Whitehawk

Whitehawk is a suburb of Brighton, England.

The modern estate of Whitehawk is built in a downland valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The council estate was originally developed between 1933-7 with nearly 1,200 houses. The Swanborough flats were built in 1967.Carder, Timothy (1990). The Encyclopedia of Brighton. s.208 East Sussex County Libraries. ISBN 0861473159

During the 1970s and 1980s Whitehawk was largely rebuilt by altering the road layouts and increasing the number of houses.

Whitehawk is overlooked by the White Hawk, a chalk carving in the hill at Sheepcote Valley. The White Hawk was carved in 2001 by local artists Same Sky with support from the Friends of Sheepcote Valley and Whitehawk Residents.http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/whitehawk_personal.htm

Contents

1 History of Whitehawk
2 Places of Worship
3 Education

3.1 Primary
3.2 Secondary
3.3 Post 16/Adult

4 References
5 External links

History of Whitehawk

Whitehawk Camp is one of the earliest signs of human habitation in the Brighton area. It is the remains of a neolithic hillfort inhabited sometime around 2700BC and is a scheduled ancient monument. It is one of only twelve remaining examples of a causewayed hill camp from the Neolithic Windmill Hill culture in Britain. It reaches 396 feet above sea level and measures 950 feet by 700 feet. It is made up of 4 concentric ditches broken up by causeways. The first written mention of the camp (as White Hawke Hill) was in 1587. It was excavated 3 times between 1929 and 1935.

Horse racing started on Whitehawk Down in the late 18th century. Brighton Race Course is still on the site to this day. http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/brightonandhove/local/TRA22035.html?ixsid=

Places of Worship

St. Cuthman's (C of E) Church was built in the 1930's and completely destroyed by bombing in World War II. It was rebuilt after the war being completed in 1952. It is sometimes called the Children's Church because local children famously saved their pennies to help fund the rebuilding. The church hall was sold to the local Community Association in 1982 and is now known as the Valley Social Centre. The church also runs a drop in centre. http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/st_cuthmans_church_history.htm

St. Davids Mission Hall (C of E) was used prior to the building of St Cuthman's. It is now used as a community centre.

The Roman Catholic Church of St Louis, King of France opened in 1964 and was demolished in 1982 after being declared unsafe. A block of flats now stands on the site. http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/brightonandhove/local/TRA22073.html?ixsid=

Education

Primary

Whitehawk Primary School caters for children aged between 3 and 11 years old. It was formed by the amalgamation of the old separate Infant and Junior Schools.

St. John the Baptist Catholic School caters for children aged between 4 and 11 years old.

Secondary

Stanley Deason (Secondary) School was opened in 1976. The name was changed to Marina High in September 1997 and East Brighton College of Media Arts (often abbreviated to COMART) in September 1999, however it closed in August 2005. It catered for children aged between 11 and 16 years old. When the college closed the pupils were enrolled in the various other schools in Brighton and Hove.BBC News Online 21 July 2005 [link]http://www.media-arts.brighton-hove.sch.uk/contact.htm

Post 16/Adult

Whitehawk Inn is a community learning centre in South Whitehawk, occupying a former pub. It was founded in 2001. It provides various long and short term, full and part time courses in a wide range of subjects as well as providing advice on gaining employment.

References

External links

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