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