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I remember Neil Huet, Debby Jenner and Charlie Twisleton in the late 70’s fun place to go.
My grandparents lived at 48 Fletching Road and there name was Fawcett. I was often there as a child until I moved to Essex in 1954.
I remember the store well, I used to come over from Seaford on the train to buy soul imports that you would hear down the revolution club, couldn’t get them anywhere else. King Jerry was very knowledgeable and approachable. Happy days.
I remember Ann Dawson and Glenis Herring in my class. I was Susan Hamilton.
I started at Whitehawk infant school and continued through all three schools, I lived at 7 Findon road whitehawk. Ronald bowler, Susan bowler, Norman May, Davis brothers, We were a family of 9 . ,Ricky, Pat, Michael, June, Derek, Linda, David, Alan, Tony. All in a three bedroom house. Penny for the guy November 5th Stale cakes 1p Cleaning the coaches out for cash. Returning the corona & beer bottles to the pub. Swimming at the pool black rock. Delivery boy local butchers. Dennis Shipley manager ( he used to give me pies for lunch, cold ones but really nice). 10 bob a week. I was alway bullied at school. Loved the holidays hated school. I read how some had a holiday on here talking how good it was to go to whitehawk school. If you were smart that is, it’s not how I remember, the amount of time I got six of the best across my finger tips by caine I was dyslexic and Had trouble understanding simple school, I was put in a D class alone with others I was called thick and a disruptive,.
Apart from school , your right it was a good place to live, we had loads of friends hardly any cash but we made our own fun, Things were tough but it make us want to do better. Most of my brothers and sisters never left whitehawk and are still living in the area although some have since passed away. I would love to know what happened to Susan Bowley.
Hi Alan, I still live in Brighton so when I walk by the subway and the little alcove we used to hang out in on cold winter nights it was pitch dark down there.Mrs Smith and her chips Monk Nugget, Coventry Mick, Geordi Girl andJohn l-fern. Memories come flooding back I think you were hanging out there before me as I was on the beach in St Ives round about 1970 I remember you putting me up I had a bed sit the size of a cupboard. Great times. Have told my sons we hung out they find it hard to believe cool times.
You can just see my grandfathers shop beside Maynards’ furniture. It was known as Alexander’s or Brighton’s Cheapest Store’ my grandfather and grandma had the shop from 1953 to 1973. They sold everything ……does anyone remember it?
To answer Richard Midda :Jeffrey and Roger Khanna became successful engineers, brother David farmed sheep and cattle in Scotland, Dr. Freddy Masri lives in Russia and Chelsea and his brother Sammy lives in New York. We are all retired now and stay loosely in touch. I live in the USA with my wife and family. Life is good with pleasant memories of Hollingbury. I well remember Richard Lewis, teacher Bellamy who I liked and Miss Screby.
Hi folks! I suddenly remembered that place Top Rank in Brighton,when I heard the name in a true crime documentary-so I looked it up and here I am. I was there the whole summer of 1977,and Top Rank became our favourite place to hang out and dance/flirt and have fun. We two Norwegian girlfriends were students and lived with a British family (the mother showed us to be an alcoholic though) I regret that I didn`t write a diary for each day,writing down the bands who were playing at Top Rank aso. I remember punk was not my thing,I loved disco dancing. I loved Slade, Simple Mind, Status Q also! I remember a girl in the ladys room tried to pick me up,and that was a little shocking for me only 15 yrs old -first time I met a lesbian. I remember my new Brighton boyfriend fighting with a Spanish boy over me,just outside the door of Top Rank,and my boyfriend David broke his arm poor boy. My girlfriend was almost raped in a narrow street close by. But anyway that summer was magical ,exiting and fun. Miss the 70s Fantastic memories, Thank you Brighton!
Dear “old” school mates,
Much has befallen me since I left that terrible 1888 erction in Hanover Terrace. I wonder how the then council Ed Authority allowed it stay open so long, I think it was built in 1888!!. I took the 13 plus from Patcham and just did 33 years always in a “X” class. “Goofy” Downing was a spineless character who should never been headmaster anywhere. Ben Chappel was the obvious choice for me. I’m now 86 and a few years ago we drove down to Brighton from Lincolnshire and I thought let’s have a look at the old school as we were going up Elm Grove to see relatives. It had been pulled down “hooray” my long time wish had come true. Can anyone remember when this happened? I commuted from Patcham using the 46 trolleybus, but that has also gone along with the wires!! Does the 15B route still end up at Patcham Horsetrough? opposite the park where I used to date a Lourdes Convent girl called Louise.
I’m a bit confused dot com because I’ve known and occasionally heard the nearby attractive 1852 cast iron bridge named as the New England Road Bridge : the monumental 1839 Roman-style brick construction discussed here as the Montpelier Road Bridge or New England Viaduct. – Town plans and reference I currently have to hand haven’t the detail for me to determine with certainty. I look on other pages of My B. & H. Could someone kindly clarify (or correct, if need be) for me and explain for anyone else similarly perplexed ? Thank you !
It didn’t always do X rated adult movies, in the 1960’s I remember going there for popular newish mainstream movies, ie a second run after they had finished the main run at one of the bigger cinemas!
When the bridge was built it was named Wick Road bridge as that was the road name; it did not become New England until the 1860s when New England farm up the hill was sold off and the land developed. The pale bricks were produced locally, probably in the Hove brickyards as they are largely iron free, made from the Brickearth deposits that lie along the Aldrington/Hove border area, as until the line opened it was too difficult to bring in red bricks from north of the Downs.
Does anyone remember when it was just a girls grammar school.? 1957/8
or Hove Junior School from early 50’s to 1957. Mr Worthing was head master.
Does anyone remember when it was just a girls grammar school.? 1957/8.
The inscription continues, naming those present, including John Urpeth Rastrick, Thomas Henry Statham, and John Harman, Chairman of the Railway Company.[ii]Foundation stone laid in 1839 | Railway bridge, New England Road | My Brighton and Hove.
I remember when there was confusion over the spelling of Moulescoomb, was it with an e on the end or not? Was there an e in the middle? That all seems to have been settled nowadays but for a great deal of my life I always spelt it as Moulescoombe.
I remember the old roundabout at the junction of Bear Road, Hollingdean Road and Lewes Road. It always seemed odd to me that they decided to name the new road system after a members only cinema that only showed the old X-rated adult films.
I was at St Andrews from 1979.I had Miss Dawson ,Miss Newbury, Miss Hembest,Mrs Gillette,Miss Mitchell and Mrs Mccullough.I also remember Mr Chambers and Mr Bullock.
Further to the post from Yorkie (05/07/20012) The mural by John Upton on the wall leading to the Combination, (derelict at that time, 71-73 ), The Beatles was on it. I saw the bloke that wrote that book- Vic Coughtry early to mid 70’s, this was at the Brighton Students Hostel up at 105, Islingward Road as we went up there for a plate of bread and stew every Sunday. A long uphill walk. He put his head round the door from the back bedroom where he lived, when I was talking to Sunshine Joe. Tall Dave Hale (circa 1972) was from Nottingham. Geordie (girl), beat me up in October 1972, in an empty posh house probably behind Regency Square. I consider it a privilege. I often re-visit and re-live 70’s Brighton in my head to escape.
Don’t any of Forms 3x,4x,5x, ever read this? I passed my 13+ at Patcham Seniors c1950 ( 13+ exam). My mates were Albert Paynter ( sadly deceased a few years ago ) and Ray Royston. We had a couple of “giants* in the forms (3x 4x & 5x) I was in, Dave Short (would you believe) and Vic Bath. Our PE teacher ( name?) used to take us to either Patcham School or East Brighton Park for rugby. I loathed rugby, so I used to go and sit on the wall above a cliff looking out over Brighton loco shed and go “spotting”. Brighton wowrks was still busy in those days churning out *80000* series tank engines. I lived in Patcham so used to “trolleybus” in to Preston Circus, then catch anothe bus to the bottom of Elm Grove. My wife Diana and I recently moved to a “retirement” apartment in Saffron-Walden, N Essex. I would love to hear from any “old boys” of 3x, 4x or 5x. (I never climbed out of the “X” forms. “Goofy” Downing saw to that! Regards.
I was introduced to this restaurant in the early 80’s, and returned frequently due to the meals being very cheap.
Hi Danny O’Shaunassy of St Michael’s Place. This is Peter Whitford of the corner shop in Victoria Road. If you would like to get in touch my email is p.whitford@blueyonder.co.uk
My mum and dad were landlord and landlady here, early 80s, Ray and Maggie Smith, we moved from there to Yapton near Arundel.
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