What a family the Croydons were. I was a paper boy in the early fifties and the area covered by the boys stretched from Sussex Street, right across to Islingword Road and up to Queens Park Road. The Croydons were well known for their cricket team which at times had eleven Croydons on the team sheet. As I used to score, it was a difficult job at times. Their home pitch was at East Brighton Park and they played on sundays with all the families. It was just a good social afternoon. I was paid sixpence and given free tea for scoring.

I lived in Richmond Buildings from 1951 until 1954. We were Pat and Christine Marshall.  We were fostered by Mrs Cooper who had a son Michael and she also fostered David and Freddie Perkins.  John Marshall, the sweep, was my uncle.  That's where my Granny Marshall lived.  My father was Len Marshall.  I remember a Julie Patmore - they had a bad fire at their house and Julie had to jump from the bedroom window.  Does anybody remember us?

Hi, trying to get in touch with anybody who remembered my grandad John Marshall or my gran Rose.

Hi Glen, John & Rose Marshall were my uncle and aunt; I'm the daughter of Marjorie, one of your grandad's sisters. I remember cleaning brass for my Aunty Rose and I remember Uncle John's motorbike and sidecar. My mum now lives in Haywards Heath and I'll let her know I've seen your message and posted a reply.

Hi Glen, I must be your cousin. my dad Len Marshall was John Marshall's brother. I can remember when he was a sweep he used to have a trailer on the back of his push bike with all his brushes in and he would come home black and everywhere he sat would be black. The other brother Bert had a garage on Albion Hill on the side of the house, you had to go down in the basement under the house for the toilet it was so dark and damp down there. I didn't know Rose very well,we went to live in Somerset and lost touch. I heard about them from time to time from my dad, but i did meet John's two sons at dads funeral.

In 1916 a relation of mine George Richard Jefferies was living at 59 Richmond Builings. In 1859 his father George Richard Jefferies a direct ancestor was living at 8 Richmond Buildings.

Also if there is anyone out there reading this who might know of Percy John Raymond, I would be happy to know of the family as I have been searching for anything on him for 12 years. He also was a furniture dealer in the same street.

I married Margret Croydon, Harry's daughter, in 1956 and we lived over and under the shop, still with the outside loo at the end of the yard! John Marshall let me keep my moter bike in his garage at weekends when home from national service. Played on the odd Sunday for the "CROYDONS".

Hi Ron Knight, John Marshall was my uncle and my dad Len Marshall used to help John in the garage. My sister and I lived in Richmond Buildings for 4 years 1951 - 1955. We lived with Mrs Cooper, she had a son Micheal - did you know them? We were fostered and she fostered David and Freddie Perkins. I knew Julie Patmore and Patricia Richards nee Marshall.

My father was born at 9 Richmond Buildings Brighton and grew up with adoptive parents in the same road, Violet and Charles Parsons. His own father George Otway had a hairdresser's business in Richmond Buildings. I remember Mr Marshall the sweep, he came to my grandparents' house in Franklin Road and our house in Edinburgh Road- it was always such an interesting day when he came and hard work for gran.

Does anyone remember the large Gladwell family who lived in Richmond Buildings? My father Charles was a son, he was born in 1900.

Does any one know where I can get a list of who lived at 26 Richmond Buildings in 1911? I am looking for a William Thomas Brown, who married a Caroline Louisa Richardson in that year.

My mum Lottie Laker live at 45 Richmond and my nan Annie Laker. She was marred to Percy. Does anyone remember them?  You can get me on email.

Does anyone remember a fishmongers shop at 3 Richmond Buildings? William J. Way and his wife Louisa had the shop and also lived above the shop until the street was demolished due to bomb damage and for slum clearance.

I went to school with Roger Croydon. His birthday was on the 5th December 1940 and mine was on the 9th. We were in the same class. I remember his younger sister also. I lived in Ashton Street which is now long gone.

I remember Bill Croydon. He had a newsagents shop in York Hill opposite our White Hart pub. Bill played in our mens darts team, he appears in the darts team picture -see under 'pubs'/ 'White Hart'.

My great great great aunt Harriet Packham lived at number 3 Richmond Buildings, married to Grainger. She had a son before this marriage. Number 3 was a fish shop, and Harriett made hats or caps. Must have been rather a squeeze there because her brother Frederick lived with them, and her father Thomas - besides Grainger's family.