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Woodhouse Road, HOVE, BN3 5NA

Residential street linking Portland Road to New Church Road that was developed during the 1930s.

A residential road that links Portland Avenue to Portland Road. Originally a field called Little Golhards that was located in a detached portion of Portslade parish that was acquired by Aldrington in 1883 by which point it was being used a brick field. Development occurred in the early 1930s with part of the road completed by the time of the 1932 OS map.

A residential road that runs between New Church Road, the B2066, and Portland Road. The road follows the western boundary of an old field called West Laine in Aldrington's 1840 tithe map that later became Wish Brick Field who would supply much of the building material for the developing suburb. Consequently, the road was not laid out until the late 1920s and development only completed by the mid 1930s.

A view of the road heading east from Portland Avenue before it turns north to Portland Road, see Image, with Woodhouse Close in view at the corner. The road in the foreground was once the site of Wish Cottage which was located in the south east corner of a detached portion of Portslade parish. The cottage was built sometime in the 19th century, it isn't marked on the 1813 OS map but does appear on Portslade's 1840 tithe map. The cottage survived until 1927 before it was demolished to make way for Woodhouse Road. See https://jackiedinnis.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/aldrington-park-copy.jpg with the cottage located on the right beneath the flag.

A residential road that links New Church Road, the B2066, to Portland Road. Originally part of a field called Great Golhards that was located in a detached portion of Portlsade parish that was acquired by Aldrington in 1883 by which point part of was used as a brick field. The road was laid out and developed in the early 1930s.

A residential road that connects New Church Road, the B2066, to Coleman Avenue. Once a field called West Laine according to Aldrington's 1840 tithe map by the 1880s it was part of Wish Brick Field who supplied building materials for most of the suburb. Consequently, it was one of the last areas to be developed not completed until the mid 1930s.

A residential road that links New Church Road, the B2066, to Amesbury Crescent. Originally part of a field called West Laine according to Aldrington's 1840 tithe map by the 1880s it had become Wish Brick Field which supplied much of the building material for the developing suburb. As a consequence it was one of the last areas to be developed with the houses built in the mid 1930s.

A small park which is tucked away out of sight to all but those who know of its existence. Entrance is via a gate on St Heliers Avenue then a path which runs between the houses on that road, then turns south passing the tennis courts of Image before arriving at this small rectangular green space. Originally part of a field called West Laine according to Aldrington's 1840 tithe map that had become Wish Brick Field by the 1880s who supplied much of the building materials for the suburb. The park was laid out in the 1930s.

The private fitness club is located at the northern end of Davis Park and includes a building plus four tennis courts to the immediate south. Originally known as Hove Squash and Rackets Club it later became Dragons Health Club, was acquired by LA Fitness who in 2014 were taken over by the fitness division of retailer Sports Direct.