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| Tony Tree: the Gunn family Hi Tony I know you were searching the Gunn family a while ago.I have research them back to 1644. Can you tell ... | maralyn eden | 13 | 19 August 2020 10:38 AM by Rhonda Wilkins |
| Victorian Brighton Policemen. On researching my family history I found that my Great uncle was a Police counstable in the Brighton area, ... | keith Pullen | 8 | 19 August 2020 10:33 AM by Robert Watts |
| The Model Aerodrome The Model Aerodrome model shop was located at the junction of Cranbourne and West Street.I vividly remember as a child ... | Edward | 3 | 6 August 2020 12:59 PM by Dodgy Geezer |
| Question about old Fawcett School at York Place What is the old Fawcett (ex Vardean and Municipal ) school building used for now, please? | Philip Dennett | 1 | 6 August 2020 12:58 PM by Geoffrey Mead |
| West Pier Mysteries I’ve been reading a lot about the evolution and sad decline of The West Pier but there are a couple ... | Luke | 9 | 6 August 2020 12:57 PM by Sam Flowers |
| 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 | 7 | 6 August 2020 12:57 PM by Stefan Jähne |
| worthington family I am seeking information about the Worthington family. A matriarch died at 2 Norton Road Hove in 1885 her name ... | blackburn-mitchell | 4 | 6 August 2020 12:56 PM by Amanda Worthington |
| Looking for information regarding the Nash family who lived in Hove during WW1 My great grandfather, whose surname is Nash lived in London and also had a house in Hove. During WW1 part ... | Amanda Louth | 3 | 6 August 2020 12:56 PM by Geoffrey Mead |
| HERVEY ROAD I AM MAUREEN DOUGHTY (NEE MUZZALL)WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS )WHO LIVED IN HERVEY ROAD OR WENT TO ... | Maureen Doughty | 3 | 6 August 2020 12:56 PM by Glenn Mellor |
| 34 Medina Villas Hove I was born at this address during World War 2, in September 1944 and was almost immediately adopted. In stories ... | Robert | 5 | 6 August 2020 12:55 PM by Robert Niblett |
| Boating Accident 1900 Maralyn Eden raised this query in June 2007 – It does seem to have a reply. 7 Bluejackets from the torpedo ... | david | 3 | 6 August 2020 12:54 PM by Alan Fennah |
| Finsbury Road school On 10/9/07, R LUCAS I am looking for historical information re the Junior School that was in Finsbury ... | Ron Lucas | 5 | 6 August 2020 12:51 PM by mohamed Jaffar |
| Lincoln Street improvements? I have an old photo dating from c. 1930. For various reasons, I think it is Brighton, and almost looks ... | Eric Kellerman | 1 | 27 July 2020 11:35 AM by Eric Kellerman |
| Nevill Avenue, Hove Can anyone tell me when the road and the houses were constructed in Nevill Avenue please? | Alan Hobden | 3 | 27 July 2020 11:35 AM by Julia Wood |
| Sugarman's Shirts Hi all, Just found out that Ben Sherman’s started in Brighton & I wondered if anyone knew where the original factory ... | Suzie Box | 16 | 27 July 2020 11:35 AM by Debbie Waldon |
| Bellmans London Road. My mother Violet worked for Sydney Bellman during and after the war. Bellmans ran the Helpy Club for the war ... | Jennifer Goddard nee Norrell | 19 | 27 July 2020 11:35 AM by Alan Phillips |
| Blind Veterans UK (formerly St Dunstan's), Ovingdean Hello The charity Blind Veterans UK (formerly St Dunstan’s) (https://www.blindveterans.org.uk/) opened its centre at Ovingdean, Brighton in October 1938, and thus ... | Rob Baker | 1 | 27 July 2020 11:35 AM by Peter Ratcliffe |
| West Pier At the pier head, between the sea-facing side of the 1893 pavilion, the two 1866 Birch kiosks and the drop ... | Sam Flowers | 4 | 22 July 2020 10:04 PM by Sam Flowers |
| Dr Banardos Please does anyone know if there was a Dr Banardos Home in or near to Brighton.Thank you. | Joy | 11 | 22 July 2020 10:04 PM by stephen marsh |
| Pier Fishing Amongs my collection of childhood memorabielia is my badge from the Brighton fishing club. For the unititiated, in the ... | Roy Grant | 9 | 20 July 2020 9:48 AM by buster brown |
| Spring Gardens / Portland Street Have just received PDF certificate of an ancestor. In 1899 she was in Lancaster. In 1901 she was in Leeds, ... | Judith Williamson | 2 | 20 July 2020 9:44 AM by Judith Williamson |
| Hove Training Home for Girls Hi, I’m researching my daughters paternal side of the family tree and have found a relative at the above ‘certified ... | Janet Vidler | 1 | 16 July 2020 1:00 PM by Geoffrey Mead |
| Rings of Hove Further to my previous enquiry does anyone have memories of it/staff from the 1980s? Who took it on when the ... | Caroline Carter | 2 | 13 July 2020 9:54 PM by Richard Harriss |
| Pearce family Hello, I am trying to find out any information I can regarding the Pearce family. I believe they lived at ... | Lu Haff | 0 | 9 July 2020 9:32 PM by Lu Haff |