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| Topic | Started by | Replies | Last post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egremont Place Researching the Driscolls who lived here in 1876. Huge family so thinking there must still be descendants in Brighton. | Karen Pullen | 0 | 30 October by Karen Pullen |
| St Mary’s Place Does anyone remember a dance school at the very top of St Mary’s Place? Myself and several friends used to ... | Jenny | 0 | 28 October by Jenny |
| Slaughterhouse, Portslade I have a old memory of going to a slaughterhouse in Portslade, to collect manure for the garden. Does any ... | Malcolm Mackenzie | 0 | 23 October by |
| The Florida Rooms Anyone have any memories of the Florida Rooms in the 60s? | Tony Clevett | 5 | 22 October by Colin Kennard |
| The Square Patcham I am looking for any information on My Great Grandfathers Business in Patcham. I have a photograph of a Butchers ... | Justine Robertson | 4 | 22 October by john snelling |
| Val's Taverne, a 1950's/60's bar in the basement of a Chichester Terrace house. I have come across a 1950’s postcard advertising Val’s Taverne at 11 Chichester Terrace. The postcard has an interior shot ... | Andrew Doig | 1 | 16 October by Tim Sargeant |
| eade family Is anyone researching the Eade family – especially Emily Eade (1874-1906) who married Frederick Sutton in 1900 in Brighton. | Judith | 3 | 14 October by John Snelling |
| Eastern Street, Kemptown - why is it called a street? There’s a short twitten in Kemptown next to Belgrave Place called Eastern Street and I wondered if anyone knows why ... | Chris Dadswell | 4 | 14 October by Penny Broomhead |
| The Cap of Liberty Pub Does anyone have any information on the Cap Of Liberty Pub which existed in Brighton in the first half of ... | Nick Heath | 4 | 6 October by David Packham |
| St Peters Court School, Burgess Hill Does anyone have any information on St Peters Court School, in Burgess Hill, the Rev, Mcdonald Hobley I think was ... | Angela Greaves | 13 | 23 September by Tim Sargeant |
| Martin's Club circa 1943 Greetings from Canada. I’m curious about a card I’ve found. It is a membership card to Martin’s Club, 42 Kings ... | Brad Uphill | 11 | 22 September by Davi Fisher |
| London Street Where was London Street in Brighton | Carol Hardy | 3 | 22 September by Ron Jeffs |
| Frai family (could they be Fray, now?) Furthering my research into my family’s relocation to Brighton, it would appear that a relative, Phyllis Abell, married a chap, ... | Julie M | 5 | 17 September by Penny Broomhead |
| Dubarry Perfumes I am trying to do some research into the Dubarry Perfume Factory (adjoining Hove Railway Station). The reason for my interest ... | Ben Hanbury | 3 | 17 September by Geoffrey Davies |
| Mrs Fitzherbert and Brighton Hello members Have just joined and am asking if anybody has any information on the historic sites related to Mrs Fitzherbert ... | Derrick Bradfield | 3 | 16 September by Rob Body |
| Waterhall Golf Course Anyone know what’s happening at Waterhall Golf Course? I’m not talking about the possible closure, although info on that would ... | Peter Groves | 5 | 16 September by Peter Groves |
| Hove County Grammar School for Girls I attended Hove County in Nevill Road from 1950-55. Are the buildings still there & does anyone have photos of ... | Jean | 4 | 15 September by Helen Smith |
| The Winsor family Hi,I am researching my ex nans family,her surname was Winsor and she was born in Bute st kemp town 1908.I ... | Phillip Baker | 2 | 15 September by Diane |
| George Ernest Bryant lived in Brighton Hi, I was adopted shortly after my birth and have in the last year or so found many ancestors. ... | Kathryn Bryant | 6 | 15 September by dom smith |
| Metal Box company Does anyone remember the metal box company portslade ny father used to work there and it is annoying me because ... | Jacky Collard | 10 | 15 September by Geoffrey Mead |
| A question about Coleman Street, Brighton Bit of a long shot but when I was 6 (now 69!) years old my parents Chris and Lois Lade ... | Nick Lade | 0 | 15 September by Nick Lade |
| Fish and Chip Restaurant in the North Laine 1990's. Does anyone know of a Fish and Chip Restaurant in the North Laine? I was taken there in the 1990’s ... | Ria Ship | 0 | 13 September by |
| Brighton Free Home for Destitute and Orphan Boys - aka Bryn aka 3 Upper Lewes Road. The 1891 census shows my great uncle as being a resident (or inmate) at No 3 Upper Lewes Road (a ... | Geoff Robbins | 8 | 6 September by Andy Grant |
| Bombings in Brighton Does anyone know any information on bombs in Caledonian rd Brighton 1940 September the 20 that where dropped, or have ... | vikkysmile | 8 | 6 September by Allan Warner-Clarkson |