Places
36 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
- Brighton, Sussex
- Hove, Sussex
- New Brighton, Merseyside
- Rottingdean, Sussex
- Saltdean, Sussex
- Woodingdean, Sussex
- Portslade, Sussex
- Mile Oak, Sussex
- Ovingdean, Sussex
- Brighton le Sands, Merseyside
- Patcham, Sussex
- Brightons, Central Scotland
- Brighton, Cornwall
- New Brighton, Yorkshire (near Morley)
- New Brighton, Hampshire
- New Brighton, Clwyd (near Mold)
- Brighton Hill, Hampshire
- New Brighton, Yorkshire (near Shipley)
- New Brighton, Clwyd (near Wrexham)
- Preston, Sussex
- Black Rock, Sussex
- Hollingbury, Sussex
- Hollingdean, Sussex
- Moulsecomb, Sussex
- North Moulsecoomb, Sussex
- Westdene, Sussex
- Whitehawk, Sussex
- Aldrington, Sussex
- Coldean, Sussex
- Kemp Town, Sussex
- East Moulsecoomb, Sussex
- Roedean, Sussex
- West Blatchington, Sussex
- Bevendean, Sussex
- Stanmer, Sussex
- Withdean, Sussex
Photos
540 photos found. Showing results 61 to 80.
Maps
181 maps found.
Books
2 books found. Showing results 73 to 2.
Memories
184 memories found. Showing results 31 to 40.
Co Op
If I remember correctly, the buildings on the right hand of this photo was the Co-op, somewhere there was a butcher, there was always sawdust on the floor, they had the tubes that used to take the money away shooting around the shop it made a ...Read more
A memory of Redhill in 1960 by
My Ancestors Lived And Worked Here!
In the 1881 Census, Elizabeth Mitchell is listed as the head of the household and a widow aged 54 as her husband John Mitchell had died in February of that year and so running the Six Bells Beer House along ...Read more
A memory of Billingshurst in 1920 by
My Husband's Memories Of Brighton Road
My name is Robert Madgwick and from the age of 3 I lived at 80, Brighton Road with my 3 sisters and David Clements and his family. I remember Harper's Paper Shop - my sister Rosemary had a paper round there. ...Read more
A memory of Surbiton in 1946 by
New Inn Brighstone Isle Of White
I have found out my gt gt grandfather ran the New Inn in Brighstone. His name was Job Hawker, his wife was Lucy, she was a Gillingham. I know his residence was the New Inn at the time of his death in 1924. I also have many postcards of Brighstone and Newport around the 1900s.
A memory of Shalfleet in 1900 by
Craft Cottage
My grandmother Doris Palmer, lived in Craft Cottage which is right next to the pump. We spent all our family holidays there during the 50's and 60's. Granny was a war widow and she worked in Adams tobacconist, which was on the corner ...Read more
A memory of Steyning in 1958 by
Hop Picking
My memories of Rolvenden will never be forgotten. I was eight years old, we lived in Brighton on the south coast, but every year our families would go hop picking at Little Holden farm. The farm was owned by Mr/Mrs Hilder - they had ...Read more
A memory of Rolvenden in 1945 by
Brighton Ave. Senior Boys School.
I attended Brighton Ave. and left in 1959. I had three teachers, the first was Mr ( Basher) Bennet, the second was Mr. Thompson and the third was Mr. Lewis. I was one of Harry Botcherby's specials and can state for ...Read more
A memory of Gateshead in 1959 by
Searching For History On The Forge, Wooden Cottage And Stables In Burgh Heath
We are desperate to find some history on our house (previously called the wooden house, then April cottage and now the old forge) Brighton road. The house itself is believed ...Read more
A memory of Burgh Heath
My Great Great Grandmother
On the maternal side of my ancestry, I knew my maternal grandfather for many years. There was a large leather bound family album which as a child, I was permitted to look at. It was after the "all clear" sounded in the ...Read more
A memory of Shrewsbury
The Railway Station At Boat Of Garten
The Speyside Steam Railway is a Heritage Railway which runs from Aviemore to Boat of Garten. I visited in May 2010 with my wife Elizabeth and sister-in-law Margaret on an organised railway touring holiday ...Read more
A memory of Boat of Muiresk in 2010 by
Captions
170 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.
There is a three-phase regeneration plan for New Brighton seafront, which includes the building of a new 500 ft long pier on the site of the previous one.
This flint and brick village on the downs north of Brighton is now severed in two by the main A27.
We are looking east along a lively Brighton Beach towards the unfinished Palace Pier at the close of the 19th century.
Its railway and pier, both now gone, prompted ambitious plans to transform the town into a major seaside resort similar in size to Brighton or Bournemouth, but the scheme failed to make the grade.
By 1894 Brighton's West Pier had been extensively rebuilt, and a landing stage had been added together with a new pavilion.
The village of Pyecombe lies close to a long railway tunnel which passengers on the London to Brighton line will know well.
The Old Steine (pronounced 'steen') is the traditional centre of Brighton - in earlier times it was a broad grassy valley where fishermen dried their nets.
Richard Jefferies described Brighton's special quality of sun, wind and light in the 1880s: 'The wind coming up the cliff seems to bring with it whole armfuls of sunshine, and to throw the warmth and light
The High Street is part of the old London to Brighton route through Henfield, which lies to the east of the River Adur on a belt of Wealden clay behind the South Downs.
It later became part of Brighton College; Scott also designed its headmaster's house and chapel in the 1850s.
The bridge carried the London to Brighton road for many years; it was rebuilt in the 1970s.
At one time there were, ferries to New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Eastham, and before the tunnel opened, vehicle ferries also ran to Seacombe and Birkenhead.
The narrow hedge-lined lane with unspoiled views over the Brighton Road valley remained until the late 1920s when the lane was widened and houses rapidly appeared.
The village is situated at the crossing of the roads from Haywards Heath to Brighton and from Hurst to Lewes.
In 1830 a retired builder from Everton, James Atherton, bought 170 acres of sandhills on the northern tip of the Wirral, with the aim of creating a new seaside resort to rival Brighton.
He assembled a vast collection of rock plants from all over the world.At the time of the picture, the Five Ashes public house was offering customers ales from Tamplins, Brighton Brewery.
This is the entrance to Brighton's Aquarium, now the Sealife Centre, which opened in 1872.
Reigate Road presents an unfamiliar appearance, looking east towards Brighton Road, where the Galleon swimming pool has given way to a busy petrol station.
Beyond the motorcar the road turns sharply to meet the busy Brighton Road south of Coulsdon.
The King`s Head pub proudly advertises Tamplins beer (a Brighton- based brewery), together with an RAC badge over the door.
Before the arrival of the railway in 1841 it was a small settlement, but it grew around a station and busy junction on the London to Brighton line.
Its railway and pier, both now gone, prompted ambitious plans to transform the town into a major seaside resort similar in size to Brighton or Bournemouth, but the scheme failed to make the grade.
It made the corner for Somerset Avenue, a name which with others like Tennyson Avenue, Southwell Road and Holborn Street, might have brought a touch of the supreme Brighton.
Before the main A23 road was built, Cuckfield was busy with horse-drawn coaches on their way between London and Brighton.
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Memories (184)
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