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Camden Arms and Running Horse My great grandfather John Jackson (who is credited with being the creator of Brighton and Hove Albion) ran the Farm ... | Bob | 20 December 2023 11:27 AM by Philip Dennett |
Dr Banardos Please does anyone know if there was a Dr Banardos Home in or near to Brighton.Thank you. | Joy | 20 December 2023 11:25 AM by Bob Beattie |
Richard Gillam My ancestor Richard Gillam b. abt. 1768 married 1. Mary Measor 1784 and 2. 1793 Sarah Mercer. Were the Measor ... | dorothy cooper | 20 December 2023 11:25 AM by Kevin Ellis |
Sherrie's dance hall My family history shows that my Grandfather was working at Sherrie’s dance hall in 1927. I new Sherries in the ... | Richard Weal | 20 December 2023 11:24 AM by Bob Simmons |
Roundhill Crescent Any information about 74 Roundhill Crescent would be most interesting . My Greta Grandparents Thomas Lennard Gooding Wilkinson and his ... | Sue Hoskinson | 20 December 2023 11:24 AM by A saward |
Clarendon Hotel History Hello I have come by a set of silverware fork & serving knife commissioned by Elkington & Company bearing The Clarendon ... | Michelle | 20 December 2023 11:24 AM by Tom Bradley |
Hove Crazy Golf - 60's or 70's??? Hello! Someone I know – a keen historian of Crazy Golf courses in the UK – was told of a course ... | Anthony Pope | 20 December 2023 11:24 AM by Mark Dearling |
Carrington's the Bootmakers My great grandfather ran boot and shoe shops at 17 and 18 St Georges Road, Kemp Town, around the 1899. He ... | Derek Barontini | 20 December 2023 11:23 AM by Derek Barontini |
akehurst family my grandads name was charles william akehurst and he was a postman until he retired .he lived with his sister ... | sheryl | 20 December 2023 11:23 AM by Charles thomas Ford |
A Love Story at Cosmos Greek-Cypriot Restaurant I’m a journalist helping out an older French-Moroccan friend who is looking to reconnect with his early 20s Cypriot sweetheart, ... | Sarah Souli | 27 November 2023 10:36 AM by Sarah Souli |
French Bakery My father was Jean Ranwez. He was a baker. One family member says he had his own bakery in town ... | Martin Best | 27 November 2023 10:36 AM by george sibun |
Running Horse Pub King Street My great grandfather was the publican from 1910 to 1931 – he was John Jackson the man who set up ... | Bob | 27 November 2023 10:36 AM by Melita Dennett |
Goble Family Is there any one on this site that knows anything about the Goble family of Carlton Court.Brighton. Namely Thomas Goble ... | Sheila Jones | 20 December 2023 11:25 AM by Sharon Barnes |
the Galleon Hi in the 50s my friends and i spent most ... | liz | 27 November 2023 10:35 AM by Colin Philcox |
montepelier hotel can anyone tell me if the montpelier hotel is still around ... | michele | 27 November 2023 10:35 AM by TOMMASO BRUNO |
Percy Wilkinson Delevine Looking for information on Percy Wilkinson who was part of the Delevines theatrical act and who retired to Brighton and ... | Trish Mackay | 27 November 2023 10:32 AM by Sue Boxell |
nicholas tattersall Hi I have heard the story of Nicholas tattersall over the years passed down from my grandmother, her maiden name was ... | Sharon Geldard | 27 November 2023 10:32 AM by Richard Pearce |
The Black Horse, 112 Church Street in 1900-1903 I would appreciate any information about the licence history of this pub. An entry in The Brighton Gazette 17 Dec ... | Stephen Henley | 14 November 2023 6:37 PM by Stephen Henley |
361 Old Shoreham Road This was a children and baby home I believe run by a Mrs H Mockford Any info would be appreciated as ... | Gary Cusack | 14 November 2023 6:37 PM by Alan Phillips |
varndean grammer school for girls does anyone remember this school around 1961 – 1964 | sue loveridge | 14 November 2023 6:36 PM by Sue Dee |
King & Son and Lea & Son both in Western Road I have been trying for sometime now to find out more information on a Butcher’s shop called King & Son ... | Jackie Rooney | 14 November 2023 6:36 PM by Kay Ar |
Landlord surname "Alce" from Flowing Stream My grandparents (Chas Alce) used to run The Volunteer (Mash Tun) and my mother was born upstairs in 1943. However, ... | Rich Benham | 14 November 2023 6:36 PM by george sibun |
The Shades Bar I remember spending many an evening in a pub called “The Shades Bar”, which was in a little street between ... | Marc Turner | 14 November 2023 6:35 PM by Rob Padwick |
teacher training college in 1931 My mother went to Brighton Municipal College, possibly at 8 Eastern Terrace Brighton in 1931, but I cannot find any ... | Christine Lethbridge | 14 November 2023 6:35 PM by David Wilkinson |