Thank you very much for putting these photo's on the web.
My husband was born at 39 Twineham Road in 1938, and even though it's a sad sight to see the houses pulled down, it gives us an idea of what the area looked like as he is now in Australia.

Hi Vic, just read your comments in the local WAY magazine. When I took the pictures all those years ago I thought when the houses had gone so would the street furniture. I think the lamposts were part of that character too. I think I was correct, looking at the lamps that are now part of all the estate. I am pleased that my pictures caused some reaction. Kind regards Tony.

Hello Tony, Please can you tell me the number of the house that you are focusing on in a lot of the pictures. I used to live at No 16 for 15 years. Many thanks.

Hello, David Inkpin. My cousin Kathy Bennett was born in 1943, her brother Dan, 1937 and Terry in 1940. they lived at no.20 Twineham when St. Cuthmans church was bombed. Kathy married and moved to Texas.  

Hello David, I lived at 5 Twineham Road with my parents & brother Alan & sister Colleen, next door in number 3 were the Alexander family who were related to Frederick Alexander the well know busker during the 50s & 60s who played his harp outside Hanningtons, on the other side of us was Mr & Mrs K as they were known because their name was hard for some children to pronounce (Kowalski) their son Drew died very young as he was crushed at the bottom of a lift shaft while working in a Brighton hotel in the mid 60s, I’m sure I remember you David, do have a sister Lesley? I left Twineham Road in 1967 when I married, my surname was Roche then.

Hi Marion, yes I remember you from Twineham Road. I was there when you had a ride on someone's motor scooter and you came off of it - luckily with no injuries. Yes I have got a sister called Lesley and my mum is still going strong at 85 years of age. We left Twineham Road in 1974, so we were there another 7 years after you left. Sometimes I have a walk through the area with an old school friend Sonia Scott and picture where our house used to be. The pictures above are of our old house No 16. David.

My nan and grandad Jean and Len Virgo lived at 31 Twineham Road (on the same side as the Church and Community Centre, about four or five houses along the road). They were one of the last families to be re-housed and I can remember as a young child being amazed at all the demolition work that was going on around them whenever I visited or stayed over. They lived at 31 Twineham Road from 1957/58 up until the early 1980`s and had three daughters, Pamela (my mother), Janet and Jean. Although it was not the most affluent area, I have been told that it was a great place to grow up and in the 60`s in particular, there was a community spirit the like of which is rarely seen today.

David (Inkpin) I bumped into your mum today in Churchill Square & she looks no different to how I saw her the last time which was many years ago, she's going to be like her mum & live to a ripe old age. I'm sorry that I've only just seen your reply to my earlier query. I'm surprised that you remember me as you were quite young when I left Whitehawk for married life, your sister Lesley was a friend of mine & as well as Marcella Gunstone & Marilyn Bibby. I'm glad that my mum never saw these photos of how the houses of Whitehawk looked at that time as I'm sure she would have been very upset as she loved it at Twineham Road all the time that she lived there, I can't say that I can recognise any of the houses in these photos as they all look so very sad & not how I remember as they were in happier times.