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| 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 2019 4:25 PM 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 2019 9:25 AM 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 2019 9:25 AM 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 2019 2:16 PM 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 2019 8:24 AM 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 2019 8:33 PM by Davi Fisher |
| London Street Where was London Street in Brighton | Carol Hardy | 3 | 22 September 2019 8:31 PM 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 2019 10:54 AM by Penny Broomhead |
| 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 2019 12:07 PM by Rob Body |
| 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 2019 11:55 AM 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 2019 11:55 AM 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 2019 11:54 AM 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 2019 11:53 AM 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 2019 11:52 AM 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 2019 4:00 PM 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 2019 5:04 PM 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 2019 5:04 PM by Allan Warner-Clarkson |
| Miss Margaret Hardy I am researching Brighton’s first female Mayor, Miss Margaret Hardy. Local Studies are sending me a brief history of her ... | Colin Cartwright | 2 | 3 September 2019 11:26 AM by David Packham |
| Looking for Reginald Footitt/Footit Hello, I’d like to re-unite my Dad with his old Navy colleague called Reginald Footitt (or Footit). All we know is he ... | Steph Joynson | 4 | 30 August 2019 3:31 PM by Steph Joynson |
| 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 | 4 | 30 August 2019 12:57 PM by Karen Scanlon |
| 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 | 4 | 30 August 2019 11:15 AM by keren hancox |
| Wigney's Bank Does anyone know anything about the Wigney family who came to Brighton at the end of the 18th Century? Brighton’s ... | Heather King | 12 | 22 August 2019 5:54 PM by Ivor Williams |
| the weaver family Hi i wonder if anyone can help me i am a member of the weaver family and trying to find ... | wayne | 6 | 22 August 2019 9:19 AM by Shady Pooh |
| Warren Farm I wonder if anyone can tell me please if I can access any lists of people who stayed at Warren ... | Denise | 12 | 6 August 2019 8:10 AM by Geoffrey Mead |