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| Captain George Burden McKean Hello, I am currently looking for anything on Canada’s highest decorated World War One Army Recruit who was born in Durham ... | Peter Bourne | 3 | 18 March 2020 9:24 AM by Tracey Cross |
| E G Brown (Brighton) Ltd Can anyone assist with this query? In 1927 They were Ironfounders/Hardware & Bldrs Merchants at The Arches, Station Street & Trafalgar ... | David Eldridge | 3 | 18 March 2020 9:22 AM by Koulla |
| Semadeni's confectioners Hi. Has anyone come across this family in their research. Apparently they had a shop in Brighton from ... | Angela | 5 | 18 March 2020 9:21 AM by Michael Mansfield |
| Cows on Hove Lawns Does anybody remember the dairy shows which used to come to Hove Lawns by the King Alfred in the summer? ... | Val Stockley | 5 | 18 March 2020 9:20 AM by Graham Matless |
| Smiths Clock Factory After the 2nd World War, my Aunty lived in Brighton and worked at a Clock Factory (assembling Smiths clocks I ... | Tracy | 8 | 18 March 2020 9:20 AM by Peter Groves |
| Brighton Tigers Ice Hockey player Clive Millard Does anyone have any info on Clive Millard (my uncle)? I believe he was connected to the club around the ... | Chris Millard | 0 | 15 March 2020 4:08 PM by Chris Millard |
| Cordoba Coffee Lounge Does anyone remember this popular meeting place back in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s? Think it may have been in either ... | Jean | 6 | 7 March 2020 7:04 PM by Lorraine Conroy. nee West |
| Standean Farm Patcham Does anyone remember this farm? It was accessed via a narrow lane opposite the top of Church Hill. I was ... | Neville Bolding | 10 | 7 March 2020 7:03 PM by Neville Bolding |
| Wood Street 1851 My great grandmother Louisa Mary Goodwin was living in Wood Street in 1851 aged 3 along with her parents James ... | Marilyn Palfreman | 0 | 7 March 2020 6:08 PM by Marilyn Palfreman |
| May 1942 - Luftwaffe bomber crash, Patcham The attached newspaper clipping appeared in “The Star” on Wednesday 13 May 1942 shows my father an army officer examining ... | Bill Ashby | 0 | 5 March 2020 7:29 PM by Bill Ashby |
| Charles Ewer I have the family bible dated 1817 for the EWER family who I see spent many years in Brighton and ... | EWER | 11 | 3 March 2020 11:30 AM by Tina Ewer |
| Vantas drink dispenser in newsagent Does anyone have details of the old fizzy drink dispenser like a large glass globe that you could get fizzy ... | David Shelton | 1 | 3 March 2020 11:29 AM by david shelton |
| Robin Hood cross st Brighton Any information on the landlords of the Robin Hood, Cross Street, from between the war years? My mum’s maiden name ... | Richard Elms | 0 | 1 March 2020 8:34 PM by Richard Elms |
| Does anyone remember the Brighton and District YHA group? The group would meet every Friday at the Patcham youth hostel, in the winter months, then end the evening at ... | David Ward | 0 | 25 February 2020 9:40 PM by |
| Royal Crescent Hotel Can anyone tell me if the hotel is still in operation or if it went under? I spent many weekends ... | Sue | 4 | 23 February 2020 3:50 PM by Chrristopher Gatt Floridia |
| Royal Crescent Hotel - Chaplins bar Who out there remembers Chaplins bar under the Royal Crescent Hotel. I worked there in the late 80’s. Post your ... | cm | 1 | 23 February 2020 3:50 PM by Chrristopher Gatt Floridia |
| My Mom worked in a bakery in 1939 According to the 1939 register, where my Mom’s name was just unlocked, she worked as a bakery assistant. I never ... | Jeanne Masterson | 6 | 23 February 2020 3:49 PM by Irene marriott |
| Locating a relative I am hoping to make contact with a relative who was from the Brighton/Hove area. He is my mother’s 2nd ... | Geraldine Hughes | 1 | 23 February 2020 3:49 PM by Irene marriott |
| Brighton seafront carousel Please could someone tell me if there was a merry go round on Brighton seafront in the 1980s. I have ... | Cynthia Pretty | 1 | 23 February 2020 3:48 PM by David Shelton |
| War Memorials Prompted by some of my recent research and the knowledge that this year marks the centenary of the end of ... | Geoff Robbins | 1 | 23 February 2020 3:48 PM by David Shelton |
| Football tour to Germany 1938 I am a student looking at non-government links with Germany during the 1930s and heard about a football team from ... | Sasha Bolot | 0 | 21 February 2020 4:54 PM by Sasha Bolot |
| Book about the North Laine area from Brighton Books? There is or was a book about the North Laine area of Brighton, issued by Brighton Books Publishing, I think ... | Honor Wimlett | 3 | 19 February 2020 10:32 AM by Sue M |
| 276 Ditchling Road My Great Great Grandmother lived at 276 Ditchling Road from at least 1903 until her death in 1918. As I ... | Allan Warner-Clarkson | 1 | 19 February 2020 10:31 AM by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| 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 | 1 | 19 February 2020 10:31 AM by Honor Wimlett |