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Tim (Ency) P Carder

My pages:
Page link: Public Houses
Public Houses
Inns, taverns and alehouses
Page link: Prestonville
Prestonville
A 19th century middle class housing estate
Page link: Preston Road
Preston Road
North of Preston Village
Page link: Preston Road
Preston Road
Preston Village
Page link: Preston Road
Preston Road
Large villas replaced by office blocks
Page link: Preston Road
Preston Road
South of Preston Park
Page link: Preston Park
Preston Park
The Rockery: designed in 1935
Page link: Preston Park
Preston Park
Covers an area of 63 acres
Page link: Preston Park
Preston Park
Purchased for £50,000 in 1883
Page link: Preston Village
Preston Village
The heart of Preston
Page link: St Peter's Preston
St Peter's Preston
Built in early English style c1250
Page link: Preston Manor
Preston Manor
Origins dating to 13th century
Page link: Introduction to Preston
Introduction to Preston
Buildings of note
Page link: Preston Park Avenue
Preston Park Avenue
Developed with red-brick villas c1880
Page link: Preston Drove
Preston Drove
Once formed an ancient trackway
Page link: Florence Road
Florence Road
Developed from the 1880s
Page link: Stanford Avenue
Stanford Avenue
Developed from the 1880s
Page link: Introduction to Preston
Introduction to Preston
The parish of Preston
Page link: Introduction to Preston
Introduction to Preston
Victorian housing developments c1860
Page link: Postal Services
Postal Services
Town's first pillar-box erected in 1858
Page link: Postal Services
Postal Services
Earliest reference to a mail service - 1675
Page link: Port Of Brighton
Port Of Brighton
On official list of ports c1301
Page link: Population
Population
15th largest town in 1851
Page link: Housing
Housing
First council built houses c1890
Page link: Slums
Slums
As bad as any in London
Page link: Charitable institutions
Charitable institutions
Nineteenth century charities
Page link: Welfare
Welfare
First 'poor house' situated in East Street c1690
Page link: Pool Valley
Pool Valley
Mentioned in a document of 1296
Page link: Brighton Polytechnic
Brighton Polytechnic
Established in 1970
Page link: Police
Police
District police stations
Page link: Police
Police
Ten officers and fifty-one men 1854
Page link: Police
Police
1810 Brighton Town Act
Page link: Introduction to Patcham
Introduction to Patcham
Map of Patcham Village
Page link: Peace Gardens, Patcham
Peace Gardens, Patcham
Purchased from the Abergavenny estate in June 1928
Page link: Old London Road
Old London Road
Patcham's main village street
Page link: Patcham Place
Patcham Place
Built originally in 1558: rebuilt in 1764
Page link: Church Hill, Patcham
Church Hill, Patcham
Once known as Spring Street
Page link: All Saints Church, Patcham
All Saints Church, Patcham
Dates from the 12th century
Page link: Patcham Court Farm
Patcham Court Farm
One of the oldest farms in the borough
Page link: Introduction to Patcham
Introduction to Patcham
One of the largest settlements in the Domesday Book
Page link: Park Crescent
Park Crescent
Site of the former Gaiety Theatre
Page link: Park Crescent
Park Crescent
Congress Hall of the Salvation Army
Page link: Park Crescent
Park Crescent
Designed by Amon Wilds: built c1849
Page link: Council parks and recreations
Council parks and recreations
Land of more than 2,546 acres
Page link: Parishes
Parishes
The 'Hundreds' - an important division of the county
Page link: Parishes
Parishes
Guardians of the poor
Page link: Parishes
Parishes
The 'vestry': composed of parish ratepayers
Page link: Parishes
Parishes
Ecclesiastical and civil
Page link: Brighton Pier
Brighton Pier
Formerly known as Palace Pier