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| Topic | Started by | Replies | Last post |
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| What links St Nicholas Road House names. I have walked along St Nicholas Road for longer than I care to mention and I have always wondered WHY ... | Jon Prideaux | 1 | 21 May 2018 by Andy Grant |
| Schools near Newmarket Road On the 1911 census my father Edward Edmund Evento was a foster child age 7, living at #8 Newmarket road. ... | Christine Mepham | 7 | 6 May 2018 by Geoffrey Mead |
| trying to identify pupils in Cardinal newman School in the 1880s I know that two of my grandmothers sisters attended this school, and I am now looking for information on them. ... | Ann Maguire | 0 | 19 April 2018 by Ann Maguire |
| 1939 to 1945 the longest camp which area in Falmer was the Queens west surreys regiment T A camping when the second world war started | Barry Eade | 0 | 19 April 2018 by Barry Eade |
| Daisy Margaret Burtenshaw Hi there, I am looking for any information about my grandmother Daisy Margaret Burtenshaw (we think that is how she spelled ... | Susanne Conroy | 2 | 16 April 2018 by Andy Grant |
| bradshaws shop and stuarts wholesale grocers whar i wonder what happened to bradshaws in westeren road it was near stuarts were my father was manager in ... | john sharratt | 1 | 5 April 2018 by Robert Bradshaw |
| Alexandre Public House Lewes Road Brighton Hi, Is it true, that the upstairs of the Alexander Public House Lewes Road, Brighton has a preservation order ... | Theresa Phillips-Gunn | 0 | 5 April 2018 by Theresa Phillips-Gunn |
| St Anne Convent Sorry Elizabeth – your post has been deleted. Please read the posting guidelines. | Elizabeth Greenhill | 0 | 2 April 2018 by Elizabeth Greenhill |
| Gloucester street Hi l wonder if anyone can help me. We have lived in Lancashire for the last 22yrs and moved back ... | Maxine Quigley | 1 | 24 March 2018 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Allum family My wife’s grandfather,Francis Walter Allum was born at 2,Clarendon Place, Hove on 16th July 1877. Can anyone tell me who ... | William Stevens | 0 | 23 March 2018 by William Stevens |
| Roedean Coastguard cottages Can anyone help me find an early photograph of the Roedean Coastguard cottages before the Roedean estate was developed? | Stephen Rowlins | 1 | 18 March 2018 by Sam Flowers |
| HOLLAND FAMILY You need to give details – but remember – we do not deal with any enquiries post 19ll. Please read the ... | Michael Payne | 0 | 18 March 2018 by Michael Payne |
| John Douglas Edward How Thumbing through the photo album of a long-deceased aunt, I came across a newspaper cutting reporting the loss during the ... | Geoff Robbins | 3 | 15 March 2018 by Geoff Robbins |
| Portslade Street One of my ancestors, William Packham, lived in Portslade Street, Portslade in 1861. Can anyone tell me where this was? ... | Geoffrey Barber | 3 | 12 March 2018 by Alan Hobden |
| War Memorials Prompted by some of my recent research and the knowledge that this year marks the centenary of the end of ... | Geoff Robbins | 0 | 11 March 2018 by Geoff Robbins |
| coaches in Brighton I would like any information & photos of Campings, Alpha & Unique coaches which were old coach operators in the ... | Simon Stanford | 3 | 5 March 2018 by Simon Stanford |
| Claremont School - & a golfer called Ross This board is for local history questions. We do not allow sharing information on third parties. Please read the Posting Guidelines. Thank you. | Kevin Newman | 0 | 18 February 2018 by Kevin Newman |
| West Pier At the pier head, between the sea-facing side of the 1893 pavilion, the two 1866 Birch kiosks and the drop ... | Sam Flowers | 2 | 16 February 2018 by Sam Flowers |
| Mimi Ann & Warwick Haines We do not allow sharing of information on third parties Please read the Posting Guidelines Thank you | Vanessa Moore | 0 | 16 February 2018 by Vanessa Moore |
| The Jasmin restaurant Does anyone know where the jasmine/Yasmin restaurant was? It would have been operational sometime between 1940-1960 sorry this is vague ... | Sorcha Jameson | 1 | 13 February 2018 by Geoffrey Mead |
| Upton Family Hi there I’m doing some research on the Upton family and the following information I have is that Mrs Upton ... | Dawn Sedgwick | 4 | 13 February 2018 by Andy Grant |
| regional chairman southdown house I’ve been asked to find out information about a bag our neighbour found in his loft. The bag is ... | Ruth Ali | 1 | 12 February 2018 by Alan Hobden |
| Does anyone remember me ? This board is for local history questions. Please read the posting guidelines Thank you | Robert Kruszynski | 1 | 12 February 2018 by Tim Sargeant |
| Brighton B Cemetery I am trying to find some family graves in Brighton. I have contacted both the Council and Downs (Dignity) but they ... | Allan Clarkson | 3 | 5 February 2018 by Allan Clarkson |