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Old Shoreham Road, HOVE, BN3 7BE

A series of semi-detached houses lining the northern side of the A270 that were built in the late 1920s/early 1930s. Beyond is Hove Park with the new Park Lodge development in the far distance.

A small parade of shops occupied by a deli, Indian restaurant and chartered surveyor, that were built in the late 1920s.

Linking Orchard Road with Nevill Road, the small estate was built in the 1920s on the site of a former apple orchard some of whose trees survived in the back gardens of the newly built houses.

The home of Brighton and Hove Albion FC for 95 years from 1902 to 1997, the Goldstone was sold in 1997 by the then board of directors for a retail re-development of the site with no plans for an alternative stadium in Sussex for the club being in place. The Goldstone was unique in being the only Football League ground in Sussex and was a much-loved asset, having been visited by countless thousands of football fans down the years. In 1997 the pitch was ripped up and the stands and buildings demolished to be replaced by yet another bland cheerless and characterless retail park. This view was taken looking towards the North Stand after what was going to be the club's last but one home game, against Carlisle United, in 1996. In the event the club were subsequently allowed to stay on for another season, but the picture shows the weight of feeling at the time with numerous supporters demonstrating against the proposed closure, and venting their anger at the directors' box. After more than 8 years of a fragile, precarious, and peripatetic existence, planning permission for a new 23,000 seater community stadium at Falmer on the north eastern outskirts of Brighton was finally granted in October 2005, and it is hoped that the club will be able to play its first game there at the start of the 2008/09 season. Currently the club's home is the totally unsuitable Withdean Stadium, with its limited crowd capacity, open and exposed temporary stand seating, and Portakabin offices and facilities. See Simon's Image

Goldstone Retail Park, on Old Shoreham Road. Current occupants include pet supplies, clothes, beds, furniture and catering outlets.

Hove Park's great claim to fame, the Goldstone, lies in its southwest corner. This huge rock, weighing about 20 tons, is commonly believed to have been used by the Druids for worship. http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1001368

The car showroom on the right nearest the camera was built in the late 1960s on the site of Goldstone Barn once part of a former farm that occupied this site until given up in the 1920s. The outbuildings survived for another forty years before they were demolished. Beyond is a new warehouse which is part of Goldstone Retail Park and stands on the site of the Goldstone Ground, former home of Brighton & Hove Albion, Until 1997 this view included the main west stand which housed the club's offices.

Located on the corner of Nevill Road at a rather busy road junction. Currently occupied by Kwik Fit though the building dates back to the 1920s.

Linking Orchard Road with Orchard Gardens, the small estate was built in the 1920s on the site of a former apple orchard some of whose trees survived in the back gardens of the newly built houses. The works on Orchard Gardens are the rear of Dugard Precision Engineering who front out onto Old Shoreham Road. The Dugard family have had a long association with Eastbourne Eagles speedway team.

Located on the corner of Nevill Road and Orchard Gardens the works have been here since 1990. It seems this part of Brighton and Hove has just managed to miss the rain this morning.