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| Topic | Started by | Replies | Last post |
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| The Yellow Fish I am interested in any information about a woman bather, called the Yellow Fish because of the colour of her ... | Martha Musgrove | 0 | 27 January 2017 by Martha Musgrove |
| Danuta Simmonds-post deleted Your posting has been deleted as it was inappropriate for this section. Please read the posting guidelines before you attempt ... | Owen Uglow | 0 | 17 January 2017 by Owen Uglow |
| Murder at 110 Upper North Street My aunt Miriam Griffiths died in 1965. Her death certificate says that she was murdered by stabbing at her ... | Stephen Welch | 2 | 16 January 2017 by Tim Sargeant |
| Brighton public art gallery Has anyone anyone any original photographs, 1932 news articles, scetches or information of the following exhibition that was held at ... | Billbo Badger | 0 | 14 January 2017 by Billbo Badger |
| Silver Lady troop canteen WW2 Brighton My mum worked here during the second World War. She spoke of it with nostalgia and regrets for all the ... | Shez Wells | 0 | 9 January 2017 by Shez Wells |
| Kings Mews Hotel St George / St James Street Hello. An ancestor sent a letter in 1880 from (If I am reading it correctly) the Kings Mews Hotel St ... | Suz 4225 | 0 | 2 January 2017 by Suz 4225 |
| Gillett Family Wanting information on Gillett family census shows George Gillett and family living in Lime Street, his son Benjamin immigrated to ... | Leonie Gillett | 5 | 29 December 2016 by Andy Grant |
| swimming medals My Aunt, Ethel Mockford born in 1907, swam for the County. Any ideas as to where her medals may be,or ... | Susan Stone | 2 | 15 December 2016 by Susan Stone |
| WW11 When I lived at 11 Regent Hill (long since demolished & replaced by council offices) during the war years, I ... | Alan Possee | 1 | 25 November 2016 by David Blackford |
| Post deleted Your post was deleted because it was inappropriate for this section. Please read the posting guidelines. Jennifer Drury Website Editor | Michael Short | 1 | 25 November 2016 by Jasper Stevens |
| MILLER FAMILY OF BRIGHTON I am seeking assistance in obtaining information on my forebears who I understand we’re involved with Tourist Stalls at Brighton ... | Ken Stone | 0 | 25 November 2016 by Ken Stone |
| Lavender Street My Grandfather’s cousin, (Edward) John Ridley who died WW1, is listed on the 1901 census at 7 Lavender Street. ... | Suzie S | 14 | 22 November 2016 by Suzie S |
| Roffey family,Newhaven st Hi,everyone,back in February I was asking for any information regards the Roffey family,at 19,Newhaven Street,I lived there with my two ... | Brian Burton | 0 | 10 November 2016 by Brian Burton |
| Bus hits house in woodingdean I’m looking for some info on a double decker bus crash into a home at the top of Shipley Rd ... | Sharon Phillips | 4 | 7 November 2016 by Debbie Lakin |
| The Speer Family Hello I am trying to find out some information about Walter and Fanny Speer (formerly Betts). They grew up at 70 ... | Natalie Adsett | 3 | 7 November 2016 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Montpelier Road (South of Western Rd) Does anyone know what was behind the old Plumbers/Debenham store ? And what was on the site of Osprey House? ... | Debbie Lakin | 3 | 7 November 2016 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Stapleton Brothers in Clifton Street My Great-grandfather founded Stapleton Brothers in the late 1800’s. It was a lorry company located in Clifton Hill. ... | John Hutchings | 0 | 22 October 2016 by John Hutchings |
| brighton in 1823 I have a letter written in 1823 from Brighton from an address ‘Combe Place’ no further address. As I cannot find ... | John Arnold | 5 | 20 October 2016 by Roy Grant |
| Wetherspoon's, 155-158 North Street, Brighton A plaque on this building states that it is on the site of “…. premises occupied by the Brighton Gazette, ... | Alan Hobden | 1 | 20 October 2016 by Alan Hobden |
| The Delivery Van I used to regularly visit the Saturday morning market in Upper Gardner Street, working from Trafalgar Street to Gloucester Road. ... | Roy Grant | 5 | 18 October 2016 by Tim Sargeant |
| name of field Can anyone tell me the name of the nursery field that is opposite The Grange at Ovingdean? | Carol Blake | 0 | 17 October 2016 by Carol Blake |
| Little Norfolk Street Does anyone know where about Little Norfolk Street was, I’m presuming it was near Norfolk Street but would love to ... | Irene Dobson (nee Budd) | 5 | 15 October 2016 by Andy Grant |
| E Hobden, Baker, at 74 North Street Brighton in 1851. In the James Gray Collection, underneath a photo of the south side of North Street, just above its junction with ... | Alan Hobden | 3 | 13 October 2016 by Alan Hobden |
| 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 | 1 | 23 September 2016 by Geoffrey Mead |