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| arundel house Hi, when I was a child in the 1970’s we used to stay in a hotel/guesthouse in Brighton called Arundel ... | Gillian Bell | 0 | 1 March 2016 by Gillian Bell |
| Posting deleted Your post was deleted because it was inappropriate Please read the Posting Guidelines above before further postings Thank you | David Finlay | 1 | 27 February 2016 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Posting deleted Your posting was deleted because it was inappropriate. Please read the Posting Guidelines above before further postings. Thank you | Mavis Allen Nee Schooley | 0 | 25 February 2016 by Mavis Allen Nee Schooley |
| Gaston Undertakers ? Edward Gaston (whose sister I have directly descended from) died at 17 Mount Zion Place in January 1886 aged 62. ... | Suzie S | 2 | 22 February 2016 by Suzie S |
| Dreadnought Garage I trying to find any history on this establishment. Relating to early/mid 60’s auto racing. Thanks! | Bradley Hueftle | 7 | 15 February 2016 by Ben Basten |
| Middle street & Ship street in the 50s/60s Hello everyone, I am researching history on my fathers Austin Healey 100 which was sold new by the Austin dealer ... | Ben Basten | 0 | 15 February 2016 by Ben Basten |
| Newhaven street Anyone have any information about Newhaven street from the 1950’s.I lived there until 1959,then moved on to Middlesex. Any info ... | Brian Burton | 0 | 14 February 2016 by Brian Burton |
| Ronald and Beryl Sullivan-DELETED Your posting has been deleted as it was inappropriate for this board. Please read the posting guidelines above before making ... | Patricia Sullivan | 0 | 12 February 2016 by Patricia Sullivan |
| 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 | 2 | 10 February 2016 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Seven dials photo mystery If you look at this page you will find a tutorial on how to upload photos https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page.aspx?id=10588 Comments Editor | Sally Rose | 0 | 7 February 2016 by Sally Rose |
| Bullfrogs Nightclub WW2 During ww2 my Dad performed in the Bullfrogs nightclub in Brighton and accompanied stars like Max Millar, Tommy Trinder and ... | Tim Whitehead | 5 | 4 February 2016 by Tim Whitehead |
| Bullfrogs Nightclub WW2 To Chris Harnett and anyone with information on the Bull Frogs night club. Please can you get in touch. Thank ... | Tim Whitehead | 0 | 4 February 2016 by Tim Whitehead |
| History of Nelson Place I always knew that my grandfather lived in Nelson Place (no 14) but, thanks to the myhousemystreet website have now ... | Jeanette C | 6 | 29 January 2016 by Jeanette C |
| Eaton Mews???? Hi everyone, Can anyone inform me as to where Eaton Mews is/was in Brighton/Hove as I am researching my family history ... | Terry Jacobs | 12 | 25 January 2016 by Terry Jacobs |
| Newhaven street - DELETED Your post has been deleted because it was inappropriate for this board. Please read the posting guidelines at the top of ... | Brian Burton | 0 | 23 January 2016 by Brian Burton |
| H J Mercer,Coach Builder. 38 Gloucester Road. Has anyone any knowledge of this firm? They may also have been in North Road at some stage. | Tim Sargeant | 2 | 17 January 2016 by Tim Sargeant |
| Looking for DELETED Valerie – your post was deleted as it was not appropriate for this board. Please read the Posting Guidelines above before ... | Valerie | 0 | 17 January 2016 by Valerie |
| Location of Hussar Lodge Preston I am trying to find the location of Hussar Lodge Preston in 1861 any help would be much appreciated. | Peter Newman | 8 | 16 January 2016 by Roy Grant |
| Lewes Road Scottish connection? Does anyone know why there is a Scottish connection in the Lewes Road area, I’m talking about the names of ... | Paul Clarkson | 1 | 16 January 2016 by Roy Grant |
| 60th Jubilee at St Josephs' Catholic school. Hello, I am the current Headteacher of St Joseph’s school and I would love to be able to use some of ... | Fran Morrison | 1 | 13 January 2016 by Roy Grant |
| 39 Upper Gardner St hello all. I am looking for some information on the past ‘life’ of 39 Upper Gardner Street (now Silo). The B&H ... | GB | 4 | 23 December 2015 by Tony Viney |
| list of publanlords Hi, Can anyone tell me where to find a list of pub landlords from 1920’s please. I’m particularly interested in ... | Margaret Moores | 3 | 21 December 2015 by Margaret Moores |
| Chain pier location I’m curious to find the actual location of The Chain Pier, preferably drawn in on a (reasonbaly) current map. I lived ... | Sven W | 10 | 20 December 2015 by Alan Hobden |
| HISTORY: POSTING DELETED Please read the posting guidelines before posting again. Further posts like this will be deleted Thanks for your co-operation Jennifer Drury Website Editor | Maurice Brice | 0 | 2 December 2015 by Maurice Brice |