Local History Resources
Mile Oak: Birth of a Community
Brian Dungate: Brighton Racecourse
From Brian's 2010 Brighton and Hove tour
Downs County Primary School
Miss Park's class c1958/59
City Insights
Harvest Brighton & Hove
Portslade County School
1961 Trip to Fords of Dagenham
Fawcett School
Photograph of prefects 1949
Caught on Camera
Chinese Year of the Tiger
City Insights
Sleep Easy: raising awareness of homelessness
City Insights
The Quaker Tapestry
Local History Resources
Bygone Brighton: Transport and street scenes post WWII
City Insights
Holocaust Memorial Day
Trams and trolley buses
Restoring tram Number 53
The Lanes
The 'House of Correction' Part II
The Lanes
The 'House of Correction' Part I
Local History resources
BBC Home Movies Roadshow
Caught on Camera
Streets for People: car free event
Local History Resources
Brighton History Centre saved from closure
Local Folk
Bravery awards for local men
Local History Resources
The New Encyclopaedia of Brighton
City Insights
Carol Concert in aid of The Martlets and The Argus appeal
City Insights
Soldiers returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan
Whitehawk Primary School
Class photograph 1953/54
Rock Street
People and businesses c1940
Rock Street
Bombing on 14th September 1940
City Insights
Gladrags: Community Costume Resource
Introduction to Portslade
Portslade Recreation Ground: date unknown
Local History Resources
Calling all Moulsecoombers old and new
Local History Resources
Back Row Brighton - Cinema going in Brighton and Hove
St Paul's Church, West Street
Re-dedication of WWI War Memorial
Caught on Camera
A Royal visit to Brighton
Remembrance
War Memorial Remembrance 2009
Remembrance
AJEX Remembrance Service
Remembrance
Whitehawk Primary School: 2009
Buses
AEC Regent bus at Rottingdean
Moulsecoomb Housing Estates
A bonfire as big as a house
Fitzherbert School
3rd X1 1956/57 season
Brighton Pier
Brighton Pier's 110th year anniversary celebration
Local Folk
John Crook: Pulic House Landlord
City Insights
Black History Month
Wartime Memories
Hove VE Day street party
City Insights
25th anniversary of 'The Brighton Bombing'
1950s
Jaconellis - the place to be
Local History Resources
The Land Girls: Cinderellas of the Soil
Local History Resources
War Stories: Hove Museum & Art Gallery
Health and Welfare
Changing Places: innovative toilet facility
Moulsecoomb Housing Estates
The railway behind the houses
Local Folk
Leonardo Andres: a proud new citizen
Local Projects
Greeter Scheme
Local History Resources
Back to the '40s at Coldean
Church of the Annunciation: Hanover
Opened by Reverend Arthur Wagner in 1864
Local History Resources
Heritage Open Days 2009 10-13th September
Elm Grove School
Senior Girls class photos 1948/1949
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Opened as a convent school in 1872
Rottingdean
Village views: 1905 and 2009
Remembrance
Henry Allingham: 1896-2009 WWI veteran
Local History Resources
Brighton Diaries by Ken Chambers
'Birdcage' Bandstand
Restored and renovated in 2009
St Joseph's School
St Joseph's Church altar boys
Springfield Road
Childhood memories of the 1950s
Woodingdean Primary School
School sports teams circa early 1950s
St Joseph's School
Nativity Play 1954
Armed Forces Day
Local events 2009
Local Folk
Bill Axcell: 'The Glass Animal Man'
St Philip's Church, Hove
Designed by architect J. Oldrid Scott
Moulsecoomb Housing Estates
Living in Halland Road in the 1940s
Guinness Clock
Another travelling 1950s version
St Joseph's School
A pretty Queen of the May in 1950
St Joseph's School
Mr Darby's class photographed in 1954
Mystery photos of Brighton and Hove
Can you identify this busy shopping street?
Mystery photos of Brighton and Hove
Can you identify this steam lorry?
Corporation and Council
Mayor Making ceremony 2009
Guinness Clock
A mystery solved
Local Folk
Mayor of Brighton and Hove: 2009/10
Buses
A classic is relaunched
Local Folk
Lilian Florence Major
Brighton Festival 2009
The Children's Parade
Local Folk
Henry Allingham: oldest surviving veteran of The Great War
Caught on Camera
St George's Day celebration
Caught on Camera
Raising money for Help for Heroes
Brighton Unitarian Church
Built by Amon Henry Wilds in 1819
Local History Resources
The Alex Story: A portrait of Brighton's Childrens' Hospital 1868-2007
Volks Electric Railway
An ambitious plan for the future
Wartime memories
To Yorkshire and back to Brighton
St Peter's Church, Preston
Downland church built of local flint rubble
Broadcasting
Radio Brighton's exciting early years
Local Folk
Guide Dog for the Blind branch opens
Caught on Camera
HRH Earl of Wessex visits Brighton
Wartime Memories
Surviving the Odeon bombing
Broadcasting
Radio Brighton creating local radio history
The Level
Chipperfields Circus working model
Nostalgia Gallery
Memories of sunny days in the sixties
Local Folk
Sean Ridley: British Forces Broadcasting Service DJ
Local Projects
QueenSpark Write to Publish
Local Folk
Brighton couple's 70th Wedding Anniversary
Caught on Camera
Saltdean in the snow 2009
Caught on Camera
Brighton Tattoo Show 2009
Local History Resources
World War II Whitehawk Museum
St Martin's School
Pupil councillors visit the Town Hall
WRVS Heritage Plus
An introduction to the project
Hollingbury Industrial Estate
CVA: later Kearney & Trecker
Local History Resources
'The Victorian Development of the Clifton, Montpelier and Powis Estates of Brighton'
Bathing
Brighton experience by the Iwakura Mission c1872
News and Updates
Argus pays tribute to My Brighton and Hove
Christmas
Around the city at Christmas
Christmas
Christmas wishes and local customs
Brighton and Hove Albion FC
Work begins on new stadium
Christmas
2008 Salvation Army Christmas Carols
Local Folk
Knoll School for Boys quiz team c1959
Local Folk
Geoff Collins: School Liason Officer
Local History Resources
Freedom to Roam Guide to the Brighton Downs
Remembrance
90th anniversary of the end of WWI
Remembrance
Children's tribute to an old soldier
Local History Resources
Lives Less Photographed: working class life in Brighton, 1860-1935
Rottingdean
Coach service c1900s
The Regent Cinema
Staff on parade c1964
Eddie Whaley
Music Hall duo Scott & Whaley
Local History Resources
Brighton Behind the Front: reprinted
Local History Resources
History of Dorset Gardens Methodist Church
Local Projects
Brighton and Hove People's Day
Local History Resources
Brighton At War: QueenSpark calendar 2009
Buses
Working for Southdown in the 1930s
Caught on Camera
Elephants in Pavilion Gardens
Caught on Camera
Learning about the Paralympics
Hollingbury Park Golf Club
Centenary year celebrations
Max Miller
Max's Fundraising Garden Party
Magnus Volk
125th anniversary celebrations for Volks Railway
Local Folk
First Lady President of The Rotary Club of Brighton
Local Folk
A badge for WWII Land Army service
Caught on Camera
Brighton Pride Carnival Parade I
Caught on Camera
Brighton Pride Carnival Parade II
Mile Oak Revisited
A very happy re-union of old friends
Newick Road
Remembering our neighbours
Caught on Camera
Brighton in the rain
Choirfest Brighton 2008
Street choirs entertain the city
Local projects
Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project
Pirates of Penzance
In Aid of The Martlets Hospice
North Laine Community Association
Website launched attended by the Mayor
Libraries
Hove Library's 100th birthday
Newick Road
Hard times shared
Newick Road
Happy memories of hard times
Caught on Camera
Volunteer photographer's perks
Caught on Camera
Cancer Research UK: Race for Life 2008
Old Police Cells Museum
Definitely a 'must see' venue
Local History Resources
Brighton's County Hospital 1828-2007
Airliner named for the city
Boeing 767 named 'City of Brighton and Hove'
Chattri memorial
Commemorative service in 2008
St Augustine's Church
Built in Perpendicular Style in 1896
Caught on Camera
World Naked Bike Ride 2008
St Ann's Well Gardens
Centenary celebrations in 2008
Cottesmore St Mary's RC School
The move to the new Secondary Modern School
Local Folk
Call for Silver Surfers
Western Road
Side streets: Temple Street
Local Folk
Mayor of Brighton & Hove 2008/09
News and Updates
Thanks from the Mayor of Brighton and Hove
Waterhall
Little remains of the 18th century farm
Local Folk
Badge for the Women's Land Army
Local Folk
Celia Wiles and family
ChoirFest Brighton 2008
Hullabaloo Community Quire
Local Folk
George Bean the 'Mystery soldier'
Hippodrome Theatre
Can you help with its conservation?
Caught on Camera
Brighton Sports Mile 2008
Local Folk
EMT Sharon Holland
Cultural collaboration
xin nein kuai le! Happy New Year!
St Nicholas Church, Brighton
Mapping and identifying monuments
Caught on Camera
The Mayor celebrates Chinese New Year
Cricket
Brighton and Hove Cricket Club
Wartime memories
1943 'Bofors' gun on the seafront
Undercliff Walk
A great place to play
Christmas
Where have all the lights gone?
Christmas
Countdown at the Clock Tower
Introduction to Kemp Town
The first petrol pumps in Brighton
Western Road
1935 Jubilee celebrations
Christmas
Brighton 5km Santa Dash
Christmas
Mayor's VIP Christmas Reception
Christmas
A 19th century nocturnal adventure
Hangleton and Knoll Project
Hangleton residents' memories
Sussex County Cricket Club
Civic reception for 2007 Champions
St George's Church, Kemp Town
Service of rededication and blessing
St Peter's, Brighton
Appeal to save the building
War Memorial, Old Steine
Service of blessing attended by the Mayor
Queen's Road
Map of the area c1990
St Mary's School
The Scholarship
Caught on Camera
Mayor dedicates new plaque on Indian Gate
Chesham Place
The bombing on September 14th 1940: Part V
Preston Village
Map of the area c1990
Chesham Place
The bombing on September 14th 1940: Part IV
Chesham Place
The bombing on September 14th 1940: Part III
Chesham Place
The bombing on September 14th 1940: Part II
Mile Oak 'tin hut' Sunday School
A group outing to Littlehampton
Caught on Camera
Mayor welcomes the biggest chain gang for 25 years
Chesham Place
The bombing on September 14th 1940: Part I
QueenSpark Publishing
2008 Calendar: Lost Shops of Brighton
Caught on Camera
The Mayor does a Walk of Fame
Brighton Walk of Fame
In aid of The Mayor's Charities
Caught on Camera
Old Rockers never die
Local History Resources
Brighton Crime & Vice 1800-2000
St James's Street
Numbers 11-13: a pictorial history
Local Folk
Betty Webb: School Monitor
Fawcett School, York Place
Memories to take to America
Old Steine
Map of the area
The Rice Pavilion
Construction completed
The Rice Pavilion
The final few hours of construction
The Rice Pavilion
Approaching the final stages
The Rice Pavilion
Launch day is getting closer
The Rice Pavilion
Working on the domes
The Rice Pavilion
The familiar Pavilion domes
The Rice Pavilion
More than half way through construction
St Mary's Church
Born in the vicarage in 1931
The Rice Pavilion
Nearing the next big stage
The Rice Pavilion
A special volunteer helping today
The Rice Pavilion
Creating an impact on the environment
The Rice Pavilion
Steady progress on construction
The Rice Pavilion
Construction begins
The Chattri
Memorial to Indian soldiers
Clock Tower
Mechanical movements
All Saints Church, Patcham
Flower Festival and Church Fete
Caught on Camera
Paddle round The Pier
Sir Rowland Hill
Invented the penny post
Local Folk
Brighton's telegram messenger boys
Christ Church School
A small school built in 1841
Mystery photos of Brighton and Hove
East Surrey's regiment in World War I
Windmill Street
When the war was over
Views of the city
'A mule in Brighton'
Pavilion Gardens Cafe
Writing a history: can you help?
Caught on camera
Brighton and Hove in bloom
Lewes Road
Diagram of streets and buildings
Caught on camera
Hippos in the Old Steine
Windmill Street
A brush with death
Life up The Grove
Life in the 1950s
Windmill Street
Early recollections and Adolf's near misses
Hurricane 1987
City elms before the storm
Saltdean Lido
Grade II listed: built in 1935
Life up The Grove
Enjoying peacetime
Life up The Grove
Memories of the 1950s
The Level
Market stalls c1935
The Level
Bat and Trap: an ancient game
Captain Samuel Brown
Engineer and designer of the Chain Pier
Hollingdean
Lower Roedale Farm
Newmarket Road
Childhood memories of the 1940s/50s
Elm Grove School
Photographs c1910
Kensington Gardens
An exiled 'Kensington Gardener'
Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898)
A famous Rottingdean resident
St Mary's School
Presentation of Coronation mugs 1953
All Souls Church, Eastern Road
Choir, Servers and Vicar c1952
Introduction to Albion Hill
Albion Hill Fruit and Veg Stores c1900
Wartime Memories
A bridge too far
Conservation
Map of Conservation areas
Snow
January 24th 2007: an overnight surprise!
Trams and trolley buses
Around the Seven Dials
Christmas
The Children's Hospital
Christmas
Christmas Day cricket
Christmas
Childhood memories of the 1940s
Christmas
Singing our heads off
Christmas
Christmas Photo Gallery I
Christmas
Christmas Photo Gallery II
Black Rock Swimming Pool
Childhood memories, 1945-66
Boats
Brighton boat trips, 1930s-50s
Contributing to this website
'Christmas Past' in Brighton
Bennett Road
Childhood reminiscences, late 1940s
Cambridge Street
Everyone knew each other
News and Updates
Best Community Site for the third consecutive year
North Laine
Window dressing
Jubilee Street
We were happier in Jubilee Street
Jubilee Street
A very spartan sort of living
Cannon Street
Greengroceries to the Grand Hotel
Elder Street
The rats had it to themselves
Elder Street
From paraffin to an Oxo cube!
Cannon Street
An area full of public houses
Artillery Street
'I've got the kettle on!'
Artillery Street
The house was 'buggy'
Chapel Street
Moved to make way for the flats
Chapel Street
'Coronation Street' type houses
Wood Street
The very heart of Brighton was torn out
Wood Street
The kitchen was warm and cosy
Blackman Street
We didn't have many luxuries
Blackman Street
We all sat under the table
Ivory Place
The rooms weren't very big
Ashton Street
The rent was 17s 1d
Ashton Street
No one ever knocked!
Albion Street
Community spirit in the 1930s
Ivory Place
Fisher folk families
Richmond Buildings
A thriving community
Richmond Buildings
Living over the shop
Wood Street
Photographed in May 1959
Richmond Buildings
Photographed in March 1957
New England Street
Photographed in March 1957
Jubilee Street
Photographed c1957-1959
Ivory Place
Photograph taken in March 1957
Elder Street
Photographed in May 1957
Chapel Street
Photographed in March 1957
Cannon Street
Photographed in March 1957
Ashton Street
Photograph taken c1950s
Artillery Street
Photographed in March 1957
Albion Street
Photographed in March 1957
Silver Sounds Samba Band
Music without boundaries
Colourful characters
Harry Vowles: 'Blind Harry'
Stanmer Park
Pre-war memories of Stanmer Village
Website launch September 2006
Congratulations from the Mayor of Brighton and Hove
West Pier
A shadow of its former self, 1975
Website launch September 2006
A celebration for the new website - Photo Gallery II
Website launch September 2006
A celebration for the new website - Photo Gallery I
Who runs the site?
Rest and relaxation
Old Steine
Buses on a Sunday
Tram Conductor
Walter G Dunkerton, aged 14
St James's Street
Shopping in the 1960s
Ship Street
Post office in the 19th century
Preston Park
"I like living by the park"
Moulsecoomb
Welcome to Moulsecoomb
Bear Road
Meadowview estate
London Road
A panoramic view
Kings Road
1967: A bad winter
Hurricane, 1987
Portslade Photo Gallery
Amberley Drive
Memories of the 1950s and 1960s
A potted history
The Marchant Family
The Earth and Stars
Formerly the Windsor Tavern
The Dyke Station
View from the platform
Brunswick Place
A resident's view
Local folk
Andrew Crawford, Postmaster of Brighthelmston in 1784
Academy Cinema
A staff firedrill
Deryk Carver
Deryk Carver's residence in Black Lion Street
Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Beardsley's birthplace in Buckingham Road
Maria Fitzherbert
Maria Fitzherbert's house in the Old Steine
Dr Richard Russell
Dr Richard Russell's house was in the Old Steine
Max Miller
Max Miller's house in Burlington Street
Lord Olivier
Lord Olivier's home in Royal Crescent
Magnus Volk
Famous inventor
Brighton Museum
The cultural legacy of Brighton
Royal Pavilion
As a palace it is pretty poky
Old Steine
The fishermens' workplace
Brighton Pier
A place to 'promenade'
East Street
Used to be the town slum
Friends Centre
Quaker meeting house
Dukes Lane
A clever pastiche
Duke Street
One entrance to the Lanes
Wykeham Terrace
Officers, nuns and fallen women
St Nicholas Church
The oldest building in Brighton
Clifton Terrace
Houses for swanky merchants
Brighthelm Centre
A zone in transition
North Road
A mediaeval field boundary
Frederick Gardens
Industry and agriculture
Trafalgar Terrace
Like pencils in a box
The Station
Wonderful Victorian engineering
The Level
Aerial view 1991
Boucher family
Photo album II