Audio Overviews -The "Unseen" Portslade

 

The Audio Podcast 

Charts the rise and fall of North Street in favour of the rise of Station Road and Boundary Road as the commercial Hub of Portslade

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The "Unseen" Portslade

“While official records mention shops and dates, this audio explores the lived reality of the station forecourt. Listen for the story of the Guy Runabout—a skeletal bus that once carried tourists to Devil’s Dyke, repurposed by my grandfather to feed the local railway workforce with homemade pies.”

Timeline of the "Centre" Shift

Era	Primary Shopping Hub	Defining Feature
1800–1880	North Street	The Industrial Heart: Gasworks, Brickworks, and the Clarendon Arms
1881–1930	The Transition	The new Italianate Station draws growth toward the coast
1930–1960	Station Road	The Motor Age: Vine & Lee’s overhanging pumps and family-run forecourt cafés

Visual Context

• The Photo: It provides a striking visual contrast to the "tranquil high-class residential" villas that preceded it.

• The Map: A simple diagram showing the 1903 boundary line running down the centre of the road.

• The Audio Podcast Charts the rise and fall of North Street in favour of the rise of Station Road and Boundary Road as the commercial Hub of Portslade.