Craven Vale by Nick 10 June 2008I have recently moved to Craven Vale..does anyone know anything of it’s history and any links to any old photo’s of the area..many Thanks7 replies Re: Craven Vale by Andy Grant 11 June 2008Hi Nick, Although the Craven Vale estate was commenced from around 1900 onwards, the area within the triangle bounded by Freshfield Road, Dawson Terrace / Rochester Street and Whitehawk Hill Road largely consisted of allotments until-post war development took place. The area was ostensibly proposed as a development site in the 1930’s to provide housing for those displaced by the slum clearances around the Carlton Hill area. Craven Road and the area within the triangle was laid out and developed from the early 1950’s onwards. Regards Andy Re: Craven Vale by Roy Grant 11 June 2008I believe Craven Vale (termination orf the Kemp Town Railway line) got its name from the Stationmaster at Brighton Station who was in charge at the time of the Clayton Tunnel Railway crash. Re: Craven Vale by Roy Grant 11 June 2008Year of disaster 1861. Full name of Station master, John Chester Craven. Re: Craven Vale by Andy Grant 11 June 2008Hi again Nick, Brighton & Hove Museums has put a whole series of prints taken by the Borough Surveyor when the estate was being built. You can find it at:- Type in www and then paste this link after it .virtualmuseum.info/collections/objectList.asp?searchText=craven+vale+borough+photographicRegards Andy Re: Craven Vale by Nick 12 June 2008Thanks for all your helpful information…the link you gave me Andy doesn’t seem to workNick Re: Craven Vale by Nick 12 June 2008The link has worked at last lol…thanks for that ..the pics are good Re: Craven Vale by duffy 28 January 2010we moved to craven road when i was eleven years old ,we came from albion street, via william street. we thought it was heaven because it had an inside toilet, Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
