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| New Sussex Hospital, Windlesham road 1960s Hi, my mother Matilda Merlyn died in January 2020 and was a retired nurse. She came to England in 1961 ... | Emil wijeweera | 0 | 2 May 2020 10:16 AM by Emil wijeweera |
| Clapshaw & Cleave I am looking for information about william T Cleave and his family who ran the Clapshaw & Cleave shop on ... | S Fryer | 6 | 29 April 2020 5:25 PM by Richard Bowes |
| the girls of Wish Road I wonder if anyone can help my uncle in Australia who is piecing together half forgotten memories – three elderly ... | Caryle Sarah Webb-Ingall | 4 | 29 April 2020 5:25 PM by Dominic Cassidy |
| Dyke Tavern Pub Does anybody have any interesting facts about the Dyke Tavern Pub on 218 Dyke Road. Who was the architect of ... | Ian Smith | 5 | 29 April 2020 5:25 PM by Peter Groves |
| Gas Works at Black Rock; Does anyone know if the Black Rock gas works are still in use? I went past there this afternoon and ... | Tim Sargeant | 4 | 29 April 2020 5:25 PM by George Mason |
| Streamline Taxis I am researching Streamline Taxis, (both Brighton & Hove). Does anyone have any snapshots of drivers, cars or stories that ... | James Wright | 8 | 27 April 2020 9:07 AM by Cliff Marchant |
| BHC and The Keep The more I go into this, the less sense it all makes. To recap: The Keep is a joint scheme ... | David Fisher | 4 | 26 April 2020 8:42 AM by Allan Warner-Clarkson |
| family history Also, Phyllis may have married a Kenneth Yeates in 1950 and moved to Worthing. Am desperate for any information. Thankyou | laura | 3 | 26 April 2020 8:40 AM by matthew yeates |
| John Howard House does anyone know the history of this building on the corners of Roedean and Whitehawk roads, and presently housing a ... | anna | 2 | 22 April 2020 7:28 PM by Rebecca Ryan |
| Does any one remember Cooks Cycles, White Cross Street, Brighton? This cycle shop was run by a very good guy Len Cook with his wife. | David Ward | 3 | 22 April 2020 9:38 AM by Kirk Daly |
| Miller's Pies Does anyone remember Miller’s Pies just up Bear Road on the left? I can smell and taste them now – shiny ... | Janet | 5 | 22 April 2020 9:38 AM by Roy Parsons |
| acorn club Does anyone remember the Acorn Club?I have found my membership certificate dated 8th september 1953!Also two letters sent to me ... | jennifer tonks nee smith | 6 | 16 April 2020 12:20 PM by Leslie Cornford |
| Hove County Grammar School for Girls I attended Hove County in Nevill Road from 1950-55. Are the buildings still there & does anyone have photos of ... | Jean | 7 | 16 April 2020 9:03 AM by Keren Hancox |
| Card suits in the windows There is a building in Marlborough Street with a heart, a diamond, a spade and a club in the upstairs ... | Val Stockley | 0 | 15 April 2020 2:57 PM by Val Stockley |
| Captain Samuel Brown RN. Chain Pier and Bridge Builder. Captain Samuel Brown who lived on Marine Parade whilst he was building the Chain Pier at Brighton also built bridges. ... | Tim Sargeant | 0 | 13 April 2020 2:40 PM by Tim Sargeant |
| Carlton House Prep School 1940s. During the 1940s, Carlton House Preparatory School at No 50 Great College Street was run by a Miss Swan and ... | Tim Sargeant | 0 | 8 April 2020 8:50 AM by Tim Sargeant |
| Stanmore Hotel Where was the Stanmore Hotel in Brighton in the 1970’s? | David Collis | 3 | 8 April 2020 8:42 AM by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Colebrook Family of Blackman Street I have just been viewing on this site a lovely photograph of Blackman Road taken in 1959. One of ... | Colin Jarman | 8 | 8 April 2020 8:40 AM by Graham Camfield |
| Looking for information on the "Swiss Warehouse" at 71 Kings Road I believe this gift store was owned by somebody else in the 1880s and 1890s, but it was acquired by ... | James Bigwood | 3 | 7 April 2020 10:02 AM by James Bigwood |
| 2 Cannon Terrace, 1867 I am looking for a map that has this address ‘2 Cannon Terrace’ in 1867. My great grandfather had a ... | Shelly Comfort | 8 | 7 April 2020 9:56 AM by Andy Grant |
| The Joke in the Royal Pavilion! Having nowhere else to put this “Note” I thought I would pass it on even though I have no idea ... | Roy Grant | 1 | 3 April 2020 9:22 AM by Jennifer Martin |
| Rottingdean Place Having recently moved to an apartment in Rottingdean Place I am keen to research its history. The national archives ... | Liz Hopkin | 4 | 30 March 2020 9:25 AM by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| City Cemetery, Bear Road, Brighton I’ve just been informed that my father was buried at this Cemetery in 1961. I have been given a ... | Kathryn Bryant | 12 | 30 March 2020 9:22 AM by Dan McDonald |
| Fruit and Veg My grandmother was a “Mears” one of the fruit and veg sellers still operating in Brighton, She used to have ... | Laine | 18 | 25 March 2020 9:44 PM by Katie Mears |