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| H. THUNDER - Court Boot maker 15, East Street I am trying to find out more about the THUNDER Boot and Shoe Premises at 15, East Street, Brighton. My ... | John Knowles | 7 | 26 December 2020 12:54 PM by george sibun |
| Shooter’s Gardens 1835 I am looking at a Burial record for Thomas Markwick at St Nicholas Church in 1835. He is described as ... | Ian Smith | 5 | 26 December 2020 12:51 PM by george sibun |
| 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 | 60 | 26 December 2020 12:51 PM by James Laws |
| Can anyone remember a headmaster called George Lockie brown maybe during the thirties My great uncle George Brown was a headmaster of an elementary school somewhere in Brighton but I do not know ... | Adam Pearson | 1 | 26 December 2020 12:50 PM by george sibun |
| Canadian Military WW2 Does anyone know if any Canadian Units were based in Brighton in WW2? If so which units and where were ... | davidii | 20 | 26 December 2020 12:50 PM by Jill Bristow |
| Lamper family Are there any Lampers living in the area? My fathers family came from Brighton and I am steadily building up ... | Thelma Pound | 13 | 26 December 2020 12:49 PM by barry lamper |
| stuart norris does anyone remeber stuart norris in george strret hove. i had my first job there at the tender age of 15 | Valerie Bruce | 7 | 26 December 2020 12:49 PM by Gordon Hepworth |
| Dobede Family Mary Henrietta Dobede lived at 3 Montpeleir Terrace in 1881 along with 3 of her Children, I am researching this ... | Julie Webb | 8 | 26 December 2020 12:49 PM by Alison Dufton |
| Info on Buckingham Street, Brighton Iam intrestedin knowing a little about Buckingham Street, Brighton. I wanted to know who may have lived in the street ... | Anthony | 6 | 17 December 2020 1:33 PM by Gail Williams |
| Brighton's Police Horses I am having a problem trying to find out anything about Brighton’s last police horses. I would like to know ... | Brian Evans | 10 | 17 December 2020 1:33 PM by Tim Sargeant |
| Beach Fuel Does anybody have knowledge of a substance known as ‘stromboli’ (apparently after the Italian volcano) which was found on the ... | Geoff Stoner | 3 | 17 December 2020 1:29 PM by Geoffrey Mead |
| Images of old sweet factory in Hove Hello there I am interested to know where I can find images of the old sweet factory (wine gums I think?) which ... | Adam Morrison | 5 | 16 December 2020 8:45 AM by Gabrielle |
| ditchling road I am interested to know the history of the Brunswick on 39 ditchling road, now the Leek and Winkle. I ... | anna | 4 | 16 December 2020 8:43 AM by Geoffrey Mead |
| stonepound house remand home hassocks. Can anyone tell me more about the remand home,where naughty girls were sent by County Borough of Brighton Juvenille team ... | nico | 11 | 16 December 2020 8:42 AM by Rob Northall Rob |
| 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 | 11 | 16 December 2020 8:41 AM by Ian Colban |
| Preston Road Primary School At the age of 3y10m I went to Preston Road Primary school. I was only there less than 2 years. ... | John Holmes | 7 | 16 December 2020 8:41 AM by Tony Ascough |
| York Place School, Varndean and Fawcett - is this connection correct? Brighton Municipal School was highly respected and had started life as the York Place Board School in 1884 before changing ... | Philip Dennett | 0 | 15 December 2020 1:14 PM by Philip Dennett |
| James Colbourne - past mayor I am researching my family and have a strong Brighton & Hove link, as I was born there as was ... | Joanna Pettitt | 17 | 8 December 2020 10:01 AM by george sibun |
| Easy Bar, 9-10 Cranbourne Street Does anybody know when Easy Bar was first established? It is now Crowns and has been for several years, but ... | Martin | 1 | 8 December 2020 10:01 AM by Geoffrey Mead |
| A question about the coloured houses in Hanover Hello, does anyone know when residents of the Hanover district of Brighton started to paint their houses different colours? I ... | Ben Gladstone | 1 | 8 December 2020 10:00 AM by Geoffrey Mead |
| Football tour of Germany 1938 I am writing in the hope that you may be able to answer some questions from the local sports archives. In ... | Caroline Gaden | 4 | 8 December 2020 9:59 AM by Richard |
| Peacehaven Hotel Does anyone remember the Peacehaven Hotel. It ws built in the 1920s. I’d like to know what it was used for in ... | Jules Davis | 1 | 8 December 2020 9:58 AM by David Cartwright |
| The Florida Rooms Anyone have any memories of the Florida Rooms in the 60s? | Tony Clevett | 7 | 8 December 2020 9:58 AM by Jean Franklin-Johnson |
| Pimlico can anyone tell me where the area of brighton calle pimlico was | kate | 7 | 8 December 2020 9:58 AM by jeannette locorriere |