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Introduction to Portslade

A photograph of the chimney
This is the chimney in Portslade – a very early photograph. At the top of the hill is Portslade recreation ...
First weekly wage £2.6s.6d
Starting work at 15 I began my working life, aged just over 15 years, when I joined MB Metals on Thursday ...
Introducing Portslade
Portslade is the district furthest west in the city conurbation. It lies along the West Sussex border at Southwick, and ...
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The Parish of St Nicholas and St Andrew, Portslade Includes images and history notes about Portslade https://www.stnicolas.standrewportslade.btinternet.co.uk/ Portslade 1961-77 A feature about Portslade with ...
Old Village and beyond
In about 1975 I was given permission to go up on the roof of Le Carbone the former Smithers’ brewery, and ...
Popular pubs photographed in the 1970s
The Southern Cross Demolished to make way for the Old Shoreham Road widening scheme The Stag In the Old Village, open for business The ...
Portslade Recreation Ground: date unknown
Ronuk Ltd: Office boy in 1937
Twelve shillings and sixpence a week Office hours at Ronuk were from 8.30am to 5pm weekdays and 12.30pm on Saturdays. My ...
St Nicolas: Portslade
An important village A Roman road ran from north to south through the area which later became Portslade. A village began ...
Trading before WWII
One of Portslade’s largest employers MB Metals Ltd was probably one of Portslade’s largest employers during the 1950/60/70s. I would estimate ...
Under-represented
‘Portslade is always very under-represented in Brighton and Hove news and views. This is strange considering the history. It was ...

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