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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 | 19 June 2022 7:26 PM by Andy Smith |
Davigdor Dairies Does anyone have any information about Davigdor Dairy{or Dairies}.I remember them from my childhood and sometimes was taken by my ... | Edward | 18 June 2022 7:07 PM by Paul Tempest |
New Bridge Inn at Newhaven From 1905 the owner of the New Bridge Inn ELIZA FANNY RICHARDSON at Newhaven (now a sports shop) ... | April Clark | 18 June 2022 7:07 PM by george sibun |
Duke Street Music Shop In continuing some research into my days at Brighton as a semi-pro musician I have found a piece of paper ... | Michael Steer | 18 June 2022 7:07 PM by George John Henry Walker (please use my first names only) |
family history can anyone tell me about Elsie Phyllis Lillian Cole aka Hamilton and Hamilton-Cole. She died in Brighton in 2003 ... | janet martin | 18 June 2022 7:05 PM by Jamie cole Cole |
59 Lansdowne Place, Hove Also known as “Somerset House” and once part of Wick Farm. This address is of great interest to me because ... | Leveson, Richard | 18 June 2022 7:05 PM by Robert Pringle |
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 | 18 June 2022 7:04 PM by John Robson |
rottingdean smugglers tunnels I am doing some research in to the smugglers tunnels running underneath rottingdean. I believe they ran upto buildings in ... | andrew james | 18 June 2022 7:03 PM by darren child |
The Brighton Basketmaker I collect old stereoviews of Brighton and have several labelled as “The Brighton Basket Maker”, showing the interior of what ... | Honor Wimlett | 18 June 2022 7:03 PM by L P |
Preston Road Primary School At the age of 3y10m I went to Preston Road Primary school. I was only there less than 2 years. ... | John Holmes | 18 June 2022 7:03 PM by michael feist |
Molly ,dance teacher does any one remember mollys dancing school in Brighton in the sixties Ship street I think an old piano and ... | Trina Strowman | 18 June 2022 7:03 PM by Nathalie Moore |
warwick street brighton would anybody here have any old maps with the location listed above.i beleive it was near chesham road?? | mark harland | 18 June 2022 7:03 PM by Irene Mace |
Beaconsfield Villas Having lived in Beaconsfield Villas for over 20 years and being interested in local history, I am trying to find ... | Bill Goodchild | 17 June 2022 2:29 PM by Andy Grant |
Medieval village of Perching I am desperately searching for information about the medieval village of Perching; the remains of which are on the Downs. ... | Rev Peter King | 16 June 2022 3:27 PM by mike stoakes |
Rock Street Does anyone know the origin of the name of this street? | Richard Parker | 16 June 2022 3:27 PM by Tim Sargeant |
Winnie Hilder I look after a gentleman of 94 who knew Winnie Hilder, does anyone have any infomation about her. He still ... | Sue Eburn | 16 June 2022 3:27 PM by Ila Hudson |
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 | 16 June 2022 3:27 PM by Serena Mitchell |
Brighton station old left luggage office Whereabouts in the current Brighton train station was the left luggage office? Thinking of the Trunk Murders. | Sassy Sal | 16 June 2022 3:26 PM by Peter Groves |
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 | 16 June 2022 3:25 PM by Dave Blackford |
Brighton Festival 1967 hello ~ does anybody here remember the very first Brighton Festival way back in 1967? In particular ... | Michael Kemp | 16 June 2022 3:25 PM by Tim Baker |
lancing carriage works history i am trying to find any information available for the above particularly any records held for the staff who were ... | mark harland | 16 June 2022 3:23 PM by John Snelling |
Madame Tussauds Does anyone remember the waxwork museum? My childhood memories are that it was linked to Madame Tussauds, but in ... | Adam Johnson-Short | 16 June 2022 3:22 PM by Fenella Rook Smith |
Salisbury Road, Hove I am trying to find out more about the history of Salisbury Road in Hove. I can find lots of information ... | Kellee | 16 June 2022 3:22 PM by Karen Vincent-Jones |
1950's plus Wheh I was a small girl I visited Brighton with my parents and went to a cafe/restaurant and purchased “tiddieoggies”,I ... | mrs arkwright | 16 June 2022 3:22 PM by Joan Woodruff |