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Jack Shepherds Entetainers Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any information on one of the ladies who performed with Jack Shepherd´s Entertainers. ... | Denise | 9 April by Tony Lidington |
What shop used to be at 20-21 Victoria Road BN1 3FS Hi, I am renovating my flat on the ground floor of 20 Victoria Road BN1 3FS – it used to ... | Neal Cavalier-Smith | 9 April by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Cromwell House School, Hove 1954 Does anyone remember attending boarding school at the above between the yeats 1954-1958 and what happened to the school. My surname ... | Elizabeth Meakin | 9 April by Lance Beste |
Sanmer Park Hill Climb I have read that one of Stirling Moss’s early sucesses was in the Stanmer Park Hill Climb event. I believe ... | Dave Cresdee | 9 April by Roy Hunnisett |
Prestonville School, Hove I went to Prestonville School (nr the Seven Dials) from 1962 until 1968. Anyone out there a former pupil and ... | Steve Sherwood | 2 April by Bruce Knaggs |
A question about Eaton Place My mum was born at 43 Eaton Place, Kemptown, Brighton in May 1936. She thinks is must have been a ... | Maggie Vidler | 2 April by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
eade family Is anyone researching the Eade family – especially Emily Eade (1874-1906) who married Frederick Sutton in 1900 in Brighton. | Judith | 2 April by Janelle May ARCHDALE (Russell) |
Violent teachers of the past Noting the recent news report of a teacher accused of attempted murder, an old schoolchum and I reflected that ... | Twit Jim | 2 April by Paul Saks |
Running Horse Pub King Street My great grandfather was the publican from 1910 to 1931 – he was John Jackson the man who set up ... | Bob | 2 April by murray bailey |
Gordon Donald Archibald Shaw In possession of papers relating to Major Shaw who lived in Clarendon Terrace & Percival Terrace around 1919-20. He was ... | needlepoint@o2.ie | 2 April by Andy P |
Rottingdean in the past I worked at Lloyds Bank in the High Street straight from school (1974 to 1982). Does anyone remember Manson’s Bakery? ... | Cheryl Felix | 25 March by Cheryl Felix |
Meads Bakery in Russell Square I’m researching the Meads Family who had a Bakery in Russell Square, which was no: 14 and then no: 4 ... | Nancy Johnson | 25 March by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Vegetarian restaurants Brighton 1970s Hi- Does anyone remember two vegetarian restaurants in Brighton in the late 1960s into the 1970s. The names were Demeter and ... | Helen Walters | 25 March by Helen Walters |
Buried street at Brighton Station? A few years ago I was told by a man I used to work with (now retired) that his grandchild ... | David Ransom | 25 March by Eric Baird |
Jewish Brighton & Hove I am running a memory project on and about Brighton & Hove’s Jewish History as part of work toward a ... | Philip Kiberd | 25 March by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
gracie field orphanage Hi i wonder if anyone can help. My friends mumwent to the above orphange, we believe it was sussex. Seh ... | joanne | 25 March by Gordon Black |
Rev A D Wagner Who were ‘The Wagners’ mentioned on this site in ref. to church and almshouses. I am curious about Rev A ... | S Bland | 25 March by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
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 | 25 March by Helen Setford |
Sloane Street, Brighton I have just found the parish record of the burial of an ancestor. His address is not very easy to ... | Angela Emmerton | 25 March by Michael Lower |
Uncle Sam's Burger's. Does anyone remember Uncle Sam’s Burger place on Lower Montpelier road. Man, they had the best Burgers in the country. ... | Kevin Bushby. | 25 March by Ian Johnson |
Barrance and Ford Hello, I am doing some research on the department store Barrance and Ford that was situated on the corner of Kings ... | Karen Scanlon | 15 March by Tim Barrance |
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 | 15 March by Andrew Graham-Older |
Mount Sion Place Brighton My father was born in 1917 at 6 Mount Sion Place, Brighton, please can you tell me if the building ... | Kathy - Australia | 15 March by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
Dudley Hotel, Lansdowne Place Hi. I am interested in any information or archive material anyone can lay their hands on regarding the Dudley Hotel. ... | Bill Downer | 15 March by Dr Geoffrey Mead |