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Carrington's the Bootmakers My great grandfather ran boot and shoe shops at 17 and 18 St Georges Road, Kemp Town, around the 1899. He ... | Derek Barontini | 16 September 2022 9:25 AM by Andy Grant |
HO alliance building society Hove park late 60'summer early 70's . When did it close?9 I have never seen anything on the above firm, but it was my first job, just 16, and worked in ... | Teresa Mackintosh | 16 September 2022 9:25 AM by Jan Hutchinson |
Murder outside The Exchange pub, Hove I was told that many years ago there used to be underground public toilets at the front of the pub ... | Richard Parker | 8 September 2022 10:19 PM by Richard Parker |
Finsbury Road school On 10/9/07, R LUCAS I am looking for historical information re the Junior School that was in Finsbury ... | Ron Lucas | 8 September 2022 10:19 PM by Joe Stoner |
Old Hove College, Kinsway Am trying to find information about the Old Hove College on Kingsway, any info would be good. | Robin Cook | 8 September 2022 10:17 PM by David Harris |
Fish Hawker My husbands Great Grandfather born 1855 was a Fish Hawker in Brighton. Does anyone know anything about the history conditions ect ... | M E Long | 8 September 2022 10:16 PM by Linda Stroud |
Cable Radio Does anyone remember a company called Switchit? When we lived at 27 Whitehawk Road in the forties there was a two ... | Dave Cresdee | 8 September 2022 10:16 PM by Anthony Williams |
Sloane Street, Brighton I have just found the parish record of the burial of an ancestor. His address is not very easy to ... | Angela Emmerton | 8 September 2022 10:15 PM by David Spinks |
Prestonville School, Hove I went to Prestonville School (nr the Seven Dials) from 1962 until 1968. Anyone out there a former pupil and ... | Steve Sherwood | 8 September 2022 10:15 PM by Roger Blake |
Ellingford family My Grandfather and Grandmother on my Mother’s side were John and Mary (known as Ann)who lived at 66 Sussex Street, ... | Rick Smallman | 8 September 2022 10:15 PM by tony curreri |
Abbey Hotel Can anyone tell me about the history of the Abbey Hotel on Norfolk Terrace in Brighton Centre? | Dawn Hornby | 8 September 2022 10:15 PM by Ruth Elliott-Smith |
ship street HI, IN MY YOUNG LIFE, I USED TO MEET UP WITH ... | joanne | 8 September 2022 10:13 PM by Colin Wares |
Charles (Charlie) and Queenie Chipper Does anyone know of my grandparents? They lived in Brighton, I think in the Elm Grove area, and built a ... | Elaine Siegfried | 31 August 2022 6:19 PM by Elaine Siegfried |
34 Medina Villas Hove I was born at this address during World War 2, in September 1944 and was almost immediately adopted. In stories ... | Robert | 31 August 2022 6:19 PM by Robert Niblett |
"AYW" What 's it mean? I have a old stone ginger beer bottle from South Coast Mineral Waters in Brighton. Their trade mark has ... | Roy Grant | 31 August 2022 6:18 PM by Lionel Moth |
Horton Stephens Hello, could anyone tell me more about the school uniform shop Horton Stephens and where they were located? Thank you. Karen. | Karen Daly | 31 August 2022 6:18 PM by Graham (sam) Sharp |
catholic girls school I am looking for the names of catholic all girls school in the brighton area in the 1920-1939. The only thing ... | roberta thompson | 31 August 2022 6:18 PM by Arlene Morris |
Jewish Convalescent Home in Hove Anybody happen to have any knowledge of the whereabouts of the Jewish Convalescent Home situated in Hove in the 19th ... | Dave Phillips | 31 August 2022 6:17 PM by Hove Actually Walking Tours |
Humphries / (Humphreys?) c1856 - 1857 Brighton. Updating previous enquiries: Still seeking any information on; Elizabeth Sarah Humphries, and / or, Elizabeth Sophia Humphries. (Probably the same person?) Known ... | Tim Sargeant | 20 August 2022 10:46 AM by Tim Sargeant |
The Brighton Palais 1950s. Does anyone recall the Brighton Palais at all? It was a very popular dance venue in the 1950s and hosted ... | James Jeffery | 20 August 2022 10:45 AM by James Jeffery |
Sportsmans Call Does anyone have any info on the Sportsmans Call pub at 25 Kings Road. Charles Graimes and his wife Eliza ... | Ken Graimes | 20 August 2022 10:45 AM by Alana Powley |
Henry Davey , Mayor of Brighton? Please can anyone tell me if there was a mayor of Brighton, late 1800s-early 1900s named ... | Pat | 20 August 2022 10:44 AM by Carol Bampton |
Picture of 1 Old Steine I am looking for a photo or picture of number 1 Old Steine where my gt.grandparents Henry & Julie Zingler ... | Jill Birchenough | 20 August 2022 10:44 AM by Kenneth Hamilton |
RAF Truleigh Hill Reunion RAF Truleigh Hill operated at Shoreham between 1940 and 1957. It is known that many National Servicemen from the area ... | Roy Taylor | 20 August 2022 10:44 AM by Ian Ritchie |