Technical College by Dan Hill 8 June 2006Can anyone tell me anything at all about the history of the technical college by the level? Literally, anything!6 replies Re: Technical College by Bob 14 June 2006According to Tim Carder’s Encyclopaedia of Brighton The Brighton School of Art began life in the kitchen of the Pavilion in 1858. In 1874 it became the School of Art and Science and two years later moved to a new Italianate building by John Gibbins in Grand Parade (replaced in 1965 by th present school of art deigned by Percy Billington and said to be one of the better sixties buildings in Brighton. Brighton Corporation took control of the college of art and science from the trustees in 1892 and removed the science department to Richmond Terrace to form the Municipal Technical College. Re: Technical College by Ron Denman 20 June 2006I attended the Tech 1949/51 taking an external University of London BSc(Eng). The only one of my lecturers that I can remember was Dr Hughes (Edward Hughes D.Sc.(Eng), Ph.D., M.I.E.E.) author of “Applied Electricity” the bible of budding electrical engineers. At that time the Tech had a mascot called The Drogulus. I never knew whether it was pottery or papier mache but during my time there it was stolen by, I believe, Brighton College. It was subsequently recovered. I wonder what happened to it? Re: Technical College by Ron Denman 23 June 2006I attended the Tech 1949/51 taking an external University of London BSc(Eng). The only one of my lecturers that I can remember was Dr Hughes (Edward Hughes D.Sc.(Eng), Ph.D., M.I.E.E.) author of “Applied Electricity” the bible of budding electrical engineers. At that time the Tech had a mascot called The Drogulus. I never knew whether it was pottery or papier mache but during my time there it was stolen by, I believe, Brighton College. It was subsequently recovered. I wonder what happened to it? Re: Technical College by rogersturt 8 October 2006Dan, I attended the “Tech” from 1957 to 1962. It was located in Hanover Terrace. The Level was a park and playground between London Road and Lewes Road. It was territory that was disputed by our school and Fawcett Secondry Modern over on London Road. I think I have some photographs somewhere of the area and the school. I currently live in the Chicago area with my family. E-mail rogersturt@sbcglobal.net Regards, Roger. Re: Technical College by Peter W 19 April 2007I remember the Drogulus, it lived in the hallway of the Lewes Road building in 1953 if I recall correctly. I also remember Dr. Hughes and used “applied Electricity” as I suppose all Brighton Tech electrical engineering students did. Happily, after six years in power engineering I saw the light and moved over to electronics. Re: Technical College by Mickey Sala 12 August 2022 9:40 PMDoes anyone have photos of Dr. Hughes from around that time or later? Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
