The farm and buildings, here shown, stood on the site of Elm Drive, Hove, and derived its name from the gibbet which existed in the 18th century just north of the Old Shoreham Road approximately where the footpath goes through to Maple Gardens.
The farm was established about the middle of the last century on land rented from the Sackville family. It extended from just opposite St. Josephs Home along Old Shoreham Road and thence north of the Dyke Railway line to where this crossed the narrow Hangleton Road.
It was approached by the path running along the fence in the background, which also led across a style, through allotments to Jackass Field and West Blatchington. In 1930 the land was sold by the Sackville Estate to Braybons Ltd., who laid out the whole area for building. Holmes Avenue which covers the site of the old footpath was named after the last farmer, Mr Holmes who had the farm from 1902 until 1930.
The meadow was used as a football pitch in the winter and I played here many times for Hove Belmont F.C. in the season 1923 – 1924.
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Place: Hove
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