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Barrance and Ford Hello, I am doing some research on the department store Barrance and Ford that was situated on the corner of Kings ... | Karen Scanlon | 4 days ago by Tim Barrance |
Locating a relative I am hoping to make contact with a relative who was from the Brighton/Hove area. He is my mother’s 2nd ... | Geraldine Hughes | 4 days ago by Andrew Graham-Older |
Rottingdean in the past I worked at Lloyds Bank in the High Street straight from school (1974 to 1982). Does anyone remember Manson’s Bakery? ... | Cheryl Felix | 4 days ago by Trevor Turner |
Prestonville School, Hove I went to Prestonville School (nr the Seven Dials) from 1962 until 1968. Anyone out there a former pupil and ... | Steve Sherwood | 4 days ago by Peter James |
Jewish Brighton & Hove I am running a memory project on and about Brighton & Hove’s Jewish History as part of work toward a ... | Philip Kiberd | 4 days ago by Stephen Drennan |
Vegetarian restaurants Brighton 1970s Hi- Does anyone remember two vegetarian restaurants in Brighton in the late 1960s into the 1970s. The names were Demeter and ... | Helen Walters | 4 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
A question about Eaton Place My mum was born at 43 Eaton Place, Kemptown, Brighton in May 1936. She thinks is must have been a ... | Maggie Vidler | 4 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Mount Sion Place Brighton My father was born in 1917 at 6 Mount Sion Place, Brighton, please can you tell me if the building ... | Kathy - Australia | 4 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Dudley Hotel, Lansdowne Place Hi. I am interested in any information or archive material anyone can lay their hands on regarding the Dudley Hotel. ... | Bill Downer | 4 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
What shop used to be at 20-21 Victoria Road BN1 3FS Hi, I am renovating my flat on the ground floor of 20 Victoria Road BN1 3FS – it used to ... | Neal Cavalier-Smith | 4 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Meads Bakery in Russell Square I’m researching the Meads Family who had a Bakery in Russell Square, which was no: 14 and then no: 4 ... | Nancy Johnson | 4 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Rudyard Kipling School Does anyone know the month and year the school was opened.Iwas at the school when it first opened and have ... | Sandra Murray | 4 days ago by Clive Rodgers |
Bert Elmore or Eldridge I have a postcard showing my great uncle Albert Eldridge (born 1883) – stage name Bert Elmore – appearing with ... | Judith | 4 days ago by Philip Day |
Does anyone remember Archie Theed? My father had a friend who was character in Brighton and Portslade who had drunk with in the pubs he ... | James Evans | 9 days ago by James Evans |
jenkinsons caberet bar what a great place to chat up the birds!!!!.bobby sansom .alias tom jones ,plus his loaf of bread??and that delicous ... | duffy | 9 days ago by David Shelton |
Gas Lighting Just wondered when gas ceased to be used for street lighting in Brighton? Often see many beautiful former ... | Roy Grant | 9 days ago by David Shelton |
Rev A D Wagner Who were ‘The Wagners’ mentioned on this site in ref. to church and almshouses. I am curious about Rev A ... | S Bland | 9 days ago by David Shelton |
York Place School, Varndean and Fawcett - is this connection correct? Brighton Municipal School was highly respected and had started life as the York Place Board School in 1884 before changing ... | Philip Dennett | 9 days ago by David Shelton |
Walter Gillett Ltd Stationers From 1900 until at least 1970 Walter Gillett’s Printers and Stationers Shop was at 42 Market St. Does anyone know ... | David Carrington | 9 days ago by Linda Gregory |
Violent teachers of the past Noting the recent news report of a teacher accused of attempted murder, an old schoolchum and I reflected that ... | Twit Jim | 9 days ago by Alan Phillips |
Chain pier location I’m curious to find the actual location of The Chain Pier, preferably drawn in on a (reasonbaly) current map. I lived ... | Sven W | 9 days ago by Miriam King |
museum of pipes i am trying to find any information on the museum of pipes which was open in the mid eighties in ... | david bonehill | 9 days ago by Richard Fox |
Brighton Festival 1967 hello ~ does anybody here remember the very first Brighton Festival way back in 1967? In particular ... | Michael Kemp | 9 days ago by Guy Thompson |
St. Nicholas Girl's School, North Laine Does anyone have any information about St.Nicholas Memorial Girl’s Day School at 35 Frederick Place ? It was a school ... | Beverley Scott | 9 days ago by Gill Wales |