Bevendean History Project
The Avenue
Between 1920 and 1924 the roads between Coombe Road and Natal Road were constructed with houses built on both sides.
The next area to be developed along the Lewes Road was South Moulsecoomb, which was developed in the early 1920s.
The houses in the Avenue between numbers 1 and 99 were built on the east side, completed and occupied by 1925.
The houses on the west side of the Avenue between numbers 2 and 108 were also built and occupied by 1925. Number 108 is at the western end of Manton Road.
The houses from the start of Manton Road eastwards are considered to be part of the Lower Bevendean Estate.
The rest of the Avenue houses with numbers 101 to 123 on the east side and 110 to 152 on the west side were completed and occupied by 1932 as was Manton Road.
The houses in Lower and Upper Bevendean Avenue were built in 1936 and 1937.
One way traffic flow in the Avenue
Originally traffic was allowed to travel in either direction on both sides of the Avenue Green.
After the end of the Second World War, with the increase in the number of vehicles on the road, it was decided for safety reasons to make the Avenue one way. Traffic travelled into the Bevendean estate on the east side of the green, while traffic travelled out of the estate on the west side.
The plan above is dated 13 January 1948 and shows a one way road layout with the position of no entry signs. The location of the prefabs in Heath Hill Avenue is included with a legend at the end of the road saying; ‘Leading to Lower Bevendean Permanent Housing Estate’.
Between 1920 and 1924 the roads between Coombe Road and Natal Road were constructed with houses built on both sides.
The next area to be developed along the Lewes Road was South Moulsecoomb, which was developed in the early 1920s.
The houses in the Avenue between numbers 1 and 99 were built on the east side, completed and occupied by 1925.
The houses on the west side of the Avenue between numbers 2 and 108 were also built and occupied by 1925. Number 108 is at the western end of Manton Road.
The houses from the start of Manton Road eastwards are considered to be part of the Lower Bevendean Estate.
The rest of the Avenue houses with numbers 101 to 123 on the east side and 110 to 152 on the west side were completed and occupied by 1932 as was Manton Road.
The houses in Lower and Upper Bevendean Avenue were built in 1936 and 1937.
One way traffic flow in the Avenue
Originally traffic was allowed to travel in either direction on both sides of the Avenue Green.
After the end of the Second World War, with the increase in the number of vehicles on the road, it was decided for safety reasons to make the Avenue one way. Traffic travelled into the Bevendean estate on the east side of the green, while traffic travelled out of the estate on the west side.
The plan above is dated 13 January 1948 and shows a one way road layout with the position of no entry signs. The location of the prefabs in Heath Hill Avenue is included with a legend at the end of the road saying; ‘Leading to Lower Bevendean Permanent Housing Estate’.
| Photographs of the Avenue | Photographs of Houses in the Avenue |
| The Avenue Orchard | One Way Road plan for the Avenue |
| Proposal to rename Upper & Lower Bevendean Avenues |