Brighton Road

Brighton Road looking across the railway crossing from the High Street, with the Railway Hotel on the left and Fillery and Nightingale's on the right.

Brighton Road looking towards the railway station and High Street

Late Victorian and Edwardian Villas for well-to-do tradesmen and the professional classes were built along the Brighton Road.

Please note that the lists below are largely based on directories for 1913, 1924, 1938 and 1951, Goad plans for 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1998, 2006 and 2012 and later personal surveys, and consequently are incomplete.

Springfield Road

Nightingale House, 1-3 Brighton RoadLocally Listed

From 1896 Fillery and Nightingale's premises and yard stood on the corner of Brighton Road and Springfield Road. In 1902 it was replaced by a new building for the Capital and Counties Bank, later Lloyd's Bank which moved to the Boulevard in the 1950s.

1 Brighton Road
Capital & Counties Bank (1913)
Lloyds Bank (1938-1951)
Allsop & Wagner - Wholesale Confectioner & Tobacconist (1968-1976)
Marshall Andrew - Builder & Engineer (1980)
HFC Trust (1986)
Brace, Oakley & Partners - Estate Agent (1998-2012)
Accident Specialists Crawley (2014-)
Bennett and Newell / BennettOakley - Solicitors and Notaries (2014-)
LA Lettings (First floor) - Estate Agents (2017-)
3 Brighton Road
Capital & Counties Bank (1913)
Lloyds Bank (1924-1951)
Allsop & Wagner - Wholesale Confectioner & Tobacconist (1968-1976)
Marshall Andrew - Builder & Engineer (1980)
James B Bennett - Solicitor (1986)
Brace, Oakley & Partners - Estate Agent (1998-2012)
Accident Specialists Crawley (2014-)
Bennett and Newell / BennettOakley - Solicitors and Notaries (2014-)
LA Lettings (First floor) - Estate Agents (2017-2018)
Landlord Advice UK (First floor) - Landlord Services (2019-)

Bank Terrace


5 Brighton Road
Charles Gadsdon - Motor Engineer (1913-1986)
Crawley Down Peugot - Used Car Dealer (1998-2012)
Crawley Fiat and Peugot - Used Car Dealer

7 Brighton Road
Imperial Picture Theatre (1911-1924); Crawley Cinema (1938)
Percival Snelling, Stationer (1913-1924)
C. Gadsdon, Motor Engineers & Motor Car Agents (1938-1986)
Wood, William, Son & Gardner - Auction Sale Room (1951)
Crawley Down Peugot - Used Car Dealer (1998-2012)
Crawley Fiat and Peugot - Used Car Dealer
7A Brighton Road
County House? Supplies - Ladies Wear (1968-1972)

5-7 Brighton Road

Re-developed, but retaining the Imperial Cinema façade, into residential and commercial property in 2017

Family Dental Centre - Dentist (2020-)
9 Brighton Road
Coole & Haddock - Solicitors (1913-1924)
Churchman & Duke - Estate Agent (1968-1998)

11 Brighton Road
Wood, William, Son & Gardner - Auctioneers, Chartered Surveyors, Land Agents; Land & Timber Surveyors, Agricultural Valuers, Architects & Surveyers; Estate Agent (1913-1976)
Campbell Holmes & Co. - Solicitors (1951)
Bradley Vaugham - Estate Agent (1980-1986)
Offices (Central House) (1998-2006)


13 Brighton Road
Martin, Matthews & Burn; Matthews & Burn - Physicians & Surgeons (1913)
Alfred Burn - Doctor (1924)
Wood, William, Son & Gardner - Estate Agent (1968-1976)
Bradley Vaughan - Estate Agent (1980-1986)
Offices (Central House) (1998-2006)


The Grange, 15 Brighton Road

Formerly a doctors residence and surgery, it is now the Grange Hotel.

Percival Wood - Physician & Surgeon (1913-1924)
Ronald H. Knight - Physician & Surgeon (1938)
Tait, Knight & Martyn - Physicians & Surgeons (1938)
R.H. Knight - Doctor (1951)
Grange Hotel (2006-)
Mitali - Indian Restaurant (2006)
Spice Lounge - Indian Restaurant (2012)
17 Brighton Road
David Hay Peffers - Printseller (1913)
Dr. P.U. Colyer - Doctor (1951)

Ravensdene, Brighton Road

Formerly the residence and surgery of Doctor Matthews, the house has been converted into flats.

Matthews, Matthews & Nankivell - Physicians & Surgeons (1938)
21 Brighton Road
Matthews, Nankievelle, Laughlin & Vance - Doctors Surgery (1951)

25 Brighton Road
Martin, Matthews & Burn - Physicians & Surgeons (1913)
Matthews & Burn - Physicians & Surgeons (1924)

Perryfield Road

29 Brighton Road
Foster Walder - Veterinary Surgeon (1913 1924)

31 Brighton Road
Mary Smith - Boarding House (1938)

Goffs Park Road

Glenmore, 55 Brighton Road
Glenmore School (1962)
Demolished October 1986

Belmont, ? Brighton Road
J.F. Oliver - Boarding House (1938)
2-4 Brighton Road
Railway Hotel (1913-1968)
The Rocket (1969-1986)
Firecracker and Firkin (1998)
The Railway (2006-)

6-10 Brighton Road
6 Brighton Road
William Skinner; Harry Skinner; Skinners Bakeries - Baker (1913-1951)
Crawley Carpet Planners - Carpets (1968)
V. Woodcock - Carpets (1972)
Specialised Components Supplies - Car Accessories (1976-1980)
Sargent and Palmer (1986)
AMS Computers - Computer Equipment (1998)
Harris & Co - Solicitors (2006-2012)
Vacant (2013-2014)
Platinum Estates - Estate Agent (2014-2017)
homesforyou - Estate Agent (2018-)
Rear
H&S Factors Ltd - Car Accessories (1976-1986)
8 Brighton Road
Charles Tidy - Art Needlework Depot (1913)
G.L. Lade & Son - Retail Confectioners (1924-1951)
B. Worth - Confectioner & Tobacconist (1968-1972)
Frost's - Confectioner & Tobacconist; Newsagent (1976-2012)
Saad - Newsagents (2014-)
10 Brighton Road
Alice Smith Chantler - House Furnisher (1913)
Peter Chantler - House Furnisher (1924)
Frank Thomas Mitchell - House Furnisher (1938)
J.H. Plant - Electrical Engineers (1951-1980)
Vacant (1986)
J.H. Plant - Offices (1998)
Vacant (2006)
Mazza - Burgers, Pizza Curry Take-away (2012-)

12 Brighton Road
Hedley Robert Garrett & Sons - Grocers (1913-1951)
Southgate Stores - Grocers (1968)
Vivo - Grocers (1972)
Guilders (Spar) - Grocers (1976-1980)
Pronta Print - Printer (1986-2006)
Vacant (2012)
Brothers Coffee House (2014)
Vacant (2015-2020)
CareOutlook - Home Care Services (2020-)

East Park

14-22 Brighton Road
14 Brighton Road
Moses Nightingale - Corn Merchant (1913-1951)
Vernon Smith - Estate Agent (1968-1972)
J. Stickley - Estate Agent (1976-1986)
Crombie & Sadler - Pharmacy (1998-2012)
Kamsons - Pharmacy (2014-)
14a Brighton Road
Graysons - Insurance Office (2006)
JNA - Chartered Architects (2014-)
Gatwick Homes - Estate & Letting Agents (2018-)
Home Instead Senior Care - Home Care Agency (2019-)
16 Brighton Road
Nightingale & Co. - Cycle Makers (1913)
Reynolds Dairies (1951-1956)
James - Antiques (1968-1972)
City Tramp - Mens Wear (1976)
GT Wallis - Mens Wear (1980)
Vacant (1986)
Swinton - Insurance (1998-2012)
Vacant(2017)
Crawley Clinic - Cosmetic Treatments (2018-)
16A Brighton Road
Crawley Cosmetic and Laser Clinic - Beauty
18 Brighton Road
Frederick Warneford - Chemist (1913)
Algernon Belton Sherren - Chemist (1924)
Edwards & Co. - Chemists (1938-1951)
W.D. Crombie - Chemists (1956)
Olympus - Grocers Provisions (1968)
W.M. Rowe - Herbs (1972)
J.C. Watts - Photographer (1976-1980)
The Property Shop - Estate Agent (1986)
Lewis and Dick - Solcitors (1998-)
20 Brighton Road
Thomas Baker - Watchmaker (1913-1924)
Christopher Morris - Jeweller (1938-1951)
J. Mitchell - Coal Merchant (1968-1976)
Vacant (1980)
Graysons - Insurance (1986)
Cash a Cheque - Personal Finance (1998)
The Money Shop - Personal Finance (2006-2015)
Vacant (2015-2017)
Gatwick Travels, Travel Agent (2017-2018)
Vacant (2018-2020)
Spotted Media Services, Social Media Marketing (2020-)
22 Brighton Road
Percy Jas. Swan-Taylor - Photographer (1913)
Lewis G. Ball - Photographer (1924-1951)
Southgate Studio - Photography, Cameras (1968)
Charles Benner - Solicitor (1972-1980)
Fox and Son - Estate Agent (1986)
Houseman Rohan and Benner - Solicitor (1998)
Office (2006)
Vacant (2012)
Southgate Fish and Chips - Food Take-away (2013-)

Hazeldene, 24a Brighton Road

Hazeldene was built in 1896 for Moses and Ruth Nightingale. It had a large saloon overlooking the garden, with a stage at one end were the Hazeldene Orchestra performed. A practice room was also built in the back. Since 1960 it has been the premises for the Crawley Club.


26 Brighton Road, formerly The Gables, now St Andrews House

Built in the 1890s for Timothy Martin

Martin, Timothy Henry - Surgeon (1899)
Martin, Matthews & Burn - Physicians & Surgeons (1913)

The Old Barn, ? Brighton Road
Old Crawley Tea Barn, The - Tea Rooms (1938)
County Wool (1951)
Harry Reginald Ltd. (1951)

Lusyd

Roseville

Southgate Road

48 Brighton Road
Oakhaven Nursery and Preparatory School (1951)

Malthouse Road

Hillbury

Hethersett

Pine Lodge

Apple House

58 Brighton Road
Oakhaven School (1962)

Hogg's Hill Farm


Limes
Demolished October 1986

Half Moon Hotel