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A question about 11 Finsbury road I’m doing my family tree and my father was born at 11 Finsbury road Brighton in 1938 and was then ... | Dana Grayley | 2 August 2023 2:54 PM by Gill Wales |
Seeking relatives of George Brian Gates and Gladys Millicent Gates of Hove and Brighton early 1900s My Wife and I are looking for contact with relatives of both “Captain George Brian Gates” Born Hove 1899, Joined ... | Robin Van Kempen | 2 August 2023 2:53 PM by george sibun |
Dawn Jordan School of Dancing Does anyone remember the Dawn Jordan School of Dancing which used off Trafalgar Street I recall . | karen | 2 August 2023 2:52 PM by Sarah Dowsett |
THE DOWNS SCHOOL IN 1932 During my family history research I’ve found a relative who was an engineer working in India in the period between ... | Richard Corden | 2 August 2023 2:52 PM by Jenny Wilder |
The Lawns Hotel, Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. Does it still exist, what is it now called and historical resident details. Does the old Lawns Hotel still operate as a Hotel and if so under what name? We have found an exerts ... | Robin Van Kempen | 2 August 2023 2:51 PM by Alan Hobden |
H.J. Greens of Hove I have searched pages for any comments re the Greens factory in Hove, just off Portland Road I believe. My mother ... | Bonny Cother | 2 August 2023 2:51 PM by Sue King |
Patcham and the A27 Hello, I’m looking for people who lived in Patcham before and after the construction of the A27, ... | David Parker | 2 August 2023 2:51 PM by Eddie Jackson |
Large Building At the Top of Queens Road This is bugging me, because I can remember this building at the top of Queens Road. It had four small ... | Daniel C | 2 August 2023 11:21 AM by Daniel C |
Laurie Poore Anyone know what happened to Laurie ? A sentimental enquiry .. I remember all night guitar parties on Brighton beach ... | chrissy roman | 21 July 2023 1:06 PM by Harry Atkins |
Pavilion War Hospital How long was the Pavilion used as a war hospital for Indian troops? | John Knight | 21 July 2023 1:06 PM by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Drove Crescent I was born in 96 Drove crescent in 1956, my dad left to come to australia in 1963. I went ... | Nick Manning | 21 July 2023 1:05 PM by Debra Archer |
Swan cafe, Kings Road, Brighton Does anyone know where the Swan cafe/restaurant in Kings Road was in the 1930’s? What is there today? Any help ... | jules | 21 July 2023 1:05 PM by Vernon Gardner |
song or poem about Brighton I was wondering if there was any song or poem ever written about Brighton if so, would you please let ... | Veronika | 21 July 2023 1:05 PM by Lee Smith |
ST. John the Baptist Convent. I would like to know did anyone board in the Convent between 1954-1958, and did anyone know Christabel Denehy who ... | Cherie (Pat )Davies. | 21 July 2023 1:04 PM by Mollie Squires |
Press Telegraphist My Grandfather, Charles Otto McBRIEN, used the address of 4. Whitehawk Road as his business address between about 1915 and ... | Chris McBrien | 21 July 2023 1:04 PM by Phil Lockwood |
Kenning Tyre Services My big sister worked for many years in the office of Kenning Tyre Services. It was near Waterloo Street but ... | Honor | 21 July 2023 1:04 PM by Terry Clifford |
A haunting Of a lady Does anyone have any information about a lady spirit who wears a red coat seen in a cloakroom that use ... | Kim Ayres | 16 July 2023 8:39 AM by Kim Ayres |
Elizabeth Sarah Humphries We are still seeking any information on the above. She was known to have been in Brighton during the 1850s. The ... | Tim Sargeant | 5 July 2023 8:26 AM by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Beaconsfield Villas Having lived in Beaconsfield Villas for over 20 years and being interested in local history, I am trying to find ... | Bill Goodchild | 5 July 2023 8:25 AM by Jo Chatfield |
Where in Preston Park was this taken? (1890!) Query posted here (and insta) .. this seen on an old calendar.. https://twitter.com/paulbennett2018/status/1673796167761526784 | Paul bennett | 2 July 2023 1:53 AM by Paul bennett |
Stoner/Mowbray My great grandfather Herbert Mowbray had a hair dressers in Air street (and his brother ran another in Queen`s street) ... | Stephanie Caplen-Jerromes | 29 June 2023 12:15 PM by Stephanie Jerromes |
Newhaven street Anyone have any information about Newhaven street from the 1950’s.I lived there until 1959,then moved on to Middlesex. Any info ... | Brian Burton | 29 June 2023 12:14 PM by Brian Burton |
Indian Restaurants Am I right in believing that Brighton might have been one of the first towns in Britain to have a ... | Robert Niblett | 26 June 2023 11:21 AM by Alan Phillips |
Salisbury Hotel During the 60’s I worked for Southern Licensed Supplies, a wholesale wine company owned by Michael Cook. This ... | Valerie Farrar | 26 June 2023 11:20 AM by Robert Malone |