Frank, the name Vigar in your photo, do you still have any contact as that name occurs in the 1901 Census as looking after a 'Nurse Child' (Roland FRITH) who I am researching. My e-mail is: mcbrien410 aol com Regards Chris.

Hello Frank. What year was this? As a child l remember a street party not sure what it was for. I was born 1944 in Brighton, and this celebration had to be about 1950, can you enlighten me? Thank You.

Frank, from MultiMap you get a fine view of Isabel Crescent with the 'Banjo' at the top and the two house at 90° to each other as in your photo... www.multimap.com/s/BrsBuWP3.

Sheila, Victory Europe day was the 8th. May 1945 so the Street Party would have been a day or two afterwards. As you were born in the same year as me, I think you'd have been to a Coronation street party in June 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II. Chris.

Hi Frank, you may like to look at the "Bombing of Olive Road" here: http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__9247.aspx As you will see although it relates to bombing in Olive Road, I'm sure houses in the top end of Isabel Crescent were also damaged - perhaps you remember the bombing and can tell us more?

Hi Chris, thanks for your reply, but it had to be something between the two of them. In 1945 l would have been 6 months old, so l wouldn't have remembered, and by 1953 we lived in May Road and had the Coronation Party there. At the time mentioned in my previous comment, we lived at Kingswood Flats; l must have been about six. l remember the tables set out in front of the flats. Sheila

Sheila, howzabout the Festival of Britain in May 1951. I think there were street parties for that occasion. I went up to London with my parents on the train from B'ton; it only took an hour then. I remember lots of bomb damage as we pulled into Victoria Station. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_Britain

Hi Chris, That date is just about right. Thank you.

There was a family by the name of Godley who had a builders merchants and ironmongery shop in Church Place, Kemp Town in the 1950s: H C Godley. I have a photo which my mother took in connection with a window display competition for Walpamur paints. Also living in one of the 'new' houses in Church Place was a Vigar family. I believe Mr Vigar ran a firm called Dor to Dor Carriers. He had a new green Wolseley 4/44. Any connection with the families mentioned above? TCS.

I have a photo which my mother-in-law, Mrs Catt, gave to her son. It is of a street party in Firle Road at the end of the war. If you want to use it for your site you have my email address.

Editor's note: Check your email Kathleen. Thank you.

Hello. I would like to make contact with Shelia Jones for a History Project Tarner Stories. A Lottery funded history project about life in Tarner. We are aiming to find people with stories and photos about the area. Also, looking for people with memories of Kingswood and Milner Flats. Please contact Chloe and Jess on info@tarnerhistory.org