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| Carlton House Prep School 1940s. During the 1940s, Carlton House Preparatory School at No 50 Great College Street was run by a Miss Swan and ... | Tim Sargeant | 0 | 5 hours ago by Tim Sargeant |
| Dreadnought Garage I trying to find any history on this establishment. Relating to early/mid 60’s auto racing. Thanks! | Bradley Hueftle | 11 | 5 hours ago by Tim Sargeant |
| Stanmore Hotel Where was the Stanmore Hotel in Brighton in the 1970’s? | David Collis | 3 | 5 hours ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Brighton Register Office - 1947 Hi there, I’m researching for a book and want to find out where Brighton Register Office was in 1947. I believe ... | Maggie Elliott | 6 | 5 hours ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Sugarman's Shirts Hi all, Just found out that Ben Sherman’s started in Brighton & I wondered if anyone knew where the original factory ... | Suzie Box | 9 | 5 hours ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Streamline Taxis I am researching Streamline Taxis, (both Brighton & Hove). Does anyone have any snapshots of drivers, cars or stories that ... | James Wright | 6 | 5 hours ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Laundries in Brighton and Hove I was reading some of the posts and comments on the site about laundries in Brighton and Hove and I ... | Peter Groves | 19 | 5 hours ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Colebrook Family of Blackman Street I have just been viewing on this site a lovely photograph of Blackman Road taken in 1959. One of ... | Colin Jarman | 8 | 5 hours ago by Graham Camfield |
| St Peters Court School, Burgess Hill Does anyone have any information on St Peters Court School, in Burgess Hill, the Rev, Mcdonald Hobley I think was ... | Angela Greaves | 18 | yesterday by James Laws |
| Looking for information on the "Swiss Warehouse" at 71 Kings Road I believe this gift store was owned by somebody else in the 1880s and 1890s, but it was acquired by ... | James Bigwood | 3 | yesterday by James Bigwood |
| 2 Cannon Terrace, 1867 I am looking for a map that has this address ‘2 Cannon Terrace’ in 1867. My great grandfather had a ... | Shelly Comfort | 8 | yesterday by Andy Grant |
| The Joke in the Royal Pavilion! Having nowhere else to put this “Note” I thought I would pass it on even though I have no idea ... | Roy Grant | 1 | 5 days ago by Jennifer Martin |
| BHC and The Keep The more I go into this, the less sense it all makes. To recap: The Keep is a joint scheme ... | David Fisher | 3 | 9 days ago by Michael Keep |
| matt bruce My brother now lives in Australia, but was asking about Matt Bruce, the art teacher long ago at Varndean Boys ... | peter whitcomb | 9 | 9 days ago by Colin McNeill |
| West Pier Mysteries I’ve been reading a lot about the evolution and sad decline of The West Pier but there are a couple ... | Luke | 5 | 9 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Rottingdean Place Having recently moved to an apartment in Rottingdean Place I am keen to research its history. The national archives ... | Liz Hopkin | 4 | 9 days ago by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| City Cemetery, Bear Road, Brighton I’ve just been informed that my father was buried at this Cemetery in 1961. I have been given a ... | Kathryn Bryant | 12 | 9 days ago by Dan McDonald |
| Fruit and Veg My grandmother was a “Mears” one of the fruit and veg sellers still operating in Brighton, She used to have ... | Laine | 18 | 14 days ago by Katie Mears |
| Does any one remember Cooks Cycles, White Cross Street, Brighton? This cycle shop was run by a very good guy Len Cook with his wife. | David Ward | 2 | 14 days ago by Alan Hobden |
| The Downs Hotel hassocks can any body remember the the downs it was the the place to be various bands groups ithink it was ... | young again | 6 | 21 March by Hilary Garside |
| Who was Florence Moore? Dinsdale Landen and several other Brighton based theatrical personalities stated they they took their first steps into the profession at ... | Roy Grant | 5 | 18 March by Roy Grant |
| Captain George Burden McKean Hello, I am currently looking for anything on Canada’s highest decorated World War One Army Recruit who was born in Durham ... | Peter Bourne | 3 | 18 March by Tracey Cross |
| E G Brown (Brighton) Ltd Can anyone assist with this query? In 1927 They were Ironfounders/Hardware & Bldrs Merchants at The Arches, Station Street & Trafalgar ... | David Eldridge | 3 | 18 March by Koulla |
| Semadeni's confectioners Hi. Has anyone come across this family in their research. Apparently they had a shop in Brighton from ... | Angela | 5 | 18 March by Michael Mansfield |