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Mile Oak in the Snow
A suburb of Portslade that was gradually built up during the 20th century initially as a private development but from the 1960s as a large council enterprise to rehouse the waterside community at Portslade by Sea when that area was redeveloped. Viewed from Southwick Hill.
Image: © Simon Carey
Taken: 2 Dec 2010
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South along Mile Oak Road, Mile oak
The Mile Oak pub is on the right.
Image: © Dave Spicer
Taken: 2 Dec 2010
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Chalky Road, Mile Oak
Image: © Paul Gillett
Taken: 21 Mar 2015
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Looking towards Portslade School and Community College playing fields
Housing now covers the whole scene except for the playing fields. The water tower at the top of the hill is now a bird observatory and camera obscura.
Image: © nick macneill
Taken: 18 Nov 1983
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Mile Oak Road approaching Mile Oak
The turning on the left, The Rise along with Edgehill Way, was built on the site of a former LCC approved School.
Image: © Dave Spicer
Taken: 18 Dec 2012
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Mile Oak from Southwick Hill
View east over Mile Oak to Foredown Hill on the skyline. Foredown Tower is to the right of centre on this skyline with the white pinnacle roof.
Built as a water tower serving the adjacent former Foredown Hospital, it is now a Camera Obscura http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/foredown-tower-countryside-centre
Image: © Dave Spicer
Taken: 2 Dec 2010
0.14 miles
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Portslade Aldridge Community College
Secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Portslade, The school has around 900 pupils, including around 100 in the sixth form. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portslade_Aldridge_Community_Academy
College Website: http://www.paca.uk.com/
Image: © Paul Gillett
Taken: 21 Mar 2015
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Mile Oak in April
Picture didn't capture the howling northerly wind blowing along the top
Image: © Dave Spicer
Taken: 6 Apr 2008
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Residential flats - Chalky Road
Image: © Mr Ignavy
Taken: 28 May 2011
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Pergola in the Mile Oak pub gardens
The village of Mile Oak is rumoured to have got its name by having an Oak tree one mile from the Stags Head in Portslade Old Village. The pub itself was not built until the early fifties.
Image: © Dave Spicer
Taken: 2 Dec 2010
0.17 miles