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The Sir Robert Peel public house Between 1872 and 1880 my great grandfather lived at 48 Church Street, where he was a beer retailer in The ... | Fred Gillett | 17 January 2023 10:13 PM by John Cording |
Photographer, H. Edwards, Lewes Rd, Brighton A friend in Spain has an uncaptioned photograph of what may be a Brighton & Hove Albion footballer, taken by ... | Alan Hobden | 17 January 2023 10:12 PM by Marjorie Dundas |
A question about St Wilfreds Childrens home, Ham rd. I am wondering If anyone might know where I can find the admissions / records for St. Wilfred’s. I am ... | Michelle Bowen | 17 January 2023 10:12 PM by Geoffrey Mead |
Russell Street I have family living in Russell Strret in several of the census records can anyone tell me the difference between ... | katie | 17 January 2023 10:12 PM by Michael Norman |
London to Brighton stagecoach routes Can anyone help me with stagecoach routes between London and Brighton in the early nineteenth century? How long did the ... | Jane Odiwe | 17 January 2023 10:12 PM by roy palmer |
The Edlins of Brighton I am related to Henry and Sarah Edlin and their children Frederick Henry Walter and Lloyd ( Henry also known ... | Mandy Edlin | 17 January 2023 10:12 PM by Molly Edlin |
Preston Road Primary School At the age of 3y10m I went to Preston Road Primary school. I was only there less than 2 years. ... | John Holmes | 17 January 2023 10:12 PM by Colin Rose |
Gypsies I’ve just been told that some of my ancestors could have been gypsies in Brighton & Hove in the early ... | Robinson | 17 January 2023 10:11 PM by Shelagh Compton |
Milk Vessel Recovery North rd Where in North RD, was the depot?, i belive it was on the left when traveling up from Preston Rd. ... | Roger Hartfield | 17 January 2023 10:11 PM by Alan Hobden |
rottingdean smugglers tunnels I am doing some research in to the smugglers tunnels running underneath rottingdean. I believe they ran upto buildings in ... | andrew james | 17 January 2023 10:11 PM by david john shelton |
St Anne's Covent Brighton My name is Michael Gormley & I was at St Anne’s convent 1946 – 52. From St Anne’s I was ... | Michael Gormley | 17 January 2023 10:11 PM by david john shelton |
starlight rooms i remember it well.Bobby Sansom was very popular and very good looking as i recall.Somethings you never forget! Having just ... | jennifer tonks nee smith | 17 January 2023 10:10 PM by Caroline Gallagher |
Bush Hotel My husbands grandfather was born at the Bush Hotel, Brighton in 1854 according to his birth certificate, does anyone know ... | Josie Campbell | 17 January 2023 10:10 PM by Steven Dallaway |
Lashmar family & Brighton I am interested in finding any information about the Lashmar family, who were fairly prominent in Brighton around 1800 and ... | Murray Lashmar | 17 January 2023 10:10 PM by Judy Phillips |
walter chapman My Grandfather Walter Alexander Chapman was a blind (from age 8)musician who played piano at the Fitters Arms where his ... | Alexander Chapman | 17 January 2023 10:10 PM by Richard Nettlow |
Marten family I am trying to trace my maternal grandmother’s family who were in Brighon at the end of the 19th Century. ... | M Matthews | 17 January 2023 10:07 PM by Matthew Marten |
Information of First DSM holder in Brighton Herbert Tom Barnes: b. 28 January 1906 Portsmouth, Hampshire d. August 1984. In February 1940 ‘Tom’ was one of the Royal ... | Paul Comber | 17 January 2023 10:07 PM by Paul Comber |
General query regarding Patcham Place I am researching my family history and I have a query regarding Patcham Place . Between 1917 and 1926 Ethel ... | stephen cooter | 4 January 2023 3:54 PM by stephen cooter |
Hadshurst and Mousecomb I have an old map (1795) “Map of the Vicinity of Brighthelmstone”. I have noticed that Moulsecoombe is written as ... | Elaine Hudson | 18 December 2022 10:36 AM by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Egremont Place The properties near the bottom of Egremont Place, where it meets Edward Street changed numbers at some point during the ... | Mark Kelly | 18 December 2022 10:36 AM by Patrice Sager |
Wimpy Bar Can someone please settle an argument. Where, in Brighton, was the first Wimpy Bar opened. I say London Road opposite St ... | Ken Bishop | 18 December 2022 10:36 AM by Damon Matthew Wise Âû |
Henley and Attrell Families I am searching for relatives of my mother, Doreen Henley, born 1919 in Steyning. Her mother was Winifred Henley, ... | Jeanne Masterson | 18 December 2022 10:35 AM by A Reeves |
FUGGLES This a strange name, does anyone remember two sisters, the Misses Fuggles, who ran a little private school in Powis ... | June | 18 December 2022 10:34 AM by Darrell Hopwood |
Gondola cafe, Church Road, Hove Anyone else remember the Gondola cafe. I remember being taken there by my parents in the 1960’s i think. Used ... | jules | 18 December 2022 10:34 AM by Suzanne Molineaux (Nee Maas) |