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Knowles BAKERY Can anyone help me to trace Knowles Bakery in the 60s my grandmother worked there and I would like ... | Nicky Parker | 9 February by Barbara Strotten |
brighton abbatoir Hi to all,I would like to know if anybody has any information regarding the history of Brighton Abbatoir.Many thanks for ... | Paul Brooker | 9 February by Paul N |
scrase family looking for any inf on the scrase family – came from horsham – brighton road | isabel brazier nee scrase | 9 February by Ian Scrace |
17 Buxton Road / Felicity Evershed Does anyone know anything about what this property used to be? Or the artist who owned it? 🙂 It’s near the ... | Jayne T | 9 February by Steve Wallis-Tayler |
Researching Maynards sweets. And Lanes or Laines? I’m interested in anyone’s recollections of Maynards sweets as I’m researching a history of them for a weekly column I ... | Penny Chorlton | 9 February by Ally Long |
The Wick Preparatory School I am trying to find information on the Wick Preparatory School in Hove during the period 1875 – 1880. I ... | Dr Christine Pullen | 9 February by Robin Baird-Smith |
history of st john ambulance in brighton Thanks to previous contributors to my request for historical information of our St John Ambulance Division in Brighton. Our Centenary ... | David Shelton | 9 February by david shelton |
tony tree were you born in brighton .i hope you do not mind me asking you this . iwas born in brighton ... | morris | 9 February by Tony Tree |
Andrew family - fishermen Hi, Doing some research into my relatives the Andrew family who were Brighton Fishermen. I have much data about them in ... | Steve | 9 February by Sean Andrew |
Reverend Henry Laing circa 1835 to 1855 I am still interested in finding out a little more about the above Rev Henry Laing. (Born c1783. Died Hampstead ... | Tim Sargeant | 9 February by John Bibby |
Tony Tree: the Gunn family Hi Tony I know you were searching the Gunn family a while ago.I have research them back to 1644. Can you tell ... | maralyn eden | 9 February by John Bibby |
VINER I am endeavouring to trace a W.H. VINER who lived in or near Haywards Heath before and during the 39 ... | John Wall | 9 February by Contribution Form (do not delete) |
brighton square Does anyone remember the restaurant/cafe in brighton square in the corner i think. I can’t remember the name. | Anita Whedbee | 9 February by Keith Alford |
Bathhouse in or near Park Street. My friend Mary Cahill and I visited a bathhouse near Park Street/Freshfield Place because we were curious. We both had ... | Maria Jones nee Johnston | 9 February by Sam Flowers |
Clapshaw & Cleave I am looking for information about william T Cleave and his family who ran the Clapshaw & Cleave shop on ... | S Fryer | 9 February by Contribution Form (do not delete) |
Rosaz House Info I am posting here just in case there maybe others who are not on the group email list as I ... | Fiona | 9 February by Fiona McKechnie |
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Dyke Road A great-uncle of mine was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in DYKE ROAD, in the late 1890s/early ... | Suzie S | 9 February by Suzies Solly |
New England Hi. In conversation it was expressed to me that New England is an unusual choice of a road name. Doea ... | John Wheatland | 9 February by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
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 | 9 February by Stephen Everest |
Eaton Mews???? Hi everyone, Can anyone inform me as to where Eaton Mews is/was in Brighton/Hove as I am researching my family history ... | Terry Jacobs | 9 February by Anna T |
catholic girls school I am looking for the names of catholic all girls school in the brighton area in the 1920-1939. The only thing ... | roberta thompson | 9 February by John Snelling |
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 | 9 February by Joanne Hopper |
Western Road, Hove, and the Dollman, Killick and Pearson families Hullo I’m researching Western Road in the 1851 census, especially the Dollman, Killick and Pearson families. Do you have anyone there ... | John Bibby | 1 January by John Bibby |
Kemp Town Pillars Hello! Despite hunting on this site and on the internet, I can’t seem to find anything more about Michael Gower ... | Andrew Bradstreet | 20 December 2023 11:28 AM by andrew Bradstreet |