James Gray: Five snapshots (jgc_37_102 to jgc_37_104), dated 1925, and culled from a private family album. They show the fields and the access thereto. Boys at football. The fields straddled the present Holmes Avenue, and were to the south of West Blatchington, roughly where Nevill Park and the other school fields are today. Note the windmill, Meadow Cottages (between the first two lads standing at the left), and far right the long line of large trees of which just a few still remain in Court Farm Road. jgc_37_102
2019: The other three snapshots refered to by James Gray (jgc_27_104 to 106) are of the access path to the Hove High School playing fields and can be found on the Holmes Avenue page. In the foreground of the 2019 image are the present-day Brighton and Hove Hockey pitches. Behind them is Blatchington Mill School formerly Hove County Grammar School for Boys. The sails of the windmill are still visible. (Photographer: Mark Stephenson)
James Gray: This ground, which was then being laid out for building, was in the ownership of the Abergavenny family for many years. In recent times it formed part of West Blatchington farm until 1936 when it was turned over to allotments.
James Gray: This ground, which was then being laid out for building, was in the ownership of the Abergavenny family for many years. In recent times it formed part of West Blatchington farm until 1936 when it was turned over to allotments. In this photograph, the view is looking west across the disused allotments to the trees of Holmes Avenue. jgc_36_142
James Gray: When I was given this photograph I was told that it shows Nevill Avenue being constructed in 1933, but I am in some doubt about this. It could be as there are many features in favour of this; the level ground, houses very like those in Nevill Road in the distance while the chimney could be that of Goldstone Waterworks. On the other hand where is the stand of the Greyhound Stadium built five years earlier in 1928? jgc_17_048