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| Drove Crescent I was born in 96 Drove crescent in 1956, my dad left to come to australia in 1963. I went ... | Nick Manning | 9 | 21 July by Debra Archer |
| Swan cafe, Kings Road, Brighton Does anyone know where the Swan cafe/restaurant in Kings Road was in the 1930’s? What is there today? Any help ... | jules | 2 | 21 July by Vernon Gardner |
| song or poem about Brighton I was wondering if there was any song or poem ever written about Brighton if so, would you please let ... | Veronika | 5 | 21 July by Lee Smith |
| ivory buildings does anyone know where ivory buildings was,my great grandparents lived there in 1901,katherine rolf/pumfrey.many thanks | christine pumfrey | 5 | 21 July by Contribution Form (do not delete) |
| ST. John the Baptist Convent. I would like to know did anyone board in the Convent between 1954-1958, and did anyone know Christabel Denehy who ... | Cherie (Pat )Davies. | 4 | 21 July by Mollie Squires |
| Press Telegraphist My Grandfather, Charles Otto McBRIEN, used the address of 4. Whitehawk Road as his business address between about 1915 and ... | Chris McBrien | 8 | 21 July by Phil Lockwood |
| Kenning Tyre Services My big sister worked for many years in the office of Kenning Tyre Services. It was near Waterloo Street but ... | Honor | 4 | 21 July by Terry Clifford |
| A haunting Of a lady Does anyone have any information about a lady spirit who wears a red coat seen in a cloakroom that use ... | Kim Ayres | 16 July by Kim Ayres | |
| Elizabeth Sarah Humphries We are still seeking any information on the above. She was known to have been in Brighton during the 1850s. The ... | Tim Sargeant | 1 | 5 July by Dr Geoffrey Mead |
| Beaconsfield Villas Having lived in Beaconsfield Villas for over 20 years and being interested in local history, I am trying to find ... | Bill Goodchild | 16 | 5 July by Jo Chatfield |
| Where in Preston Park was this taken? (1890!) Query posted here (and insta) .. this seen on an old calendar.. https://twitter.com/paulbennett2018/status/1673796167761526784 | Paul bennett | 2 July by Paul bennett | |
| Stoner/Mowbray My great grandfather Herbert Mowbray had a hair dressers in Air street (and his brother ran another in Queen`s street) ... | Stephanie Caplen-Jerromes | 31 | 29 June by Stephanie Jerromes |
| Newhaven street Anyone have any information about Newhaven street from the 1950’s.I lived there until 1959,then moved on to Middlesex. Any info ... | Brian Burton | 2 | 29 June by Brian Burton |
| Manorbes and Cheetahs. When still a teenager and still getting into weight training I remember finding Manorbes Health Studio? in Hove which was ... | Edward | 12 | 29 June by peter thorpe |
| Indian Restaurants Am I right in believing that Brighton might have been one of the first towns in Britain to have a ... | Robert Niblett | 6 | 26 June by Alan Phillips |
| Salisbury Hotel During the 60’s I worked for Southern Licensed Supplies, a wholesale wine company owned by Michael Cook. This ... | Valerie Farrar | 10 | 26 June by Robert Malone |
| Aryeh House School Anybody knows about it? | Janine Silberman | 15 | 26 June by Valerie Byron |
| Ellen Street School and Aldrington National School My great grandmother KATE SCIVYER was a teacher in Brighton and Hove. We have pictures of her at school in ... | Joanna Simmonds | 6 | 19 June by Janet Norris nee Sharp |
| E Foard Spirit and Wine Merchants I’ve been doing some exploring on some family land and came across a load of half buried/submerged bottles. Most I ... | David Turner | 1 | 19 June by george sibun |
| Henry Davey, Mayor of Brighton in 1878 and 1879 - living relatives? Does anybody know if Henry Davey who served two terms in office as Mayor of Brighton in 1878 and 1879 ... | Sam Horn | 2 | 19 June by Jaimie Todd |
| Ambrose Gorham Would anybody know where I can find more about the life of Ambrose Gorham.All I know is that he owned ... | Carol Hardy | 5 | 19 June by Jozef Kis |
| Brighton Tattoo History Hi folks, I’m looking to see if anyone has any accounts of tattooists working in Brighton between 1960s to late 80’s. You ... | John Parkinson | 16 | 19 June by Brendon Feeney |
| 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 | 30 | 19 June by Shirin Razavi |
| Spyridon Marketis jewellery shop in Brighton Hi I’m looking for an address for his shop circa 1890. I know they lived at 45 Sydney St, in ... | Caz Sca | 2 | 8 June by Dr Geoffrey Mead |