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| Topic | Started by | Replies | Last post |
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| 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 |
| Locations in the 60's In 1968 I spent a great week in Brighton on holiday but cannot remember where the following places were. Can ... | David Arnold | 3 | 24 October 2016 by Tony Viney |
| 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 19 September 2016 by Cynthia Pretty |
| John Hobden, Gents' Day Academy of Brighthelmstone, 1823 The 1823 Pigot’s Directory of Sussex (Pages 498 – 504) includes an entry for the above. Can anyone please tell me ... | Alan Hobden | 2 | 17 September 2016 by Alan Hobden |
| Upper Wellington Road Sorry your post has been deleted because it was not appropriate for this section. Please read the posting guide lines ... | Valerie Worton | 1 | 16 September 2016 by David Blackford |
| J. C. Mencke/Brighton Hi, Does anyone have any information on J. C. Mencke who apparently ran a music shop in Brighton in about ... | Robin King | 1 | 31 August 2016 by Andy Grant |
| Eastern Rd post office Does anyone know if there was once a post office in Eastern Road, certainly as far back as 1918? | Dick Chase | 7 | 29 August 2016 by Tim Sargeant |
| Furze Croft - Advise wanted Please read posting guidelines – your post not appropriate for this section. | Liddy Lashes | 1 | 7 August 2016 by David Blackford |
| William Thomas of 26 Richmond buildings Please read the posting guidelines – 1911 is our cutoff date for enquiries RE individuals. | Maureen Persiva | 0 | 7 August 2016 by Maureen Persiva |
| Hove Cemetery (South) Hello I’m wondering if there is any chance that someone would be willing to do me a huge favour. I ... | Rachel B | 8 | 1 August 2016 by Rachel B |
| shorehm houseboats memories 50's.60's70's Sorry Ian – you clearly did not read the posting guidelines indicated above. This section is not for trips down ... | Ian Meriwoode | 1 | 28 July 2016 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Tracing Tammadge family Sorry Jane but clearly you did not read the information on posting which is shown on the page. We do ... | Jane Smith | 1 | 27 July 2016 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Brighton retailers in 1950's Can anyone point me to a source of information, such as Yellow Pages (for 1950), where I can glean this ... | Ian Tollady | 2 | 25 July 2016 by Jeanette Eason |
| Possible ancestry link? Hi I have come across an early 1900’s picture on your website which has a photograph of a student who looks ... | Narelle Thoms | 1 | 30 June 2016 by Andy Grant |