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| Topic | Started by | Replies | Last post |
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| "NEWMAID" vacuum cleaner This is NOT an electric vacuum cleaner. My Mother had one before the 39/45 war. It was an ... | John Wall | 3 | 13 January by Ann Tyler |
| hills, east street, brighton I used to spend my summer holidays above the lovely Edwardian shop, Hills, in East Street, Brighton…it belonged to members ... | nantic | 5 | 13 January by Mike Southon |
| public baths Where and how many public baths or slipper baths were there in Brighton and Hove? I know of one that ... | David Shelton | 6 | 13 January by Gordon Coleman |
| the evershed family any info. on the above family who owned jewellery shops in brighton/hove in the 19 century would be gratefully received | julia andrews | 3 | 13 January by Julian Parr |
| WHITEHAWK ANYONE REMEMBER PAMELA HUNT I LIVED 22 WISTON ROAD FROM 1947 TO 1961I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF WHITEHAWK HOPE TO ... | PAMELA CLIFF | 1 | 13 January by Kathleen Dubsky |
| Lavender Street sweet shop My grandmother Louie Norman owned a sweet shop on Lavender street in the early 1900s. I wondered if anyone had ... | Julie Munro | 9 | 7 January by Julie Munro |
| Pattimore Family / Shops in St James Street circa 1930-1940 I’m desperate to find information about my mother’s family who owned shops in St James Street near Woolworths and lived ... | Michael Harrison | 2 | 7 January by Geoffrey Mead |
| In 1891 Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was a pupil in a school on Dyke Road, Brighton I am trying to put a name to Sophia’s school. It occupied 36-42 Dyke Road, Brighton. It was quite a large ... | Suchi Chatterjee | 2 | 7 January by Suchitra Chatterjee |
| Chris Rees - Plaque I noticed this plaque on the undercliff between Rottingdean and Saltdean. I have been unable to find any information? | John Knight | 0 | 7 January by John Knight |
| H. THUNDER - Court Boot maker 15, East Street I am trying to find out more about the THUNDER Boot and Shoe Premises at 15, East Street, Brighton. My ... | John Knowles | 7 | 26 December 2020 12:54 PM by george sibun |
| Shooter’s Gardens 1835 I am looking at a Burial record for Thomas Markwick at St Nicholas Church in 1835. He is described as ... | Ian Smith | 5 | 26 December 2020 12:51 PM by george sibun |
| Lamper family Are there any Lampers living in the area? My fathers family came from Brighton and I am steadily building up ... | Thelma Pound | 13 | 26 December 2020 12:49 PM by barry lamper |
| stuart norris does anyone remeber stuart norris in george strret hove. i had my first job there at the tender age of 15 | Valerie Bruce | 7 | 26 December 2020 12:49 PM by Gordon Hepworth |
| Dobede Family Mary Henrietta Dobede lived at 3 Montpeleir Terrace in 1881 along with 3 of her Children, I am researching this ... | Julie Webb | 8 | 26 December 2020 12:49 PM by Alison Dufton |
| Info on Buckingham Street, Brighton Iam intrestedin knowing a little about Buckingham Street, Brighton. I wanted to know who may have lived in the street ... | Anthony | 6 | 17 December 2020 1:33 PM by Gail Williams |
| 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 | 10 | 17 December 2020 1:33 PM by Tim Sargeant |
| Beach Fuel Does anybody have knowledge of a substance known as ‘stromboli’ (apparently after the Italian volcano) which was found on the ... | Geoff Stoner | 3 | 17 December 2020 1:29 PM by Geoffrey Mead |
| York Place School, Varndean and Fawcett - is this connection correct? Brighton Municipal School was highly respected and had started life as the York Place Board School in 1884 before changing ... | Philip Dennett | 0 | 16 December 2020 8:51 AM by Philip Dennett |
| Images of old sweet factory in Hove Hello there I am interested to know where I can find images of the old sweet factory (wine gums I think?) which ... | Adam Morrison | 5 | 16 December 2020 8:45 AM by Gabrielle |
| stonepound house remand home hassocks. Can anyone tell me more about the remand home,where naughty girls were sent by County Borough of Brighton Juvenille team ... | nico | 11 | 16 December 2020 8:42 AM by Rob Northall Rob |
| Mount Sion Place Brighton My father was born in 1917 at 6 Mount Sion Place, Brighton, please can you tell me if the building ... | Kathy - Australia | 11 | 16 December 2020 8:41 AM by Ian Colban |
| James Colbourne - past mayor I am researching my family and have a strong Brighton & Hove link, as I was born there as was ... | Joanna Pettitt | 17 | 8 December 2020 10:01 AM by george sibun |
| Easy Bar, 9-10 Cranbourne Street Does anybody know when Easy Bar was first established? It is now Crowns and has been for several years, but ... | Martin | 1 | 8 December 2020 10:01 AM by Geoffrey Mead |
| A question about the coloured houses in Hanover Hello, does anyone know when residents of the Hanover district of Brighton started to paint their houses different colours? I ... | Ben Gladstone | 1 | 8 December 2020 10:00 AM by Geoffrey Mead |