there were at 5 The Parade (further north, near Portland Road) and by 1960 they were at 57 Boundary Road (number altered to 55 by 1974).
Re-numbering
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| copyright © J.Middleton The north part of Boundary Road was once known as The Parade and there was a continuous verandah, now long gone. |
When Hove Council decide to re-name the road in 1903, it became necessary to re-number the properties too. When it was called Station Road, numbering started off at the Portland Road end. Firstly, there was a group of shops called The Parade that were individually numbered from 1 to 12. Then came a group of ten private houses that were not numbered at all and were identified by name.
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| copyright © J.Middleton The
shops at the north end of Boundary Road were called rather grandly
The Parade. This postcard shows the butcher’s shop run by Mr Barnes
and son at the north end. Probably, Mr Barnes is standing in the
doorway
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They were:
Belmont
Belmont
Marine Villa
Glendale
Devon Villa
Sorrento
Wapella
Airedale
Avondale
Woodville
Westwood
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| copyright © Royal Pavilion &
Museums, Brighton & Hove An Edwardian view of 'The Parade' in summer |
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| copyright © J.Middleton Some original features of The Parade remain above the shops such as these terra cotta panels and decorative 'Egg & Dart' mouldings. |
After the New Church Road
intersection, the numbering south to the coast road was from 2 to 53. When the
road was re-numbered, it was a complete reversal with the numbering starting
off at the south end.
The following examples explain
the process.
Dunedin House at 48 Station Road
became 7 Boundary Road
Glencoe at 45 Station Road became
10 Boundary Road
Hadlow House at 34 Station Road
became 20 Boundary Road
The wine & spirits shop at 8
The Parade became 79 Boundary Road
D.J. Stallabrass, watchmaker
& cycle agent at 7 The Parade became 80 Boundary Road.
Eventually, numbering had to take
account of new development up to the Old Shoreham Road. In 1925 there were four
houses between Hallyburton Road and Old Shoreham Road. They were not numbered
but were named The Doon, Rawene, The Highlands and Kenilworth. By 1938
numbering stretched to 108.
But the numbering was not straightforward
and there were further adjustments. For example, in 1936 Barclays Bank was at
number 56 while three professional businesses north of New Church Road plus
Westminster Bank were numbered 57; but by 1974 Barclays Bank was listed as 54,
the three businesses were at 55 while Westminster Bank remained number 57.
Cafés and Restaurants
Number 6 – In 1974 this business was known as Pelican. By 2001 it had become Hainault Fish Fryers. It closed for a while, but opened again in 2014. It survived the pandemic and was still in business in 2022. A new addition to the menu was pea fritters.
Number 7 – In 2000 the restaurant was called Golden Tandoori, and it was still in operation in 2015. By 2021 it was named Tikka.
Number 23 – The Charcoal Grill opened on the premises in December 1990, but it became Oliver’s in the late 1990s; this had closed by 2000 and in July of that year the Burger Bar opened. By 2015 there was a new name – Marmaris Kebab House, and it is still in operation in 2022.
Number 24 – In 2022 Hot 4 You offering Pizza and Pasta was operating in the premises.
Number 25 – The business was once known as Snacks and Sandwiches, but by 2015 it was Boundary Road Deli. In 2022 it was known as Dishy Kitchen.
Number 27 – Cafe An-An opened here in 2014. By 2021 the business was known as Madame Eat and was a different sort of food enterprise offering catering services and even a private chef at your own home, specialising in stylish and modern Asian cuisine. The Japanese Cafe An-An moved to a larger premises at 94 Boundary Road.
Number 34 – Portslade Spice Tandoori opened here in 2000. Six years later the premises were up for sale. Then it became Touch of India.
Number 35 – Fortune Cookie, a Chinese takeaway, opened here in December 1991. By 2014 it was called Phoenix Palace.
Number 37 – From at least the 1950s the Bistro Edward occupied the premises, having been opened by a Polish man. It was still there in 2001, but it had closed by 2014.
Number 45 – An internet cafe Halo, Halo was to be found here in 2022.
Number 51 – In 2014 a cafe called Coucou opened here. By 2022 the cafe was called Fred and offers fish and chips, kebabs and burgers.
Number 56 – By 2022 there was a new cafe in the premises called 17-Gram.
Number 70 – A popular Italian cafe named Caruso’s was here in the 1990s. Then it became Pizza Box. The establishment is now called Colesseo. Billy is the owner and front-of-house manager, and also acts as meeter and greeter. His wife and their head chef hold sway in the kitchen, and they provide home-made bread, ravioli, and sauces. For example, if you should order carbonara you will find authentic chunks of smoked pancetta. (Argus 22/11/22 25/11/22)
Number 71 – This Polish cafe was called Sami Swoi but by 2015 it was known as Eddie’s Cafe, and in 2022 it was still trading with customers needing to order on-line. There are two other businesses named Eddie’s in Boundary Road. They are the traditional Turkish barber at number 62 and the fish and chip shop at number 78. All three Eddie's are owned by the same proprietor.
Number 75 - Kentucky Fried Chicken opened here in June 1995, and it is still in operation in 2022.
Number 78 – In 2022 Eddie’s Fish and Chips operated on the premises.
Number 84 – Four Seasons, a popular Italian restaurant, was once located on the premises, but by 2022 Domino’s was to be found there instead.
Number
85
– Oriental
Village
was there in 2015. In 2022 there was a different restaurant offering
Turkish cuisine called Medi
Terra.
Number 94
– On the north side of Portslade Railway Station, The Japanese Cafe An-An moved here in 2020 from 27 Boundary Road.
House and Shop Notes
Banks – Lloyd’s was the
earliest one in the road and it was situated at 10 The Parade (later 77
Boundary Road) but it was only there for a short while and later moved to the
Portslade side where it is still to be found.
Barclay’s Bank occupied the
commanding corner site at New Church Road since before the Great War. F.T.
Cawthorne, a well-known architect, designed the building. Like other banks in
more straightened times, it found the building too large for its purposes and
by 2001 was trying to sell the north portion. On 31 October 2014 Barclays Bank
shut their doors for good after over 100 years of occupation. Meanwhile the
northern part of the premises became home to Portslade Learning Centre.
The Westminster Bank (NatWest)
has been in the road since 1931. Their premises were numbered at 57 Boundary
Road but with enlargement they are now numbered at 257 New Church Road,
although the entrance is still round the corner in Boundary Road. The house was
formerly occupied by a doctors’ surgery (Doctors Portas & Clements).
The Midland Bank has been at
Boundary Road since 1939.
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| copyright © J.Middleton The NatWest occupies a rather grand building on a corner site. |
Brighton Co-operative Society – The Society had a large presence in the road because they also ran a butcher’s and a chemist’s on the Portslade side. Their premises on the Hove side were built on land that was formerly a garden enclosed by a high fence over which hung the branches of fig trees. On either side were private houses called Hadfold Villa and Park Villa. In 1919 Hove Council passed plans drawn up by Bethell & Swannell for their shop at 39/41 Boundary Road. The Co-op building was a handsome structure with two entrances and threes display windows. Above the windows a long board announced ‘Drapery, Boots & Shoes, Clothing, Grocery and Provisions’.
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| copyright © J.Middleton What a fascinating shop-front this is compared to the utilitarian building that replaced it. This old postcard dates from the 1920s when you could buy practically all you needed at the Co-op. |
By 1960 a new Co-op was established at 75 Boundary Road and the old building was sold off to the Post Office who replaced it with a utilitarian building without any architectural merit. Gary Cardner worked for some years as manager of KFC in Boundary Road. He has pleasant memories of the Co-op, especially at Christmas time, when the storeroom at the back of the first floor was transformed into a Santa Grotto, and yes he was one of the many excited children who perched on the knees of Father Christmas, and no doubt told him about the presents he would like to receive. You ascended on the escalator to the first floor where clothes and furniture were on sale, and to reach the Co-op Bank, you went up three small steps.
Many older people will remember
their Co-op membership number, which had to be recorded by hand by the shop
assistant every time a purchase was made. Then once a year came Divi Day and a
long queue formed in Boundary Road so that members could claim the cash
dividend due to them. But the new Co-op did not last as long as its predecessor and closed
down on 21 January 1989. Part of the trouble was that it had become too cramped
and out of date. It also tried to sell too many disparate items from food to
furniture and clothes and there was no room to expand although the small
supermarket was popular. The 20 staff members were not made redundant but
re-deployed. The Co-op sold the freehold of the site for £875,000. By October
1989 four new shop units had been built on the site.
One of the new units created on
the old Co-op site was taken by George’s Pharmacy, which moved across the road
from the Portslade side. By May 1992 it was stated the shop carried 30 per cent
more stock than the old shop and Mike and Gwynedd Jones ran it. Today Boots
occupy the premises.
Greenfield’s
– The Greenfields, father and son, started off running a
greengrocery business at 84 Boundary Road, which was listed in the
1934 Directory. But by 1940 they had taken up residence at 101
Boundary Road where another son had joined the family business, which
was now listed as Greenfield & Sons (Hove) Ltd removal
contractors and storage, any distance, telephone number 8221.
However, there was no space for keeping their lorries at this
address, and instead they stored them outside on a site at Southern Cross. This place was on the south western side, just north of the
old footpath leading from Trafalgar Road to Abinger Road, known
locally as The Bumps. Greenfield’s removal vans were definitely
there in 1947 and still parked there ten years later. The site is now
owned by Tate’s and The Bumps have been smoothed. (Thanks to Les
Hamilton for this information).
By 1954 Greenfield & Sons Removals had
prospered to such an extent that their premises were now listed at 89
/ 101 Boundary Road. It was during this time that Elsie Bardsley
contacted them in order to remove her belongings to a house in Olive
Road. This transaction cost her £3, and she had to pay a £1 deposit
before the move. She was never put to such an expense again because
she lived in the house for over 65 years. Her sister was the
celebrated Margaret Powell, and like Margaret, Elsie was a lively
personality, and she was interested in local history. (Thanks to R.
Bardsley for this information).
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copyright © R. Bardsley Reciept dated 26 April 1954 |
By 1974 there was still a Greenfield’s business
in Boundary Road, but the removals enterprise was no more – instead
they had reverted to being a greengrocer’s at number 84.
Woolworth’s – Until around
1927 numbers 73 and 74 were private residences called respectively Dunwoodie
and Belmont. Then the ground floors were converted into shops and number 74A
was built on the garden of number 74. These houses were demolished in 1957 and
a new Woolworth’s built on the site. Today Iceland occupies the premises.
Number 12a – In 1924
Aldrington Bakery was located in these premises. When Mr and Mrs George Fuller
married in that year, they ordered their wedding cake from this bakery and it
cost one guinea. George Fuller was working for Hillman’s the contractor at the
time and he had to take a Saturday off to get married but lost a day’s wages,
the young couple could certainly not afford to go on honeymoon.
It is pleasant to observe that a little piece of local history has
been preserved because in 2022 the premises are called the Old
Bakery, and there is a name plaque on the wall to record it.
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| copyright © J.Middleton This bill was treasured as a memento of the day Mr and Mrs George Fuller were married at St Nicolas Church, Portslade. |
Number 15 – It was built in around 1904 as a private residence and called Salisbury House. But by 1907 it was known as Buda College, a preparatory school for boys with Miss A.M. Yelland being the head. An advertisement stated that coaching for all examinations was carried out after school hours. By the 1960s Boundary Road Motor Cycles occupied the premises.
Number 34 – Portslade
Spice, established in 2000, was in operation seven days a week. Besides
being a takeaway for Indian food, it also had 40 covers. In September 2006 the
business was up for sale and offers in the region of £65,000 were sought. It
might seem a bargain price but it just covered an interest in the freehold,
goodwill, fixtures and fittings while there was still £15,000 in rent to pay
per annum. The property was subject to a five-yearly rent review and there were
24 years remaining on the lease.
Number 42 – In around 1928
Arthur George Hill and Frederick Charles Hill decided to start up their own
wireless business next door to the Co-op. They stayed there until 1939 when
they were promptly called up into the armed forces because of their radio
skills. After peace was declared Arthur decided to remain in the Army and it
was up to Fred to re-establish the business in different premises at 25
Boundary Road, later moving to number 35. In the 1960s he moved across to
Station Road, Portslade, where the business is still trading as Hill’s Sound
and Vision.
Number 45 – In the early
days this house was called Glencoe. In the 1920s Arthur and Gladys Gates lived
in the house. They married in 1921 and they met when they were both teachers at
St Nicolas School, Portslade. He left
to serve in the Great War and afterwards worked at St Andrew’s School,
Portslade where he taught woodwork. He also enjoyed woodcarving as a hobby and
he played the violin and harp. Arthur Gates died suddenly in 1925 from
pneumonia leaving a widow with two young children and another on the way. Mrs
Gates was obliged to resume full-time teaching in order to provide for her
children. Their youngest child, Donald, was still living in the house in the
1980s.
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| copyright © Gedye 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Gates. |
Number 58 – In 1929 Mr A. Pierce moved his ironmonger’s business from the Portslade side to Boundary Road. He built two shops where the front gardens used to be, then one house was converted into two flats and the Pierce family lived in the other one. The business lasted until 1969.
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| copyright © Pierce This is how Mr Pierce decorated his shop window in 1937 in honour of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. |
Number 55
This
handsome building on the corner of New Church Road and Boundary Road
was specially commissioned by Barclays Bank – the plans being passed by
Hove Council in 1910. The building was designed by F. T. Cawthorne, a
well known architect. For many years Barclays occupied the ground floor
in some state. It was a time when the resident bank manager knew all his
customers, and if any of their accounts became overdrawn, a warning
letter was soon despatched. Modern trends in banking, such as the
increasing use of on-line banking, led to a reduced foot-fall and
consequently loss of front-line staff and a reduction in floor space.
Barclays then operated in a much smaller unit until giving up entirely
and closing its doors.
The premises were then used as an adult learning centre under the auspices of Portslade Aldridge Community Academy.
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| copyright © D. Sharp The Foghorn in February 2019 |
Number 77- John Vokins Sewing and Knitting Centre opened here in November 1990.
Number 80 – These premises
were once known as 7 The Parade. In 1911 D.J. Stallabrass was a watchmaker and
cycle agent at this address. Dennis Stallabrass was also famous in local annals
as being the first motor-car owner in Portslade. It seems not everyone shared
his enthusiasm for this new-fangled vehicle. There is an amusing anecdote about
the time Stallabrass encountered the local postman in Portslade Village and
offered to give him a lift up the hill. ‘No thanks’ replied the postman ‘I’m in
a hurry.’ Dennis had a remarkable grandmother in Marianne Stallabrass who
arrived in Portslade with her three children in the 1890s, having taken the
unusual step of leaving her husband. She purchased and managed Portslade Farm
and died in 1908 at the age of sixty-one.
Brasslands Drive was named after the family.
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| copyright © Banfield This wonderful old photograph shows a proud Dennis Stallabrass in his Daimler Benz dogcart in Boundary Road. Note the milk churn in the background. |
Number 81
Andrew’s Circulating Libraries operated at two sites not far apart: 81 Boundary Road Hove, and 15 North Street, Portslade. At the latter shop, on a prominent corner site, toys and fancy goods were also sold and a large board proclaimed ‘Established 1804’.
Circulating libraries were around long before free public libraries came on the scene. As borrowers paid for the privilege of taking out books, it was their tastes that prevailed. Probably the Andrew’s Library at Hove carried a large stock of popular fiction because by this time the majority of customers were female. But the service was not cheap because for non-subscribers it cost two pennies to borrow an old book for four days and three pennies if you wished to borrow a new book for the same amount of time.
It is said circulating libraries ceased functioning at the time of the Second World War but it is a fact that during the 1950s there was still a Boots’ Library and Combridges’ Library at Church Road, Hove, while at Portslade in the early 1960s there was one operating at the east end of Vale Road near Station Road where the cost was around one shilling a week.
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| This interesting book plate dates from 1921 and
was affixed to the inside front cover of a hard-bound book entitled Bry of Hag Fell by Richard Chater published in 1921 by Mills & Boon. |
Number 88 – In around 1932 Edgar Jones opened a chemist’s shop on the premises. It was still a chemist in 1974. By 2001 Clamp Boxall, accountants, worked in the former shop but they retained two stained glass panels in the upper part of the window depicting traditional carboys, one red and the other green. This decorative feature had gone by 2014.
Number 91 – Webb’s Cycles
have been in Boundary Road since 1946. John Blanchard was the owner in 1992.
Miscellaneous
Other well-known businesses were Mence Smith’s at number
69 (there until the 1960s); Hole’s & Davigdor Dairies at number 82 and
Greenfield & Son, removal contractors at number 101.
In November 1990 Steven Sajnog,
owner of Focus Photography, was awarded first place in the annual portrait
awards of the British Institute of Professional Photographers. By January 2001
he was located at Southwick Street where he was celebrating 25 years as a
wedding photographer.
In October 1997 a lottery ticket
bought at Karen’s Newsagent came up trumps. It was purchased minutes before the
deadline and won a happy couple £108,000.
In November 1998 it was reported
that bailiffs had moved into the Dignity Care shop near Portland Road. The
store specialised in equipment for the elderly and disabled. Customers lost
their money while Dignity Care was said to owe more than £10,000 to Hemco of
South Wales who manufactured the disability aids.
Hove Council Planning
Approvals
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| copyright © J.Middleton Dr Burnett was buried in St Leonard’s Churchyard, Aldrington. |
1896 – C. Bullock for Dr Burnett, seven dwelling houses
and shops.
1897 – H.V.C. Smith for E. Waite, two houses.
1897 – T.F. Wadell, 14 shops and houses and one store.
1898 – C. Bullock for Dr Burnett, two houses and shops.
1899 – H.V.C. Smith for E. Waite, stable and coach house.
1899 – E. Gladman, six houses
1899 – J. Nurcombe, four houses.
1899 – S. Hopkins for R.R. Berry, two pairs of
semi-detached villas.
1899 – A.R. Farr for H. Lewer, house and shop.
1900 – S. Hopkins for R.R. Berry, detached villa
1902 – Parnacott & Son for H. Lewer, four houses and
shops, corner of New Church Road.
1907 – Parnacott & Son for W.M. Glover, pair of
semi-detached villas.
1910 – F.T. Cawthorne for Barclay & Co, bank, shops
and flats on corner of new Church Road.
1922 – Mr Williams, a bungalow at rear of number 87.
1922 – E. Gladman & Son, pair of detached houses and
garage.
1925 – A. Fisher, two pairs of semi-detached houses.
1926 – G. Gilliam for H.V. Dancock, dairy at rear of
number 93.
1927 – J. Parsons & Sons for Southern County Dairies,
shops with flat over.
1927 – W.H. Overton for J.J. Clark, alteration of numbers
60/62 into shops.
1927 – B. James for W. Colwell, new shop at number 67.
1928 – Hunter & Bedford, shop and flat, number 64.
Directory 1936 – Shops and Businesses
1. Mrs Winifred
Pegg, confectioner
2. West Hove Cycle
Works, J.A. Mason, proprietor
3. Good &
Slomen, butcher
4. Robert Hyman,
hairdresser
5. Mrs K. Ritchie,
restaurant
6. Mrs C.M.
Wilmington, costumier
7. Harrison’s
Stores, grocer
8. William T.
Coburn, butcher
9. Ernest G. Lyne,
ironmonger
10. Walter Woodward,
newsagent
11. Charles F.
Hawkins, pork butcher
12c. Arnold E. James, sports dealer
12b. Lawrence James, boot repairer
(Seaford Road)
13. Woolgar
Brothers, plumbers
23. Singer Sewing
Machine Co,.
26. Horace
Cresswell, butcher
27. Mrs C. Wilson,
dress agency
28. Morris Relay
Services
30. Chapman &
Co. house agents
30a. Speed Company, dry cleaners
32. W.L. Blades,
confectioner
33. Henry Charles
Franklin, ladies hairdresser
35. Ernest Keys ,
draper
36. United Boot
Repairers (Port, Rees & Wilson)
37. William Henry
Merritt, butcher
39/41. Brighton Equitable Co-operative Society
42. Arthur George
Hill, wireless engineer
43. Arthur Edmonds,
fish-monger
44.
Mrs M.H. Hubbard, draper
48.
Ernest E. Strong, hairdresser
49.
B. Potter, electrical engineer
51.
Henry Brown, grocer
52.
F.C. Ryan, optician
53.
H.A. Gregory Shaw, confectioner
54.
Teresa, florists, (E.F. Chapman, proprietor)
56.
Barclays Bank
(New Church Road)
57.
H.J. Lamper, architect
57.
F.W.A. Cushman & Son, solicitors
57.
John Prior Gilbert, accountant
57a. John W. Kent, grocer
57.
Westminster Bank (E.H. Rivers, manager)
58.
Pierce & Son, builders
59.
Jones & Sons, greengrocer
60.
Leonard Stanley Birch, stationer
61.
Elmer & Munday, art needlework
62.
Clark’s Bread Company
63.
Alfred Prior, draper
64.
May & Co, coal merchant
64.
William Reitz Keizer, dental surgeon
65.
Home & Colonial, provision merchant
67. Lancaster
Laundry, receiving office
67.
Wonderwash Laundry, receiving office
67a. Leonard Laver, watchmaker
69.
George Mence Smith, oilmen
70.
John R. Handley, baby carriage specialists
71.
Reginald Maxwell, dental surgeon
73.
Albert E. Chapman, hairdresser
74.
Sydney Smith, tobacconist
74a. Carpenter & Sons, butcher
75.
William Colwell & Sons, corn merchant
76/77. Alfred E. Stone, draper
78.
Albert E. Wilson, oilman
79. Findlater,
Mackie & Co. wine merchants
80.
Benwick & Smith, confectioner
81.
Miss E.M. Andrews, newsagent
82.
Hole & Davigdor Hygienic Dairies
83.
Stanley G. Barnes, tobacconist
83b. François B. Collenet, hosier
84.
Greenfield & Son, greengrocer
85.
George James Barnes & Sons, butchers
86.
Taylor’s Stores, grocer
(Portland Road)
Bertie L. Marsh, tea rooms, Station Approach
(Level Crossing)
87. William
Cherryman, tobacconist
88. Edgar Jones,
chemist
90. E.P. Jarrett
& Son, butchers
92. Henry P. Haddow,
fruiterer
93a. Mrs Helen Sargeant, ladies hairdresser
93. Belgravia Dairy
Company
(Hallyburton Road)
94. F. W. Locke
& Sons, butchers
95. Misses E. &
H. Fisher, bakers
96. Miss E.
Glenister, confectioner
97. Kemp, Turner
& Victa Radio, wireless engineers
98. Harold Riddell,
shopkeeper
99. Patrick Mack,
fruiterer
100. James E. Pearson, grocer
Directory 1974 – Shops and Businesses
1. Southern Cross
Equipment Co. catering equipment
2. West Hove Cycles
3. Jayne’s Dog
Centre, pet shop
4. S. Lewis, gent’s
hairdresser
5. Chocolate Box,
confectioner
6. Pelican, fried
fish shop
8. W.D. Little,
butcher
9. Frederick Dean,
woodworker
10. F.W. Jackson,
newsagent
11. South Coast
Antiques
11a. Portslade Paperbacks, bookseller
12a. Grant’s second-hand goods
12. Hove Surplus
Stores
(Seaford Road)
13. William’s, turf
accountant
13b. J.A. Goodwin, watch repairer
15. Trattoria
Calandi, café
16. H. Grose,
photographer
17. Sanco Ltd.
woodworkers
20/22. South Coast Motors
23. David Pavey,
insurance broker
23. A.W. Sheriff
& Co, insurance broker
24. Health Foods
25. P.D. Fuels
(Corralls) coal & coke merchant
26. J. & K.
Tools, garage equipment
27. Emerson Ice
Cream Parlour
28. Milton, flooring
specialist
30. Grosvenor Hair
Stylist
31. Merritt’s,
butcher
33. Joy’s, ladies
hairdresser
34. Grosvenor
Stores, grocer
35. Dial-a-Deal,
second-hand dealers
36. Grieves D.I.Y.
37. Bistro, restaurant
39/41. Post Office
42. C. Brewer &
Sons, wallpaper merchant
43. Lesters, baby
carriages
44. Lesters, toy
dealers
46. Charles Odom,
watchmaker and jeweller
47. F. Rosser,
ladies hairdresser
48. Scotts Radio
48. Hudson, marine
services
48. Dennis Hudson,
electrical engineer
49/50. London &
South Eastern Trustee Savings Bank
51. Laundromat
52. F.C. Ryan,
optician
54. Barclays Bank
(New Church Road)
55. F.W.A. Cushman
& Son, solicitors
55. Donald Kenneth
Hogg, solicitor
55. Donald James
Edmonds, solicitor
56a. Lesters, carpet
dealers
56. A. & P.
Stallion, turf accountants
57. Westminster Bank
60. J.H. Dewhurst,
butcher
62. Flair Fabrics
63. Kenna, gowns
64. J.A. Warr,
dental surgeon
65. Forfars, baker
66. C.D. Keeler,
optician
66a. D.J. Englehart, solicitor
66. D. Mersom,
confectioner
67/68. Boots, chemist
69. Timothy White, hardware
70. Acres the Bakers
71. Carpenter &
Sons, butchers
72. D.H. Barnard,
drug store
72a. Southern (Rag Metal) & Paperworks Ltd. waste paper
merchant
72. P.V. Dalton,
timber merchant
73/74. Woolworth’s
75/77. Brighton Equitable Co-operative Society
79. Threshers, wine
merchant
80. Midland Bank
81. Andrews,
newsagents
82. Funnell’s, house
furnishers
83. Northampton Shoe
Repairs
84. Greenfield &
Son, greengrocers
85/86. Powells Ltd. frozen food shop
(Portland Road)
(Level Crossing)
Ministry of Social Security
87. W.N. Mercer,
tobacconist
87a. Guy Chalmers, turf accountant
88. H.V. Andrews, chemist
91. D.T. Webb, cycle
agent
92. H.T. Parsons,
greengrocer
93. Asquith
self-drive cars
93. Andys car hire
service
93. Warmsil, double
glazing
94. B.G. Spares, car
accessories
96. Ryder,
confectioner
97. Wally’s D.I.Y.
99a. Kay’s Pet Stores
99. George White
& Co. chartered surveyor, estate agent
100. New City Stores
105. E.H. Royce, dental surgeon
Shops and Businesses in January 2015
1. Sinnott Green,
estate agents
2. Empty shop
3. Therapy centre
4. Essential Hair
(Paul Mitchell) was Southdown Fine Arts, framing shop
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| copyright © J.Middleton There is a handsome terrace of houses at the south end of Boundary Road but the shops there have never been as busy as the shops further up the road. |
5. Vantage House
6. Hainault Fish
Fryers
7. Golden
Tandoori, restaurant
8. Sussex Computer
Centre
9. Empty shop, was
Henry’s Meat Market (now at 79)
10. Empty shop, was VaNJaM Home
11. Empty shop, was Capital Coin
12-12a. Empty, was Tranquillity in the City, closed 25
January 2014 after 6 ½ years
12b. Empty
(Seaford Road)
13, 13, 14 – private houses
15. Fifth Element, accountancy
16-17. Gyoury Self, consulting engineers
18. Clearwell Mobility
19. Heversham House
20-22. Empty, was Tomorrow’s World
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| copyright © J.Middleton There have been several eateries at number 23 now occupied by Marmaris Kebab House. |
23. Marmaris Kebab House
24. Pizza Pasta Hot 4 You
25. Boundary Road Deli
26. Golf Galore.
27. Café An-an
28. Paint Shop
29. Quality Solicitors Howlett Clarke
30. Anna’s Barbershop
31. 1st Format Loft Conversions
32. Access, key and locksmith
33. Tattoo Studio
34. Touch of India, restaurant
35. Phoenix Palace, Chinese takeaway
36-37. Dorrington Heating and Plumbing
38. Private house
39-41. Royal Mail
42. Brighton & Hove Plastics
43. Waggie Tails
44. Holistic Haven
45. Halo Halo, internet café
46. Empty shop, was W.H. Payne electrics
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| copyright © J.Middleton This business at 47 Boundary Road has the most colourful shop-front. |
47. Boundary Road Mini Market
48. Cales & Co, residential sales and lettings
49-50. Beauty Spot Studio
Dream Doors
Coucou, café
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| copyright © J.Middleton Looking north up Boundary Road with an unusual business in the foreground. |
52. Empty shop, was optician’s
53. Barclays Bank (closed October 2014)
54. Portslade Learning Centre
(New Church Road)
National Westminster Bank
55.Roar, betting shop
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| copyright © J.Middleton It is rather ironic to find a betting shop next door to a bank. |
56. Empty shop
57. Hairstyles
58/59. Store Twenty-one
60. Timpson’s
61. Empty shop (was Clearwell Mobility)
62. Sweet Treats
63. Empty shop (was Camper’s Paradise)
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| copyright © J.Middleton It is clear to see from the gables and unusual upper window design that these buildings were once attractive private houses. |
64. Scope, charity shop
65. Hairscene
66. Boots Opticians
66b. Tica
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| copyright © J.Middleton This modest shop has been in operation for more than 30 years. |
67/ 68. Boots, chemist
69. Oxfam, charity shop
70. Pizza Box
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| copyright © J.Middleton Pizza Box in the centre was once home to Caruso’s Italian restaurant. |
71. Sami Swoi, café (from 2016 Eddie's café)
72. £1 Zone
73/74. Iceland (formerly Woolworth’s)
75. KFC, fried chicken
76. Boots, chemist (was George’s)
77. Trade Boundaries
78. Greggs, baker
79. Henry’s Meat Market
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| copyright © J.Middleton Compare this photograph with the old postcard view of The Parade earlier in this article. |
80. HSBC, bank
81. Gaming Centre
82. Teba, vegetables, fruit, halal meat
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| copyright © J.Middleton This fruit and vegetable shop caters for all tastes and halal meat is on sale too. |
83. Gamestar
84. Seasons, Italian restaurant
85. Oriental Village, restaurant
86. Al Jazeera mini market, also sells halal meat
(Railway line)
87. Cherry’s News
88. Clamp Boxall & Co, accountants and chartered tax
advisers
89. Hair Station
90. IVAMMACIEL, Mixed Martial Arts / Brazilian Ju-Jitsu
91. Webbs Cycles, sales /spares/ service / repairs
92. Boundary Road D.I.Y. All wood cut to size
93. Bond Street Carpets, the flooring people
(Hallyburton Road)
94. Coffee Station
95a Mimi’s Bazaar
96. Empty shop
97. Shema Tandoori, Indian takeaway
98. Dogroom
99. Rand & Co, property lettings and acquisitions
100. Ethel & Arthur. We buy old furniture.
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| copyright © J.Middleton The ambience of Boundary Road and Station Road has been greatly improved in 2018 by the presence of large containers displaying a variety of plants and flowers. This is due to an initiative by local tradespeople and councillors |
Sources
Argus
Brighton Gazette (7 July
1864 / 13 July 1864)
Census returns
Directories
Middleton, J. Encyclopaedia of Hove and Portslade
Hove Gazette (16 April
1898)
Hove Council Minutes
Middleton, J. Hove and Portslade in the Great War (2014)
Middleton, J. Portslade &
Hove Memories (2004)
See also Station Road, Portslade, the west side of Boundary Road, Hove
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