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New Church Road Hello I’m looking for more information / old images of New Church Road. My Grandfather was born there in 1926 and ... | John Cooper | 24 February 2023 10:25 AM by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Dowds looking for someone called the dowds family? lived in moulescoomb area. | carol | 24 February 2023 10:24 AM by Isla Dowds Skinner |
Finsbury Road school On 10/9/07, R LUCAS I am looking for historical information re the Junior School that was in Finsbury ... | Ron Lucas | 24 February 2023 10:24 AM by Jim Payne |
A question about a bakery in Hove My grandfather Hector E Watts is supposed to have run a bakery at 28 Sterling Place, Hove in approximately 1925/26. ... | Michelle Bowen | 24 February 2023 10:23 AM by Michelle Bowen |
HOME GUARD DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THE 14TH SUSSEX (HOVE)BATTALION.HOME GUARD. OR ST.ANDREW’S SCHOOL PORTSLADE.MY DAD WAS HERE IN 1924. | JANICE EMSLEY | 9 February 2023 5:26 PM by Chris Woods |
Hove photographers I have a photo of my paternal grandmother which appears to have been taken professionally. Does anyone know if there ... | Alan Hobden | 6 February 2023 9:50 AM by Hans Hoes |
Harriet Gunn Does any one have any images of one of Brighton’s famous flower seller Harriet Gunn? She used to have a ... | Tony Tree | 6 February 2023 9:50 AM by Jacqueline Martin |
Were there houses built from coal? In her book Three Houses, Burne Jones’s grand daughter describes being driven past some black houses on the (then) seafront ... | Wendy Knipe | 6 February 2023 9:50 AM by Wendy Knipe |
Grosvenor Street, circa 1856 to 1858 period. I am trying to find a listing of the residents of Grosvenor Street for the 1850s period. Unfortunately directories of this ... | Tim Sargeant | 6 February 2023 9:50 AM by Tim Sargeant |
2 Upper Shoreham Road I am trying to trace family in the Brighton area and one of two addresses I have on a birth ... | Deborah Frost | 6 February 2023 9:50 AM by Chris Whelan |
park crescent inn does anyone know any of the history of the above pub?on the 1871 census my g.g.grandparents,james and fanny spence lived ... | michael poulter | 6 February 2023 9:49 AM by Brian Reid |
Royal Hussar One of my ancestors is listed as living at Royal Hussar possibly in Lewes Road. Can anyone tell me if ... | Veronica | 6 February 2023 9:49 AM by Stephen paul |
Charles Brewer My g.grandfather, can anyone help? For years I have been trying to trace his BC and whereabouts for all years. ... | Joan Cumbers | 6 February 2023 9:49 AM by Derek Carpenter |
gypsys Iam researching my romany ancestors who were born in Brighton, and had caravans on the downs. would any one know ... | j parker | 24 January 2023 2:50 PM by Fenella Smith |
Motorcycle business in Brighton Can any one suggest how to find out about the motorcycle business in Brighton in the 1920’s and perhaps who ... | Leslie Whitlow | 24 January 2023 2:49 PM by Leslie Whitlow |
Combridges - Hove Greetings to all helpers! Has anyone of you information about a publishing house called Combridges based in Hove? My google search ... | Mathias Richter | 24 January 2023 2:49 PM by Chris Woods |
Grace Marion Collcutt Many of Grace’s paintings were of ‘Old Brighton’. I suspect this one may illustrate somewhere in the town, perhaps along ... | Simon Collcutt | 24 January 2023 2:49 PM by Simon Collcutt |
Ellingford family My Grandfather and Grandmother on my Mother’s side were John and Mary (known as Ann)who lived at 66 Sussex Street, ... | Rick Smallman | 24 January 2023 2:48 PM by Rick Smallman |
Preston Grammar School, Millers Road, Brighton It appears that No 37 Millers Road, Brighton, which I often thought had probably been a public house, began life ... | Alan Hobden | 24 January 2023 2:48 PM by Liz Bisset |
Sharp Family - 42 Ship Street I am researching my family history. My great great grandfather lived at 42 Ship Street in Brighton. I know ... | Keith Sharp | 24 January 2023 2:45 PM by Geoffrey Mead |
A question about a Chinese Restaurant in West Street In the sixties, there was one of the first Chinese restaurants about halfway down West Street on the right hand ... | Martin Tidy | 24 January 2023 2:44 PM by Joseph McGlinchey |
Stucks the Jewellers Does anyone remember the jewellers in the road off West Street known as Stuck’s? | Tony Hagon | 17 January 2023 10:13 PM by Clive Shelley |
sack factory does any one remember the sack factory in portslade where you could get a couple of days work over the ... | duffy | 17 January 2023 10:13 PM by NORMAN PERRY |
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 | 17 January 2023 10:13 PM by Richard Durden |