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| Brighton bus office I worked for a short while in the Brighton bus office in Lewis Road around 1950. I remember that it ... | Dave Blackford | 8 | 13 June by Contribution Form (do not delete) |
| 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 | 9 | 13 June by Caroline Fairhall |
| William Reynolds Pepper My great grandfather built the Old Steine fountain I know very little about him apart from this and that he had ... | Rosemary Jeremiah | 11 | 13 June by Pamela Wilson |
| 1980 ish toy shop in the lanes I have a couple of strong memories of my grandmother buying me a toy in a shop I thought was ... | Sue M | 7 | 6 June by Sam Flowers |
| 70th Anniversary of Dunkirk Evacuation I watched, with emotion, TV coverage of the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk Evacuation and some original footage with all ... | Suzie | 7 | 29 May by Joan Homewood |
| Regent (side Issues) The Regent Ballroom item has given rise to so many side issues that were unconnected with Joanne’s original request, I ... | Roy Grant | 9 | 29 May by Cherrie Taylor |
| Harry Cowley Can anyone tell me exactly where Harry Cowley lived please? I have seen mention of Grove Street and Lincoln Street, ... | Alan Hobden | 8 | 29 May by Loraine Perrin |
| Burials Seeking information on George & Florence Gouraud who may be buried in St. Wolfran’s Church Cemetery in Ovingdean. Wish ... | Ray Johnston | 9 | 25 May by Roy Grant |
| Do you remember a Peter Wilson, born 1927, from Maytree Walk? I am trying to find any information about a Peter W. Wilson, born 1927, along with his parents Percy, who ... | Rose Blain | 0 | 24 May by Rose Blain |
| Philip Morris on Bond Street 1847 Hi, I live over in the colonies (U.S.A.). I am trying to find out information about Philip Morris. ... | Donna Rosenbloom | 16 | 24 May by Nicholas Fleischmann |
| Arnold House Hotel Can anyone tell me what happened to this hotel in the Montpelier rd area of Brighton | Eric Masters | 10 | 23 May by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Does anyone know of the Maslin family, who lived in or around Brighton in the 1930's? I am trying to find the Maslin family, who were living in or around Brighton in the 1930’s. One member ... | Kerry Bevan | 0 | 23 May by Kerry Bevan |
| History of Sussex fishing fleets in the 1800s My great grandfather is listed in various census as agricultural labourer or fisherman. In 1871, I found him on the ... | Terry Walls | 1 | 22 May by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Who was Florence Moore? Dinsdale Landen and several other Brighton based theatrical personalities stated they they took their first steps into the profession at ... | Roy Grant | 7 | 21 May by Roy Grant |
| Orphanage Hi, I’m trying to trace a relative who may have been a resident at the orphanage that is now the ... | Dawn Pretorius | 4 | 21 May by Val Stevens |
| matt bruce My brother now lives in Australia, but was asking about Matt Bruce, the art teacher long ago at Varndean Boys ... | peter whitcomb | 11 | 19 May by Anthony Norman |
| Dubarry Perfumes I am trying to do some research into the Dubarry Perfume Factory (adjoining Hove Railway Station). The reason for my interest ... | Ben Hanbury | 5 | 19 May by Annabel Mehta |
| Avondale College Avondale College was a private girls’ day school run by Mrs A B Cobbold at 63 Wilbury Road. Boys were ... | Pat Benham | 69 | 19 May by Faynia Williams |
| Royal Hussar One of my ancestors is listed as living at Royal Hussar possibly in Lewes Road. Can anyone tell me if ... | Veronica | 4 | 19 May by Robert Ellis |
| The Edlins of Brighton I am related to Henry and Sarah Edlin and their children Frederick Henry Walter and Lloyd ( Henry also known ... | Mandy Edlin | 1 | 19 May by Molly Edlin |
| penny farthing coffee shop think at the bottom of north rd,back in the late fifties.?? | mick | 7 | 19 May by Faynia Williams, nee Jeffery |
| Re The Dennis family Hi I am trying to connect with any descendants of Henry and Mary Ann Dennis, who were living in Toronto Terrace ... | Christine Halstead | 0 | 18 May by Christine Halstead |
| History of Nelson Place I always knew that my grandfather lived in Nelson Place (no 14) but, thanks to the myhousemystreet website have now ... | Jeanette C | 7 | 11 May by Helen Cowles-DeMorro |
| The Feld Family and the Norfolk Hotel As a Canadian exhange student I worked a few months of the summer of 1979 at the Norfolk’s American Bar. ... | Russ Cowan | 5 | 11 May by Genifer Best |