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| Automobile Association Please could you tell me when the AA had an office in Oxford Street, Brighton? I believe it was in ... | Caroline Tyler | 5 | 1 February by Jenny Sheppard |
| Locations in the 60's In 1968 I spent a great week in Brighton on holiday but cannot remember where the following places were. Can ... | David Arnold | 5 | 1 February by Ron Porter |
| The Rockery We used to visit the Rockery when I was young and I loved the atmosphere. Recently watched the “Bald Explorer” ... | Bonny Cother | 8 | 1 February by Bonny Cother |
| Walter Ambrose Fleming I am interested in the above who was born Walter Ambrose Cooke – married Ellen Elizabeth Field, changed their surname ... | Jenny Crawford | 2 | 27 January by Jennifer Crawford |
| brighton barracks this is for roy grant,searching through messages i found 1 from you 21/1/09 about brigton barracks and a man ... | jackie | 4 | 21 January by Phil Back |
| Girls School in Brighton around 1876 I am trying to trace a school – I believe it was called Blaydon House School – in Brighton. I ... | Jackie Godfrey | 0 | 19 January by Jackie Godfrey |
| Hampstead Road, Preston Can anyone please give me some idea what type of property 22 Hampstead Road, Preston was in 1899/1900? I am ... | Barbara Snelling | 18 | 19 January by Barbara Knights |
| Waterhall Golf Course Anyone know what’s happening at Waterhall Golf Course? I’m not talking about the possible closure, although info on that would ... | Peter Groves | 9 | 19 January by Tim Sargeant |
| Family in Brighton My family came from Brighton. The Steels and Nurcombes. The Nurcombes lived at 18 Elder Street at the end of ... | Barry | 11 | 19 January by Anne Worthington |
| Edith Clopet and Bruce Green Hi I’m trying to trace the history of Edith Clopet and Bruce Green, pantomime and variety actors living in the ... | Jackie Clopet | 3 | 19 January by Mark Loudon |
| scrase family looking for any inf on the scrase family – came from horsham – brighton road | isabel brazier nee scrase | 6 | 8 January by Sylvia Hill nee Scrase |
| FUNNELL FAMILY- BRIGHTON/SEAFORD Has anyone come across any Funnells? My grandmother was Margaret Funnell, parents Mary and Ebenezer. Also a Tom ... | Angela | 9 | 8 January by Samantha Sharp |
| Jimmy Hunters Brighton Follies I have a ‘photo of my Grandparents walking along Brighton seafront, passing a lamp post with a poster for the ... | Neal | 2 | 4 January by John M |
| Cuckfield Family Hi i was wondering if anyone had any information on a family named tidy living in cuckfield around 1895. Thanks ... | Jenny | 3 | 4 January by Nicola Holmes |
| barracks I had an ancestor, Peter Vickers/Vicars who was a gunmaker born in Cheshire. He went to Ireland then to Brighton. ... | Jackie Bush | 10 | 1 January by Phil Back |
| Frederick Moss Hi, looking for information about my GrandFather who had a store until his early death in 1939. He was Jewish and ... | Tom Newell | 6 | 1 January by Peter v.d. Hoek |
| Brighton 19c photographers A distant relative of mine sent me parcel of mainly Victorian photographs of possible relations. I am compiling a SNELLING ... | John Snelling | 7 | 27 December 2019 5:29 PM by Marilyn Coates |
| Buchanan photographers This is a long shot but does anyone know what happend to Buchanan Photographers in Portslade? I am trying ... | Mike | 30 | 20 December 2019 7:39 AM by Maria Pursey |
| Ashburnham I lived at Patcham in a very large yellow brick house called Ashburnham from about 1946-49. Its main entrance came ... | John Lewis | 3 | 20 December 2019 7:39 AM by Thomas Stace |
| Smells & Sounds of Brighton Just had ‘the sounds of the sea,’ which made me think of other sounds and smells I associate with Brighton. ... | Roy Grant | 34 | 20 December 2019 7:38 AM by Geoff Robbins |
| The Florida Rooms Anyone have any memories of the Florida Rooms in the 60s? | Tony Clevett | 6 | 20 December 2019 7:38 AM by Johnny Watton |
| Patcham Old Village - no. 96 London Road in 1851 I’m looking for an image that would show what no. 96 (Old) London Road looked like in 1851. It would ... | Christine Jackson | 0 | 17 December 2019 6:28 PM by Christine Jackson |
| Brighton Stragglers Cricket Club Back in the 60’s & 70’s my dad (and sometimes brothers) used to play for Brighton Stragglers Cricket Club. Their ... | Geoff Robbins | 0 | 10 December 2019 10:09 AM by Geoff Robbins |
| House History- Clifton Road I am researching history of my house. I live in Clifton Road, and have so far found that the house ... | Lindsey | 8 | 10 December 2019 10:08 AM by Peter R |