EAW029579 ENGLAND (1950). The town, Burgess Hill, from the west, 1950

Gas Works, Leylands Rd.

Gas Works, Leylands Rd.

Victoria Pleasure Gardens (VPG). At the outbreak of WW1, the military requisitioned the site for billeting & training of troops. First to come from November 1914 to April 1915, was the 2/6th & 2/7th (City of London) Battalions of The London Regiment, and then from May to June 1915, the 2/4th & 2/5th Battalions, Territorial Force, The East Lancashire Regiment. After WW1, the VPG were refurbished and re-opened for business in May 1923. Sadly only a few short weeks later Edwin Street the proprietor of the VPG died. His daughter, Mrs Daisy Upton inherited the proprietorship and the VPG operated successfully until the outbreak of WW2, at which point the military again requisitioned the site. But unlike after WW1, it was never to re-open and in the 1950s it became the site for the ‘Victoria Industrial Estate’.

Menin Gate Terrace, Royal George Road.

St Andrews (Tin) Church

Downham Cottage (since demolished)

Marle Place Lodge (since demolished)

Entrance to Nye Road

149 Royal George Road

St. Wilfrid's Church

Junction of Queen Elizabeth Avenue/B2036 London Road

Portland Road

Victoria Road

Wivelsfield Green playing field

Now the Martletts Shopping Centre

From early 1920's - St John the Evangelist, Burial Ground Extension. Now 2018 the Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor

Menin Gate Terrace, Royal George Rd. Named after the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. Built in the late 1920's early 1930's.

Mons Terrace, West Street - Mons (West St) & Marne Terrace (Junction Rd) were built after the Great War c.1920's. They were named after two Great War Battles. Later Menin Gate Terrrace, (Royal George Rd) was built.

Burgess Hill School for Girls - Playing Field

Victoria Pleasure Gardens (1897-1939). With the outbreak of WW1, the Gardens were immediately requisitioned by the military authorities for the billeting / training of troops. On November 18th 1914, soldiers of the 6th & 7th (City of London) Battalions, The London Regiment, took up occupancy of the town. When they left for the front they were replaced in May 1915 by 2nd/4th & 2nd/5th Battalions of the East Lancashire Regiment. The Gardens reopened again for business after the war. During WW2 the Gardens were requisitioned again by the military authorities. This was the 'death knell' of the Gardens as they never reopened again and in the 1950's it became the site for the Burgess Hill Industry.

Saint John's Park

Saint John the Evangelist

St James's Terrace

Marne Terrace

Manor Field Park

Manor Road Cottages

St Andrew's Church

Leylands Farm

Sheddingdean Farm

Burgess Hill Farm

Bank Buildings

The Railway Hotel

The Brow

St Luke's Boys Home (originally Freshfield House)

Norman Road

Norman & Burt Works

Springfield Terrace, Royal George Road

Burgess Hill Steam Laundry

Station Road (originally Pottery Lane)

Packham's Mill

St John the Evangelist Parish Church built 1863

St Johns Institute (now Park Centre)

St Peters Road area (under construction)

Windmill Drive

St Peters Road

Miller's cottages

Site of old windmil

Pepper's Farm

Leylands Park House

Highlands House

Woodlands (now Marle Place)

St. John's House

St. John's War Memorial Hall c.1925

St. John's Chapel c.1830

Kings Head Public House (Demolished 2013)

Wyberlye House

Bedelands Farm

World's End

Leylands Road

St. Wildfrids Road

Wivelsfield Station

Outdoor swimming pool,

Royal George Road

London Road

West Street

Leylands Road gas towers

Burgess Hill train station

Keymer Clay works

Denham Road

St John's Park

St John's Park