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I worked at LYON 7 HALL in the 60s, started in 1961 I was employed as a junior clark, used to love the record department as you could go into the booth and try before you buy, the cheeserights I think owned the business, I remember the music room where singers could come in and practice their vocals.
Just been sent this page by a friend and I am Jennifer Casburn, now Wheeler, 7th row third from right in gymslip, tie and white blouse. I remember Miss Floyd and Mrs Carpenter was Headmistress and taught the third class, Miss Vicken taught Class 2. I was still there when Mr Robinson (or was it Robertson) took over as Head. I went on to the Girl’s Grammar School with Anne Kirby who was also a pupil and later spent 20 years in Sweden. Visited Mr Robinson later when he was Head of West Hove Infants. Am in Hove off and on – live right at the end of Portland Road – having lived in Singapore, Perth (Oz), Wellington (Eastbourne) in NZ and recently 4 years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I remember Warren Tennant – didn’t he play football for Brighton? Would be happy to catch up!
They’ve just shown an episode of ‘Bargain Hunt’ on BBC TV just now where the presenter went to visit Geoff Price who has the largest collection of model/toy buses (15,000) in the world. Mr. Price claimed that Eddie Johnstone had actually built 63 of these vehicles and that he has five of them in his own record breaking collection. Some of these vehicles apparently were capable of doing 60mph!
Could the teacher be Miss Tidmann? She was my teacher at Downs in 1970 I believe.
The 1950s. I remember Peter and Eric, the Brighton Brothers with their confectionary factory in Davigdor Road, backing onto the railway line. Through WW11 and the 50s I lived on the premises of Davigdor Dairies, a short distance to the west of their factory on the opposite side of the road. They used to open their factory every 5th November for a bonfire and fireworks display for the local children [with a lovely sweeties goody bag of course!]. They were indeed stalwarts of Holland Road Baptist Church close to Palmeira Square. I joined their Robins. Yes we wore brown jumpers with red breasts! This may have been a unique Brighton Brother’s group of kiddies before they were old enough to join their Life Boys. I really enjoyed this through 8 year old till 11 when I joined their Boys Brigade. But only for a year because my interests took me away from this much more regimented approach when I was able to take up other interests at Hove Grammar School [in those days known as Hove County Grammar School] and also supporting Brighton and Hove Albion football team at their old Goldstone Ground which was just across the road from Clarks Bakery which is talked about quite a lot on this website. By then we had moved to Clarendon Road in a rented house opposite the General Store photographed and talked about a lot on this website. I actually worked baking bread at the Clarks factory for a couple of years [summer job in school holidays] and my mother was a highly merited shop manageress at a number of the Clarks bakery shops across Brighton and Hove.
Hi Keith,
Apologies I’m about 8 years too late replying to your search for your old mates. My Dad was Tom Mair. Dad died back in 2009, but was an absolute biker until the end, and many of my earliest memories take place in various pit lanes up and down the country. Lovely to know some of his mates still remember him.
Andrew, FreeBMDs tell us that Elsie Warland was born Steyning Sept qr 1899, died in Brighton December qr 1938 aged only 39 years. If you are in Brighton it should be possible to go into the Register Office and get a copy of her death certificate. She obviously did not marry. The only reference to her sister Cicely is a birth in Steyning June qr 1903. No other details recorded. Her disappearance remains a mystery. There might have been a report in the local paper, The Evening Argus, at the time. Might be worth a trip to the reference library. Regards, and have a good trip to England. TCS.
Hello, I have just seen this photograph in 2024, a couple of weeks before I arrive in Brighton (on 12 May 2024) from Australia. I could be wrong, but I believe the Principal Miss Warland is Elsie Warland, born 1900 to Henry Thomas and Alice Warland, so my grandfather’s first cousin. The woman in the photo certainly looks like a Warland relative. Elsie’s younger sister Cicely Warland, born 1904, went missing in December 1925 and was never seen again. If anyone should know what happened to Miss Warland and/of if it is Elsie, please let me know here?
My Great-Great Grandparents lived at 34 Camelford Street. George & Elizabeth Braney. My Great Great Grandfather was a mounted officer and fought in the Boer War.
I remember Neil Huet, Debby Jenner and Charlie Twisleton in the late 70’s fun place to go.
My grandparents lived at 48 Fletching Road and there name was Fawcett. I was often there as a child until I moved to Essex in 1954.
I remember the store well, I used to come over from Seaford on the train to buy soul imports that you would hear down the revolution club, couldn’t get them anywhere else. King Jerry was very knowledgeable and approachable. Happy days.
I remember Ann Dawson and Glenis Herring in my class. I was Susan Hamilton.
I started at Whitehawk infant school and continued through all three schools, I lived at 7 Findon road whitehawk. Ronald bowler, Susan bowler, Norman May, Davis brothers, We were a family of 9 . ,Ricky, Pat, Michael, June, Derek, Linda, David, Alan, Tony. All in a three bedroom house. Penny for the guy November 5th Stale cakes 1p Cleaning the coaches out for cash. Returning the corona & beer bottles to the pub. Swimming at the pool black rock. Delivery boy local butchers. Dennis Shipley manager ( he used to give me pies for lunch, cold ones but really nice). 10 bob a week. I was alway bullied at school. Loved the holidays hated school. I read how some had a holiday on here talking how good it was to go to whitehawk school. If you were smart that is, it’s not how I remember, the amount of time I got six of the best across my finger tips by caine I was dyslexic and Had trouble understanding simple school, I was put in a D class alone with others I was called thick and a disruptive,.
Apart from school , your right it was a good place to live, we had loads of friends hardly any cash but we made our own fun, Things were tough but it make us want to do better. Most of my brothers and sisters never left whitehawk and are still living in the area although some have since passed away. I would love to know what happened to Susan Bowley.
Hi Alan, I still live in Brighton so when I walk by the subway and the little alcove we used to hang out in on cold winter nights it was pitch dark down there.Mrs Smith and her chips Monk Nugget, Coventry Mick, Geordi Girl andJohn l-fern. Memories come flooding back I think you were hanging out there before me as I was on the beach in St Ives round about 1970 I remember you putting me up I had a bed sit the size of a cupboard. Great times. Have told my sons we hung out they find it hard to believe cool times.
You can just see my grandfathers shop beside Maynards’ furniture. It was known as Alexander’s or Brighton’s Cheapest Store’ my grandfather and grandma had the shop from 1953 to 1973. They sold everything ……does anyone remember it?
To answer Richard Midda :Jeffrey and Roger Khanna became successful engineers, brother David farmed sheep and cattle in Scotland, Dr. Freddy Masri lives in Russia and Chelsea and his brother Sammy lives in New York. We are all retired now and stay loosely in touch. I live in the USA with my wife and family. Life is good with pleasant memories of Hollingbury. I well remember Richard Lewis, teacher Bellamy who I liked and Miss Screby.
Hi folks! I suddenly remembered that place Top Rank in Brighton,when I heard the name in a true crime documentary-so I looked it up and here I am. I was there the whole summer of 1977,and Top Rank became our favourite place to hang out and dance/flirt and have fun. We two Norwegian girlfriends were students and lived with a British family (the mother showed us to be an alcoholic though) I regret that I didn`t write a diary for each day,writing down the bands who were playing at Top Rank aso. I remember punk was not my thing,I loved disco dancing. I loved Slade, Simple Mind, Status Q also! I remember a girl in the ladys room tried to pick me up,and that was a little shocking for me only 15 yrs old -first time I met a lesbian. I remember my new Brighton boyfriend fighting with a Spanish boy over me,just outside the door of Top Rank,and my boyfriend David broke his arm poor boy. My girlfriend was almost raped in a narrow street close by. But anyway that summer was magical ,exiting and fun. Miss the 70s Fantastic memories, Thank you Brighton!
Dear “old” school mates,
Much has befallen me since I left that terrible 1888 erction in Hanover Terrace. I wonder how the then council Ed Authority allowed it stay open so long, I think it was built in 1888!!. I took the 13 plus from Patcham and just did 33 years always in a “X” class. “Goofy” Downing was a spineless character who should never been headmaster anywhere. Ben Chappel was the obvious choice for me. I’m now 86 and a few years ago we drove down to Brighton from Lincolnshire and I thought let’s have a look at the old school as we were going up Elm Grove to see relatives. It had been pulled down “hooray” my long time wish had come true. Can anyone remember when this happened? I commuted from Patcham using the 46 trolleybus, but that has also gone along with the wires!! Does the 15B route still end up at Patcham Horsetrough? opposite the park where I used to date a Lourdes Convent girl called Louise.
I’m a bit confused dot com because I’ve known and occasionally heard the nearby attractive 1852 cast iron bridge named as the New England Road Bridge : the monumental 1839 Roman-style brick construction discussed here as the Montpelier Road Bridge or New England Viaduct. – Town plans and reference I currently have to hand haven’t the detail for me to determine with certainty. I look on other pages of My B. & H. Could someone kindly clarify (or correct, if need be) for me and explain for anyone else similarly perplexed ? Thank you !
It didn’t always do X rated adult movies, in the 1960’s I remember going there for popular newish mainstream movies, ie a second run after they had finished the main run at one of the bigger cinemas!
When the bridge was built it was named Wick Road bridge as that was the road name; it did not become New England until the 1860s when New England farm up the hill was sold off and the land developed. The pale bricks were produced locally, probably in the Hove brickyards as they are largely iron free, made from the Brickearth deposits that lie along the Aldrington/Hove border area, as until the line opened it was too difficult to bring in red bricks from north of the Downs.
Does anyone remember when it was just a girls grammar school.? 1957/8
or Hove Junior School from early 50’s to 1957. Mr Worthing was head master.
Does anyone remember when it was just a girls grammar school.? 1957/8.
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