My great grandfather Frederick Shelah Harvey, was born at number 49, in 1874. It's nice to be able to see how the street looked.

My grandparents lived at number 8, their name was Hewitt. Their house was bombed in the war with everybody out at the time. Grandad lost a leg in the 1st war. Does anybody remember them? My mum's name was Sylvia and her brother was Jim.

I was born in No 45, in my Gran's house, we soon moved to No, 47, where my two youngest brothers were born. As this was in the later part of the 1940s and the Luftwaffe had destroyed 2/3rds of the street, the Hewitts weren't there then. Jane, there are pictures of the area from the James Gray collection, to include Cambridge Street on the Regency Society website. Also would Jock Harvey by any chance been a relation?

I lived in Cambridge Street. My nan, Alice Pocock, lived at 42 and we lived at 44. Any one remember Alice and Bunting Fulker, we where there when the war was on - 1939?
Geoff - my nan lived next door to your nan. My nan was Alice Pocock.

My great-grandfather John Ernest Charles Vaughan lived at number 28 and then moved to number 41.

I lived at 44/42 Cambridge Street next door to Granny Grump and Aunt Trussler. My Mother was Alice Fulker and my Dad, Bunting. My Grandmother and Grandad, Alice and Bill Pocock, lived at 44. We went to live with them until we went to the Warren Farm. I remember the Drays, Pratts and Maisie Dean. They were hard days as we were just getting over the war. I’m now 73, I left Brighton at 19 and have lived in Swindon for the last 49 years. Get in touch if you remember me.

My grandparents also lived in Cambridge Street with my mother and father. My oldest brother was born while they were living there. I remember that there was another family living there called Tugwell. Their house was the Sussex Street end, not sure of the number. There were 8 of us in my family, 6 of us were each born at different addresses starting with Park Street, then Cambridge Street, Cannon Place, Tichbourne Street, Belmont, Over Street and the last two in George Street. What a lot of moves. The only house I remember is George Street but walking around in Brighton I think the changes have been for the good. Out of all my brothers and sisters, there only 2 of us still living in the Brighton area. It is so interesting reading all these old memories. Keep them coming.

Getting old in my memories of old Brighton! I said I was still living in Brighton but I have moved and am now living in Ovacik, Turkey but I still think of Brighton as my home and always will.

I do remember you Barbara Fulker and I still bump into your Billy and Maureen (your little brother and sister) on occasion and others from the street and the surrounding area. I remember very well your whole family and your nan, she was a very lovely lady along with all the elders of that street. I remember very well that almost all the kids in the street were left all day while mums and dads went out to work whilst we all got on with getting ourselves off to school or played out in the street all day with no worries. There was always one or two of the elders that kept an eye on things. The kids would be put into care and the parents in jail if that went on in this day and age. Your Maureen will let you know how to contact me if you want. Or there's Google. Lovely to read about you all.

Query - is the picture at the top of the page really Cambridge Street, as it looks very much like the picture shown in the article depicting New England Street?

Editor's note: The image on this page is not meant to be Cambridge Street. It is the cover of the QueenSpark book an extract of the interview was taken from.

Hi Geoff, glad to hear from you. Cambridge Street was a good place, even through the war days when we were kids.  If I remember right I think your mum's name was Dolly, not sure. Will get in touch with Maureen for your address, she told me you were Mayor of Brighton! I can remember Cambridge Street very well, and the names of others.

I remember you Geoff; you and your brother used to fight with my brother Billy but you soon made up when we came out to you all. So I remember your mum, dad, nan, your Nan Crump's grave is next to my Nan Pocock. They used to live next door to eachother. By the way, when you see Ann, Ken and Norman, give them my regards, I know them very well. Alice [Barbara's sister].

Hi Geoff, my son who lives in New York, sent me a book on the war days of Brighton. Years of the book go from 1938 to the 60s, it contains really old photos of the war at Brighton. Guess what? He bought the book in New York City in a book shop. If I come to Brighton I will bring the book with me, and leave it with Maureen so you can have a look at it. Brings back many memories of our childhood.