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| Topic | Started by | Replies | Last post |
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| Was there a Sandringham Hotel in Brighton about 1934? My grandmother worked there and we are trying to trace what happened to it. | Ian Hill | 4 | 7 June 2019 8:55 AM by Geoffrey Mead |
| Elocution Does anyone remember an elocution teacher going by the name of Madam Moore? During the war, I attended lessons with ... | Brenda Matthews | 0 | 4 June 2019 6:20 PM by Brenda Matthews |
| Vera Garbut Is there any information about this dance teacher who put on shows at the Dome around 1955 – 1963? | Sue Loveridge | 1 | 4 June 2019 6:19 PM by Brenda Matthews |
| Maynards Sweet Factory Hi I am researching the Maynards sweet Factory building for an assignment as part of my History of Art and ... | Alex Ellison | 3 | 2 June 2019 9:18 PM by Priscilla Palmer |
| William, Thomas & Charles Cole I have a newspaper cutting from the Brighton Herald of 19/10/1833 which states that a schooner ‘Ranger’ was ‘lately launched ... | Rosalind Boon | 2 | 30 May 2019 11:48 AM by Rosalind Boon |
| Black cat at Royal Albion Im sure its been asked before, does anyone know why there is a black cat on the side of the ... | jules | 6 | 28 May 2019 4:18 PM by Ron Porter |
| Cable Radio Does anyone remember a company called Switchit? When we lived at 27 Whitehawk Road in the forties there was a two ... | Dave Cresdee | 11 | 27 May 2019 11:47 AM by Anthony Williams |
| Does anyone have photos of Ronna florist stall on Brighton Station Concourse? I am looking for photos of Ronna flower stall which she ran on the concourse for 20 years. I have ... | Brian Clark | 2 | 25 May 2019 4:15 PM by Brian Clark |
| YMCA Patcham Can any one tell me the name of the big house in Patcham Park which is the YMCA WHen it ... | Susan Welham | 2 | 22 May 2019 7:53 AM by Sherrill Paine |
| Clara Rosetta Cottage Can anyone shed light on the house at the corner of Old Shoreham Rd and York Grove please? it has ... | Geoffrey Mead | 3 | 21 May 2019 1:20 PM by andrea baulk |
| Disco by the beach In the 1960s there was a disco located on one of the slopes down to the beach. It was in ... | Philip Burnard | 0 | 18 May 2019 7:10 PM by Philip Burnard |
| 13 Powis Villas c 1850s Does anyone have any information on the occupant/s of the above address during the 1850s please. eg: 1851 to 1861. The ... | Tim Sargeant | 5 | 13 May 2019 7:45 PM by Andy Grant |
| North-Hall, Brighton Hello, I wonder if anyone here can help ? I have a relative called William Largent who was described as ... | Rachel Willis | 12 | 13 May 2019 5:44 PM by Peter Crowhurst |
| souvenir quill pen My wifes grandparents gave her a small quill pen that looks like it is carved out of ivory.It unscrews and ... | David | 1 | 13 May 2019 4:54 PM by Ron Porter |
| Preston Grammar School, Millers Road, Brighton It appears that No 37 Millers Road, Brighton, which I often thought had probably been a public house, began life ... | Alan Hobden | 3 | 13 May 2019 12:58 PM by Kate Woodward-nutt |
| Edward Street My paternal grandmother in 1893 was residing at 11 Edward Street. I know nothing of her and am wondering whether ... | Vivienne Richardson | 8 | 25 October 2018 by Vivienne Richardson |
| Musicians As a child probably around the late 40s to 50s I remember seeing two musicians busking on the pavement in ... | Vivienne Richardson | 6 | 25 October 2018 by David Blackford |
| Admiralty Works Southwick In April 1919 Charles Tribe labourer died from a fall at the Admiralty Works Southwick. I have tried to discover ... | Vivienne Richardson | 2 | 25 October 2018 by Vivienne Richardson |
| greatham court patcham what was at 21-23 old london road patcham before greatham court was built | Richard Clark | 1 | 8 October 2018 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Tom Sayer Hello. I’m related on my Mother’s side to Tom Sayers the bareknuckle fighter and would really love to hear from anyone ... | Karen Aked | 0 | 4 October 2018 by Karen Aked |
| Local History Questions What’s happened to all the local history questions? No new enquiries for nearly six weeks now! I’ll have to try ... | Tim Sargeant | 0 | 3 October 2018 by Tim Sargeant |
| Brighton painting? Hi, I have a painting by Grace Collcutt who was an artist who lived in Brighton and painted some street ... | Chris Haywood | 3 | 13 September 2018 by Jennifer Drury |
| Church House / 2 Lancaster Road Ive recently moved into 2 Lancaster Road and have been trying to find some history on the building – its ... | Adam Young | 1 | 21 August 2018 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Brighton Theatrical Boarding House Hello. I should be very interested to know if anyone has information on a theatrical boarding house run by my relative, ... | Richard Webb | 4 | 10 August 2018 by Geoffrey Mead |