I attended George Street School 1946-49. The headmaster was a Mr Whiting and my teacher was a Miss Evans. I only remember a few students, but I would be happy to hear from anyone who attended during the period mentioned: brightonsx@yahoo.com

A friend alerted me to this website. What a glorious trip down Memory Lane. I went to the George Street school from 1947 to 1952. I lived at 14 Shirley Street and later at 66 The Drive. Contributors here have had me remembering places like Coes, Driscolls, DiMarco's, The Coffee Importers, Curry's, Kents, Sainsbury's and all the others. I remember Mr. Whiting, Miss Evans, Mr. Gardner and Miss Bowyer from the school. I don't recognise any contributors names, but some were obviously a year ahead or behind me and age made such a difference then. You were big kids or little kids. I left Brighton and Hove (actually) in 1960 and have only visited occasionally since, but if anyone cares to contact me, please feel free.

St Andrew's School is 150 years old this year, does anyone know the month the original school in Goerge Street opened?  We want to celebrate the opening. So far we have not been able to find any records.

Hi all expupils of St Andrews School. We are trying to find some old photos of St Andrews School (as far back as we can get). If anyone out there can help we would be very gratefull. You could email them to me at jackie.tennant@st-andrews.brighton-hove.sch.uk

I remember the Benfield Junior football team (1954) going south down George Street, Hove to about half way and turning right into an enclosed alleyway to a really ancient school with a football pitch! We won 10 - Nil, Sorry! Am I right? Was this St.Andrew's or George St. school?

When I was a child we lived at number 38. My sister Frances Thomson was at St Andrews school from 1947. My name is Isabel and I went to Connaught Road Infants. I remember Gloria Bowers: her father owned the garage in George Street, and Barbara Damorin whose family lived above Sainsbury's. I remember John from Shirley Street.

Isabel, are you sure Barbara Damorin didn't live in the flat above a similar shop called Bernards George St? I remember you, your sister and just about everyone else in the area. Shirley St, Livingstone Rd, Hove Park etc.

Bruce, I remember Barbara living above a grocers. I'm sure you are right, it was a very small shop. I can't place you though. Where did you live? We lived in Shirley Street, my comments were edited so it looked as if we lived in George Street. I have many fond memories of playing in Hove Park. Who do you remember?

I have today been taking a trip down memory lane. In September 1939 as a five year old I, along with many others from my Kennington, SE London School were packed off as evacuees down to Hove. Today I wandered along Livingstone Road and stopped to glance at No 33. I lived there with a Mr and Mrs Royal/Royle for about a year. George Street was in my mind as to the school that I attended. I could not find one but did see a building that just might have been a school at one time. Top half of the building has a likeness and on the ground floor are two shops, Select and Vodaphone. At the time the war would not have meant anything to me but can understand now that it was not the best of locations to be evacuated and that is why I spent the next five years in Knaphill in Surrey.

I started at George Street School in 1959, I can't remember when it changed its name to St Andrews. The headmaster was Mr Gerald Holder Jones. There was a Ms Young, Ms Steel, Mr Newsome and a Miss Springate as I remember.

I went to George Street Infants in 1946 and lived at 33 Shirley Street - any neighbours still around? My name is Peter Perry I remember, Pat Foster, Francis Thompson, Linda Brown my sister was Marie Perry now Hilliard.

I remember you very well Peter along with all your family. My sister Frances went to school in George Street. I have mentioned you on the Shirley Street site. They were very happy times back then although we never had much. My childhood was spent playing on bomb sites! Livingstone Road baths was a treat once a week on Saturday.

We moved to Hove from Brighton in 1948, when I joined class 7 with Miss Young. We learned words from tablets before reading our first book. In class 6 with Mrs Whiting, we made wool balls using cardboard milkbottle tops. I can't remember the lady teacher in class 5, but I always enjoyed her rendition of Bible stories. Class 4 was run by Miss Hayhow, who was about 100 years old, and she had the habit of swinging her jaw from side to side. I was not in her class, and I understand she helped the kids who didn't do well in class. We had Mr Leany in class 3. What a nice man, and he lived in Hassocks. After we had both left the school, he would stop and chat. While in his class, the Festival of Britain took place in 1951 at Battersea. Mr Gardner ran class 2, and for the life of me, I can't recall a thing he ever taught me. In class 1, Miss Bowyer ruled the roost, and for some reason where every other teacher had a whistle with a pea, she set a different tone with a straight whistle. I believe Miss Bowyer became Mrs Gardner. Mr Whiting was a nice man and respected headmaster. When he retired, we all contributed towards a white cased radio as a parting gift. I believe it was Mr Whiting who caned the three boys, and it included one or both of the Gray brothers, who were mischevious lads. When Mr Evans came as headmaster, the tone of the school changed. He was a sadistic man who in my opinion did nothing towards the educational environment. For any excuse, he would dish out corporal punishment by slapping the back of the legs with his hand. At times he would have kids stand in a row on a bench, and go along the line giving each a slap. The man took more away from the memory of the school, than everyone else gave.