Michael Keehan's old furniture emporium opposite the junction with New Church Road is nice, with reasonable prices and a family connection with the Albion's Withdean years.
I think you're wrong. It's roughish now but doesn't need knocking down at all because London Road has a quality that few streets have. Look above the tatty fascias and you'll see that almost every building is actually very nice. Real quality is there. Lovely Victorians lurk and there are some...