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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
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
Shops And Shopkeepers In East Street ....St Marys Hall..
I remember the pram/toy shop on the corner, there was also a fabric shop - I think it was where Famished sandwich bar was (can't remember what it is called now..) I could buy a piece of ...Read more
A memory of Shoreham-By-Sea in 1968 by
Mr Garlick Got Me Through The 11 Plus.
Born 1950, moved to Barker Road, Bredbury, 1954. Apparently we were one of the first families to inhabit the estate. Attended Barrack Hill. Remember Browns, the two old ladies in the sweet shop next ...Read more
A memory of Woodley in 1961 by
Looking For Anyone Who Knew Me
Hi, I was born in 1945 at 9a Rectory Road, Gateshead. I was adopted 6 weeks later by Edna and Jack Dixon. My name then was Joy Dixon. I attended Brighton Road school for 10 years. I left the the north when I was 19 ...Read more
A memory of Gateshead in 1950 by
Jackson's Mill
I grew up in Bourne End and went to the Primary School from 1954 to 1960. My father, Dennis Sharley, was the catering manager at the Mill. I vividly remember collecting newspaper to be weighed and sold for a few shillings. Also fond ...Read more
A memory of Bourne End in 1955 by
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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.
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.
Hove's genteel grandeur continued to appeal to those who found Brighton somewhat too lively, and the town expanded north into the Downs in tides of suburban housing.
At one time there were ferries to New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Eastham, and before the Mersey Tunnel opened, vehicle ferries also ran to Seacombe and Birkenhead.
Once a fishing village, Brighton was rescued by the late 18th-century fashion for sea air and sea bathing.
It was replaced by a housing estate, Belmont Heights, with access across the railway line from the Brighton Road, north of Belmont Station.
The Steine, originally marshy ground, became the focus of early Brighton development as houses were built for the fashionable visitors.
In 1798 Princess Amelia gave Worthing a genteel cachet, but coastal erosion (only cured by groynes) and early sewage problems probably prevented the town rivalling Brighton in popularity.
The corner building on the right, partly occupied by the Farm Shop Dairy, was once known as Terry's Corner after Mr Edward Terry, a draper from Brighton.
At the time of the picture, the Five Ashes public house was offering customers ales from Tamplins, Brighton Brewery.
This made it the ideal venue for the annual Miss New Brighton competition, which was first held in 1949 and continued for the next 40years.
Haywards Heath grew up as a commuter town on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, whose isolated 1841 station for Cuckfield formed its nucleus.
Not only did New Brighton attract vast numbers of visitors from Liverpool and Lancashire, but also hawkers too.
With acute business acumen, Penarth had rapidly established itself as possibly the most fashionable resort in Wales – bracketing itself with the likes of Brighton rather than with the brash vulgarity of
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