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Old Shoreham Road, HOVE, BN3 6ET

Looking north east from the A270 Old Shoreham Road at the very edge of the square.

The fields are bounded by BHASVIC (Brighton & Hove Sixth Form College) to the east, the Cliftonville Spur railway line to the west, Old Shoreham Road to the south and Dyke Road Park to the north. The section in view is on the western side near the railway with the floodlights of the County Ground visible in the distance. For a long time there has been questions over the ownership of the land which was resolved over the summer of 2015 whereby the pitches adjacent to BHASVIC in the east belonging to the college and the rest under ownership of Brighton & Hove Council. Although not designated a public park it has long been used by the locals as an open space which at times has run into conflict with neighbouring Cardinal Newman School who use the field as extra space for PE lessons and are responsible for its maintenance. In 2013 the site was selected by Michael Gove as the preferred site of a new free school which at least united the various parties in opposition which was eventually successful. As such it remains an open space though since September 2015 the council has banned dogs from most of the fields particularly during the week when in use. The field was originally a large triangular piece of pasture between Old Shoreham Road and Dyke Road that had become allotments by 1911 then subdivided between Dyke road park to the north and playing fields to the south during the inter-war years.

The A270 taken from the junction with Silverdale Road with a looming rain cloud overhead. Prior to the Brighton by-pass opening this was the A27.

The houses are between Glendale and Silverdale Road. Old Shoreham Road was once the main A27 trunk road now superseded by the bypass. The road follows the course of an old Roman Road to a former ferry crossing at Shoreham.

Crossing the Cliftonville Spur. After the biggest fall of snow in the city for 18 years public transport ground to halt so this was the first of many people walking to work this morning.

Bhasvic is the general term used for Brighton and Hove Sixth Form College. Although primarily a private facility, ease of access means many others use the fields too. At present there is talk of selling part of the fields for housing.

Another view of Image which can be seen clearer in this picture. The spur links the West Coastway Line with the main London-Brighton line without having to go into Brighton.

Opened in 1879 to connect the west coast line with the main London-Brighton line without the need to reverse or change engines at Brighton. Viewed from Burton Walk footbridge and looking towards Old Shoreham Road Bridge with the southern portal of Cliftonville Tunnel visible beyond.

BHASVIC is the local acronym used for Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College and the fields between Dyke Road Park and Old Shoreham Road are private and belong to the college. The trees mark the location of a cutting prior to the Cliftonville Spur heading through a tunnel on to way to Preston Park station. The building beyond is part of Cardinal Newman school. As the sky suggests it is about to rain.

House on the corner of the A270 and Glendale Road. A fair number of houses in Brighton & Hove are white which go well when there is snow.