Patcham and Hollingbury border? by jules 12 November 2009Does anyone know where Patcham and Hollingbury boundaries are? Is Carden Avenue the border between the two? Any views appreciated9 replies Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by Roy Grant 12 November 2009I moved out to Hollingbury in 1947. Apart from the estate being developed along the southern side of Carden Avenue (from just beyond the Wilmington) work had almost been completed where I lived in Petworth Road at the top of Midhurst Rise. At that time, prisoners of War still awaiting repatriation were being used for some of the construction work, and there wasn’t a single house on the County Oak side of the hill. The intial bus service in those days was a number 5 to Mackie Avenue, hoof it over the hill, across a ploughed field, and over the back fence. Later the number 35 service was introduced which had a temporary terminus at the bottom of Midhurst. Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by JH 12 November 2009Time for a bit of spirited banter:The biggest border is snobbery and money. Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by David Ward 13 November 2009You live in Brighton but one resides in Hove! Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by Lottie 13 November 2009There may not be a simple precise answer to this question.Patcham was until 1928 a very large parish covering an area three times larger than Brighton and including what is now called Hollingbury and stretching down to Moulescombe in the East and Pycombe in the North. So historically there isn’t a boundary since one is contained within the other. In more modern usage I suspect Hollingbury is no more than a loosely defined suburb as I suspect is what is now more generally referred to as Patcham (ie Patcham village and areas like Mackie Avenue) You might be able to use electoral wards to define where one ends and another starts but I suspect the real delineation takes place in Estate Agents offices…. Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by Pat 14 November 2009Patcham is north [Asda end]of Carden Ave, and Hollingbury South of Carden Ave. Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by jules 14 November 2009Many thanks for the answers provided. 🙂 Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by Roy Grant 14 November 2009Sorry Pat, Midhurst Rise, Petworth Road (both north of Carden Avenue) are also part of Hollingbury. Those roads were all part of the original Council house estate before the owners were given the option to buy. I am therefore curious to know which area those in the posh new houses in the Old Boat development might consider they are in? Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by Geoffrey Mead 18 November 2009As I am in the final year of writing up my doctoral thesis on Patcham….I should be able to answer this… but can’t!I think Roy Grant is spot on here. Hollingbury as I understand it[and I’ve lived in it for 18 years]is the post WW2 council housing. In answer to the Old Boat devt query I bet the private houses are designated Patcham but the Housing Association are Hollingbury! In the ESRO archive is a plan of 1938 showing the postwar devt of Hollingbury already laid out, but as a private Braybons devt. The road pattern was changed somewhat in the council estate but all the main elements are there with the area north of Carden Hill the most altered. Re: Patcham and Hollingbury border? by Roy Grant 19 November 2009Geoff When we moved out to Hollingbury in 1947 (may have been late 1946 though for I recall the winter of 47 there) there were two small pig farms still in use in the area. One at Old Boat Corner and the other was most surprisingly sandwiched between the circle at the western end of Petworth Road (Hollingbury) and the eastern end of Tangmere Road (Patcham). Looking at the maps nowadays I can’t imagine how a pig breader managed to keep his animals in such a confined space. 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. 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