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Scabes Castle Having found where Scabe’s Castle was, can anyone tell memore about Scabe? | Brian Field | 28 January 2021 7:43 AM by Carol Homewood |
Sir David Scott 1782-1851 Sir David Scott (1782-1851), 2nd Baronet of Dunninald, was a prominent Brighton resident in the 19th century and a local ... | Paul | 28 January 2021 7:39 AM by C.E. Crozier |
History of school teachers Hello. My first message on this website. I understand that my grandfather, William Frederick Farrar, was a teacher in the Brighton ... | John Farrar | 28 January 2021 7:38 AM by Deborah Halliday |
Portslade Street One of my ancestors, William Packham, lived in Portslade Street, Portslade in 1861. Can anyone tell me where this was? ... | Geoffrey Barber | 19 January 2021 9:16 AM by Geoffrey Barber |
sack factory does any one remember the sack factory in portslade where you could get a couple of days work over the ... | duffy | 19 January 2021 9:15 AM by steve jepps |
Portland Road School Hello, We are trying to find out how many pupils attended West Hove Schools, then Portland Road School when it opened ... | Derek | 19 January 2021 9:14 AM by Simon Leney |
Ventnor Villas Am trying to find out what the houses originally looked like on both the inside and out. Also who ... | Maggie Bacon | 19 January 2021 9:11 AM by Contribution Form (do not delete) |
HENRY STREET DOES ANYONE KNOW WERE HENRY STREET WAS IN BRIGHTON AND DOES ANYONE EVER HEARD OF J,TOURLE.I FOUND AN OLD BOTTLE WITH ... | BRIAN THORNTON | 13 January 2021 11:19 AM by Mervyn Huggett |
1950s Boxing In Schools Kaz has just reminded me about boxing being taught in schools during the 50s.Fairlight school taught boys to box.Sometimes us ... | jennifer tonks nee smith | 13 January 2021 11:19 AM by Geoff Robbins |
"NEWMAID" vacuum cleaner This is NOT an electric vacuum cleaner. My Mother had one before the 39/45 war. It was an ... | John Wall | 13 January 2021 11:18 AM 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 | 13 January 2021 11:18 AM 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 | 13 January 2021 11:17 AM 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 | 13 January 2021 11:16 AM 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 | 13 January 2021 11:15 AM 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 | 7 January 2021 4:35 PM 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 | 7 January 2021 4:32 PM 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 | 7 January 2021 4:29 PM by Suchitra Chatterjee |
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 | 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 | 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 | 26 December 2020 12:49 PM by barry lamper |
Dobede Family Mary Henrietta Dobede lived at 3 Montpeleir Terrace in 1881 along with 3 of her Children, I am researching this ... | Julie Webb | 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 | 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 | 17 December 2020 1:33 PM by Tim Sargeant |
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 | 16 December 2020 8:45 AM by Gabrielle |