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| Topic | Started by | Replies | Last post |
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| Peacehaven Hotel Does anyone remember the Peacehaven Hotel. It ws built in the 1920s. I’d like to know what it was used for in ... | Jules Davis | 0 | 9 January 2018 by Jules Davis |
| Henrietta Dodgson I am looking for information about Henrietta Harrington Dodgson, youngest sister of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). She lived ... | Terri | 3 | 9 January 2018 by Jules Davis |
| Ladysmith Road Does anyone know when Ladysmith Road (part of the “Boer War Estate” near Bear Road) was built? The Second ... | Dennis Plank | 1 | 8 January 2018 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Old Map of Portslade area An age ago I seem to recollect seeing an old map of the Portslade area on this site but cannot ... | David Phillips | 1 | 4 December 2017 by David Phillips |
| Whitehawk I am doing some research for a family whose earlier members lived at 37 Hervey Road in the 1930s. Does ... | Richard Cairns | 1 | 2 December 2017 by Geoffrey Mead |
| The Hope Inn 3 & 4 Suffolk Place was the location of The Hope Inn, neither exist today. My 3rd ggrandfather was landlord ... | Roger Paine | 1 | 30 November 2017 by Andy Grant |
| Knight looking out to sea... Hello There is a largish wooden (I assume it’s wooden) Knight (I think it’s a Knight?) character located on the intersection ... | David Coates | 2 | 23 November 2017 by David Coates |
| Kemptown Hello. In 1990, I was a student living in Bristol Gardens Kemptown – the end near Church place. I distinctly recall ... | David Coates | 2 | 19 November 2017 by David Coates |
| Rottingdean Place Having recently moved to an apartment in Rottingdean Place I am keen to research its history. The national archives ... | Liz Hopkin | 2 | 17 November 2017 by Sam Flowers |
| Problems Check your email Peter | Peter Wood | 0 | 15 November 2017 by Peter Wood |
| Southdown buses social club in the 70's Hi, My dad was a driver for Southdown buses and I remember going to the social club with him as a ... | Nikki | 0 | 14 November 2017 by Nikki |
| LORD OF THE MANOR WHO IS THE PRESENT (YEAR DATE IS 2017) LORD OF THE MANOR OF STANMER, SUSSEX PLEASE? | LUCY REYNOLDS | 1 | 10 November 2017 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Zoological Gardens Does anybody know where the Brighton Zoological Gardens were ? | Maggie Holder | 4 | 5 November 2017 by David Blackford |
| Edward Bransfield I am a committee member of a group dedicated to “Remembering Edward Bransfield”, a native of our village of Ballinacurra ... | André Saubolle | 2 | 4 November 2017 by Geoffrey Mead |
| regiment based at preston barracks my great grandfather was in the 4th dragoon guards 1871-1883. His regiment were at aldershot barracks 1880-1882. He married at ... | Carlos Romero | 0 | 2 November 2017 by Carlos Romero |
| Estate Agents I’m doing some research and am wondering whether anyone knows of any family run Jewish estate agents in Brighton in ... | Adam Sarath | 1 | 30 September 2017 by Geoffrey Mead |
| COTTAGE COFFEE BAR Sorry Mike but this section is not for a trip down memory lane (read posting guidelines above. Leave a comment ... | Mike Graves | 0 | 28 September 2017 by Mike Graves |
| Officer Cadet Reginald King S/N 2035767 Very sorry Shaun but we do not handle requests like yours after our 1911 cutoff date. | Shaun Noble | 1 | 22 September 2017 by Tim Sargeant |
| Does any body recall the music fesytivals held under the Madeira Arches around 1966/67 Mid 60’s bands participating at the venues | John Ledward | 0 | 15 September 2017 by John Ledward |
| 85 SPRINGFIELD ROAD Hello, I am trying to trace what happened to a lady who lived in Springfield Road in 1893- bit of a ... | Mary Hyland | 1 | 5 September 2017 by Andy Grant |
| Deleted post Your posting has been removed as it was not appropriate for this section. Please read the posting guidelines before you ... | Roger Heath | 0 | 31 August 2017 by Roger Heath |
| Building in Palmeira Squre I looked through the site but couldn’t see mention of the building standing in the gardens of Palmeira Square. Can ... | Jasper Stevens | 2 | 23 August 2017 by David Shelton |
| Professional tennis in Brighton Dear all I’m a tennis historian and I’m trying to track down the professional tennis activity in the 60s. They played many ... | Piero Pieri | 0 | 19 August 2017 by Piero Pieri |
| High View (hotel) Does anyone know what happened to the High View (hotel) Montpelier Street? It was there 1964 | Marian Oakes | 2 | 10 August 2017 by Alan Hobden |