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The Droveway, HOVE, BN3 7AU

An ancient east-west route that ran along the Downs through small villages such as Preston and West Blatchington. The built up part of the road begins opposite The Drove on Dyke Road Avenue before crossing Hove Park and heading back up the hill here past the offices of Legal & General to the left and the British Engineerium to the right. It carries on as Nevill Road and Court Farm Road before heading through Hangleton and Portslade.

A Free School which opened in 2012 but did not move into these premises until the spring of 2016, prior to that the school was located at the Brighton Aldridge Community Academy out at Falmer. Originally a plant nursery and council depot for neighbouring Hove park, see Image As the name suggests the school's focus is to teach children in French, Spanish and English.

Home to offices of Legal & General PLC who moved here a decade ago from their old offices in Montefiore Road. Until 1967 the site was largely empty with a small slice on the western side leased to Brighton & Hove Stadium for use as a spectator stand. The Alliance Building Society opened their main offices here in the mid 1960s and remained on the site until 1993 when, as the Alliance & Leicester, they moved their operations to Leicester. Development of the site proved quite difficult and it wasn't until 2001 that the old building was demolished with the new structures going up a few years later, offices to the north and two sets of flats on Orchard Road to the south.

The Hove Park miniature railway protected from the casual wanderer. The gauge appears to be the usual dual 5"/3.5".

Running in a circuit up the north western side of the park. Opened in 1962 the area was initially for miniature railway enthusiasts but soon opened to the public and has remained a popular attraction ever since. The railway suffered damaged in the 1987 hurricane and needed new concrete supports to rebuild the track, each of which has a plaque commemorating the sponsor. This part is the southern loop viewed from The Droveway.

2000 foot long track run by Brighton and Hove Society of Miniature Locomotive Engineers and opened to the public on set dates during the summer. http://www.hoveparkrailway.co.uk/

Built on land formerly part of Brighton & Hove Stadium in 1986. Part of Legal & General's new offices are to the right.

Website: https://hoveparkrailway.com/ 2,000-foot (610 m) long miniature railway operating on a 5-inch gauge, which is open on occasional weekends and bank holidays throughout spring, summer and autumn. The railway is run by the Brighton & Hove Society of Miniature Locomotive Engineers, which was formed from part of Brighton Model Engineers in 1962. The track was upgraded to use concrete sections following damage caused by the Great Storm of 1987. Each separate section bears a plate detailing the name of the individual who sponsored it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hove_Park