Are there two policemen in this photo?  It looks like there is another one just a few yards down.

I remember in the late fifties I was at Avondale College for girls in Hove and I had a friend who's father had a drapers shop in James Street, it was called Harris's. We used to go there after school, it was a fantastic shop with lovely old counters and glass and wooden cabinets. It sold everything. There were two adjoining shops and underneath there was a huge cellar and upstairs a flat where her grandmother used to live, decorated in a very Victorian style.

Between Sainsburys and Dewhursts was Clark's Bread Shop. An alley-way to the left led up to the back of Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. There was also a Spiritulist Church up on the left. I lived over Clark's Bread Shop from 1947-1954. My parents bought a lease and it had about 60 years left. I was amazed to see the photo taken in the 60s. Mead Brothers was similar to Dewhursts. I would think that where I lived, was built early 1800s and had been at its time quite 'posh'.

Diane, looking at the photographs of St James's Street I came across your comment about my father's drapers shop Harris's. I wonder if you are my friend from Avondale College. If so, it would be great to hear from you after all this time.

I went to Avondale from 1946 to 1958. I would love to find someone from those days. I have completely lost touch.

I went to Avondale College from 1951 to 1955. Headmistress was Mrs Cobbold and we had a lovely teacher Mrs French. Has anyone got any photos of Avondale College?