The Estate - Bevendean History Project
Jevington Drive Self-Build Houses and Bungalows
On
the 2nd of November 1920, Benjamin Tillstone Rogers-Tillstone formerly
of Moulsecoomb Place, Brighton sold land at Bevendean to The County
Borough of Brighton as shown on the map below.
Keep Ref: ACC 5310/164
The southern area of the land marked pink was used as allotments. Some of this land was subsequently used for housing, however, part of the land is still used as allotments today.
Keep Ref: DB/D/84/24/16972
The plan above of Moulsecoomb allotments with the area coloured pink marked to be used for housing. This plan was approved by the Brighton Town Council on 17 December 1959.
Keep Ref: DB/D/84/25/17579
Plan showing proposed road and sewer layout at Moulsecoomb allotments for Jevington Drive and Willingdon Way. This plan was approved by the Brighton Town Council on 23 June 1960.
The steep slope behind The Avenue up to Jevington Drive is covered with trees and bushes and was not considered suitable for house building or cultivation.
Sketch map showing the areas of land developed in the 1960s by local housing associations on the site of former allotments north east of Eastbourne Road. Moulsecoomb Self Build Association built semidetached bungalows on the are coloured green while Eastbourne Self Build Association built semidetached houses on the area coloured yellow.
The photograph below shows the land before building work started. It is dated July 1960, showing the allotments, the Avenue and some of the flats on the Bates Estate in the distance on the right-hand side.
BHG Ref: 1960-07_Jevington Dr Self Build 01
Some of this land was sold to groups of men who formed Self Build Housing Associations and then constructed houses and bungalows which are now on either side of Jevington Drive.
Moulsecoomb Self-Build Housing Association constructed 16 pairs of semi-detached bungalows coloured green on the plan below. These were built on the south west side of Jevington Drive and in Birling Close.
Planning permission for the construct of the bungalows was given on 19 August 1960.
Plan showing the layout of the 32 semi-detached bungalows on the south west side of Jevington Drive.
Keep Ref: ACC 8728/5/7
Plans for the construction of the semi-detached bungalows in Jevington Drive.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/60/2/1487/1
The bungalows on the south east side of Jevington Drive photographed in April 2020.
BHG Ref: 2020-04-27_P1020985c
Eastbourne Road Self-Build Housing Association constructed 18 pairs of semi-detached houses on the area coloured yellow on the sketch plan above.
These houses were built on the piece of land encircled by Jevington Drive. Plans for these houses were approved on 5 December 1960.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/60/3/2010
Photographs taken during the building of the semidetached houses for Eastbourne Road Self Builders.
Construction of the walls on one of the houses in August 1961.
BHG Ref: 1961-08_Jevington Dr Self Build 11
Construction of the house roofs in August 1961.
BHG Ref: 1961-08_Jevington Dr Self Build 22
Semidetached houses on the north eastern side of Jevington Drive photographed in April 2020. The land to the right is the steep slope down to the Avenue.
BHG Ref: 2020-04-25_P1020865c
Two blocks each of 3 terraced houses were constructed for the Willingdon Housing Association Ltd at either end in Willingdon Road. Planning permission was granted on 11 February 1964. The house numbers for these houses are 2, 2A, 4, 22, 24 and 26.
Plan showing the site of the two blocks of terraced houses in Willingdon Road.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/64/1/73
Plan showing the stepping of the roofs for one block of 3 terraced houses at the western end of Willingdon Road.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/64/1/73
Photograph of one terrace of 3 houses in Willingdon Road. Image from Google Street view captured September 2012 © 2023 Google.
Four blocks of 2 terraced houses were also constructed for the Natal Housing Association in Willingdon Road. Planning permission was granted to the Natal Housing Association on 18 April 1961.
Plans for the 4 sets of semidetached houses built in Willingdon Road for the Natal Housing Association. The house numbers for these houses are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/61/2/644
The semidetached houses in Willingdon Road photographed in April 2020.
Ref: 2020-04-27_P1020977c
Photographs of the houses and bungalows.
Plans of the houses and bungalows in Jevington Drive and Willingdon Road.
The southern area of the land marked pink was used as allotments. Some of this land was subsequently used for housing, however, part of the land is still used as allotments today.
Keep Ref: DB/D/84/24/16972
The plan above of Moulsecoomb allotments with the area coloured pink marked to be used for housing. This plan was approved by the Brighton Town Council on 17 December 1959.
Keep Ref: DB/D/84/25/17579
Plan showing proposed road and sewer layout at Moulsecoomb allotments for Jevington Drive and Willingdon Way. This plan was approved by the Brighton Town Council on 23 June 1960.
The steep slope behind The Avenue up to Jevington Drive is covered with trees and bushes and was not considered suitable for house building or cultivation.
Sketch map showing the areas of land developed in the 1960s by local housing associations on the site of former allotments north east of Eastbourne Road. Moulsecoomb Self Build Association built semidetached bungalows on the are coloured green while Eastbourne Self Build Association built semidetached houses on the area coloured yellow.
The photograph below shows the land before building work started. It is dated July 1960, showing the allotments, the Avenue and some of the flats on the Bates Estate in the distance on the right-hand side.
BHG Ref: 1960-07_Jevington Dr Self Build 01
Some of this land was sold to groups of men who formed Self Build Housing Associations and then constructed houses and bungalows which are now on either side of Jevington Drive.
Moulsecoomb Self-Build Housing Association constructed 16 pairs of semi-detached bungalows coloured green on the plan below. These were built on the south west side of Jevington Drive and in Birling Close.
Planning permission for the construct of the bungalows was given on 19 August 1960.
Plan showing the layout of the 32 semi-detached bungalows on the south west side of Jevington Drive.
Keep Ref: ACC 8728/5/7
Plans for the construction of the semi-detached bungalows in Jevington Drive.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/60/2/1487/1
The bungalows on the south east side of Jevington Drive photographed in April 2020.
BHG Ref: 2020-04-27_P1020985c
Eastbourne Road Self-Build Housing Association constructed 18 pairs of semi-detached houses on the area coloured yellow on the sketch plan above.
These houses were built on the piece of land encircled by Jevington Drive. Plans for these houses were approved on 5 December 1960.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/60/3/2010
Photographs taken during the building of the semidetached houses for Eastbourne Road Self Builders.
Construction of the walls on one of the houses in August 1961.
BHG Ref: 1961-08_Jevington Dr Self Build 11
Construction of the house roofs in August 1961.
BHG Ref: 1961-08_Jevington Dr Self Build 22
Semidetached houses on the north eastern side of Jevington Drive photographed in April 2020. The land to the right is the steep slope down to the Avenue.
BHG Ref: 2020-04-25_P1020865c
Two blocks each of 3 terraced houses were constructed for the Willingdon Housing Association Ltd at either end in Willingdon Road. Planning permission was granted on 11 February 1964. The house numbers for these houses are 2, 2A, 4, 22, 24 and 26.
Plan showing the site of the two blocks of terraced houses in Willingdon Road.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/64/1/73
Plan showing the stepping of the roofs for one block of 3 terraced houses at the western end of Willingdon Road.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/64/1/73
Photograph of one terrace of 3 houses in Willingdon Road. Image from Google Street view captured September 2012 © 2023 Google.
Four blocks of 2 terraced houses were also constructed for the Natal Housing Association in Willingdon Road. Planning permission was granted to the Natal Housing Association on 18 April 1961.
Plans for the 4 sets of semidetached houses built in Willingdon Road for the Natal Housing Association. The house numbers for these houses are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20.
Keep Ref: DB/D/139/61/2/644
The semidetached houses in Willingdon Road photographed in April 2020.
Ref: 2020-04-27_P1020977c
Photographs of the houses and bungalows.
Plans of the houses and bungalows in Jevington Drive and Willingdon Road.
