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Giant Yellow Frog Hello – Am I right in thinking that there used to be a giant yellow ceramic frog on the ground ... | Honor | 6 June 2022 11:11 AM by max armsby-ward |
Kenning Tyre Services My big sister worked for many years in the office of Kenning Tyre Services. It was near Waterloo Street but ... | Honor | 6 June 2022 11:11 AM by Frank Aylimg |
The Model Aerodrome The Model Aerodrome model shop was located at the junction of Cranbourne and West Street.I vividly remember as a child ... | Edward | 6 June 2022 11:09 AM by Joe Stone |
Knoll School Hove I was at the knoll boys school from early 1946 to late 1949. I was in form 3c does ... | Alan knight | 6 June 2022 11:09 AM by Kenneth Ingle |
Pub murder Heard a story that a man walked into a pub, asked for a pint and put a carrier bag on ... | jsmith | 6 June 2022 11:09 AM by Matthew Jones |
Palace Pier Groyne I was asked the other day about the history of the groyne close to the west side of the Palace ... | Wyn Burgess | 6 June 2022 11:07 AM by Joe Stoner |
Any existing locations from Brighton 1966?? Please help! I am researching for a BBC documentary about the opening of Sussex uni in 1966 and am looking for locations ... | Holly Johnson | 6 June 2022 11:03 AM by Joe Stoner |
Brighton Hippodrome - White doors high above entrance There are at least two white painted doors about 30′ off the pavement level at the front of the Hippodrome. ... | Jules | 6 June 2022 11:03 AM by Joe Stoner |
Gents' tailors in East Street in 1950's ? Can someone please help with the name of the gents’ tailor, which was situated on the East side of East ... | Ian Tollady | 6 June 2022 11:03 AM by Joe Stoner |
Early 1960s: what kind of beer...? Hi all, A bit of a tangent, but you were so helpful with the last question we had for our theatre ... | Rachel S | 6 June 2022 11:03 AM by Joe Stoner |
J & Rosa Stoner Are there any living relatives of J.& Rosa Stoner, who lived at 9,Southwick Street, SOUTHWICK, in 1901 | Gill Wills | 6 June 2022 11:02 AM by Joe Stoner |
May 1942 - Luftwaffe bomber crash, Patcham The attached newspaper clipping appeared in “The Star” on Wednesday 13 May 1942 shows my father an army officer examining ... | Bill Ashby | 6 June 2022 11:01 AM by WILLIAM ASHBY |
Locations in the 60's In 1968 I spent a great week in Brighton on holiday but cannot remember where the following places were. Can ... | David Arnold | 6 June 2022 11:01 AM by John Colban |
BBC THE QUEEN AND I I work for the BBC. I am currently making a programme to mark the anniversary of the Queens Jubilee. I ... | Charlotte Charlton | 4 June 2022 5:39 PM by Keith Rossetti |
Homade foods and Sussex crumpets My grandfather had several food businesses in Brighton during the 1940’s and 50’s. These included Sussex Crumpets Ltd and ... | Geoff Smith | 4 June 2022 5:38 PM by William Steel |
Open Market- Mitchell family We’re looking for any information on the Mitchell family that ran the fish stall in the Open Market. We know ... | Carol Homewood | 4 June 2022 5:38 PM by Mark Mitchell |
Aunty Vi I had a relitive called Violet Morris who had a shop on the sea frount where Kings West now stands She ... | Ann Janes nee morris | 4 June 2022 5:37 PM by Vanda Remblance |
North Lane School A relative has shown me a photo of a sampler made by a child relative born 1851 who attended North ... | Allan Warner-Clarkson | 4 June 2022 5:35 PM by David Packham |
2 Upper Shoreham Road I am trying to trace family in the Brighton area and one of two addresses I have on a birth ... | Deborah Frost | 4 June 2022 5:35 PM by Jill Troy |
Brighton, Hove & District buses I am researching the history of transport in the Brighton & Hove area for a book I am writing on ... | Nigel Furness | 4 June 2022 5:32 PM by Ray Burns |
The Adkins family: 37, St. James's Street, formerly at 39, Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton. Circa: Early 1900's. To the lovely people of Brighton. Would anyone remember my late grandfather, Doctor Percy Rutherford Adkins, a physician who lived ... | Christopher Adkins | 4 June 2022 5:31 PM by Christopher Adkins |
The Florida Rooms Anyone have any memories of the Florida Rooms in the 60s? | Tony Clevett | 4 June 2022 9:43 AM by Steven Booth |
Colebrook Family of Blackman Street I have just been viewing on this site a lovely photograph of Blackman Road taken in 1959. One of ... | Colin Jarman | 4 June 2022 9:43 AM by Lisa Fennell |
Westwood School My Father attended this school in the early 1920’s I have reports from there but no address. Anyone know of it? Keren | Keren Hancox | 4 June 2022 9:40 AM by Keren Hancox |