Maps

181 maps found.

1940, Hollingdean Ref. NPO738102
1940, Mile Oak Ref. NPO779862
1940, North Moulsecoomb Ref. NPO793748
1909, Ovingdean Ref. HOSM70849
1909, Rottingdean Ref. HOSM58233
1920, Kemp Town Ref. POP745984
1920, Hangleton Ref. POP726473
1920, Hove Ref. POP741239
1898, Hove Ref. RNC741239
1920, East Moulsecoomb Ref. POP697707
1898, Moulsecomb Ref. RNC784650
1920, Ovingdean Ref. POP798906
1940, Coldean Ref. NPO675018
1898, Hangleton Ref. RNC726473
1898, Mile Oak Ref. RNC779862
1920, Bevendean Ref. POP639435
1898, Withdean Ref. RNC871899
1898, Woodingdean Ref. RNC873534
1898, West Blatchington Ref. RNC863733
1898, Patcham Ref. RNC801972

Books

2 books found. Showing results 121 to 2.

Memories

184 memories found. Showing results 51 to 60.

Reveries Of Blindley Heath In 20's, 30's And Later

I spent my first five years 1924-1929 in Blindley Heath, possibly the nicest years of my life. I may have gone to the school there. I clearly remember Gibb's store when I spent six glorious ...Read more

A memory of Blindley Heath in 1920 by Stanley Austin

The Time Of My Life

Hi ! My name is Martine and I am French. I came to New Marske by chance when I started to study English and I staid with the Alexanders and their three children, Jean, John and Moira. I had a great time with them and I ...Read more

A memory of New Marske in 1965 by Martine Julie

Living In Hiscott Circa 1970s

My name is Jeremy Silwood and I stayed in Hiscott farm in the early 1970s with the family of Mr and Mrs Adair. I met Dianne Adair at a club one evening with my then friend Alistair Symons of Crawley in West Sussex and ...Read more

A memory of Hiscott in 1972 by Jeremy Silwood

Wyleboro Farm, Havering Atte Bower

Does anyone remember Wyleboro Farm in Havering atte Bower, owned by my grandmother Mrs Maggie Saward? She also owned the riding school near the Green with her sons John, Tom and my mother Nancy,and I ...Read more

A memory of Havering-atte-Bower in 1950 by Wendy Tait

Wannock Tea Gardens In The 1950s Early 60s

I remember catching the charabanc from Brighton seafront on a Sunday afternoon with my Nanna and invarably choosing the Wannock Tea Gardens coach outing. I used to love going there, it was a real treat ...Read more

A memory of Polegate

Queens And Kingsland Dance Halls

What happy memories I recall of my early dancing days, learning to jive at the Queens Kingsland and New Brighton Tower. I went a lot with my older brother Cliffy Keogh, there were live bands then and only stayed ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1957 by Frances Keogh

Childhood

I lived in Old Coulsdon for many years, I used to do a paperound for Mr Cook who ran the paper shop on the Brighton road in Old Coulsdon. I spent many my summer holidays exploring Happy Valley and Devils Dyke and I used to be albe ...Read more

A memory of Old Coulsdon by Vanessa Thorne

Brighton Jazz Club

Used to visit the Brighton Jazz Club - at the Aquarium, at about the time this photograph was taken

A memory of Brighton by Ian Hunt

Marine Crescent

I recall as a child in the 1950s, being taken on outings from my grandparents' home in Litherland via Seaforth/ South Road stations to the beach at Marine Crescent, Waterloo. On a recent nostalgic trip there I was surprised ...Read more

A memory of Waterloo in 1956 by First Name Last Name

Weekend Visits From School

I was a partially deaf pupil at Ovingdean during the 1970s and as my home was a long way from there, I was one of the very few pupils that resided at the school during the weekends. I do remember two very profound ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1974

Captions

170 captions found. Showing results 121 to 144.

Caption For Brighton, The Pavilion 1889

Once a fishing village called Brighthelmstone, Brighton developed as a fashionable watering-place after Dr Richard Russell moved his practice here in 1754, to supervise his sea-water cures.

Caption For Llandudno, S.S. Alexandra 1891

By 1848 the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway were keen to promote Brighton as a cross-channel port; they funded the Brighton & Continental Steam Packet Co, though it was soon found that Newhaven

Caption For Bognor Regis, The Steyne 1895

Named after the Steyne in Brighton, this delightful and relatively unchanged long narrow square was laid out in the 1820s and is lined by modest seaside houses, many with verandahs and balconies which

Caption For Eastbourne, Parade And Bandstand 1899

This was by Eugenius Birch, who also designed Brighton's West Pier, and was completed in 1872.

Caption For Horley, Station Road 1905

Horley is on the old main London to Brighton road before it was diverted around the area of new Gatwick airport.

Caption For Falmer, The Village C1955

We are on the Downs between Brighton and Lewes.

Caption For Upper Dicker, The Plough Inn C1950

Not far away is Michelham Priory, founded in 1229 for 13 Augustinian Canons.The inn in the photograph is offering Tamplins Brighton Ales.

Caption For Lowfield Heath, Church And Village 1905

Lowfield Heath is near the old London to Brighton main road.

Caption For Cowfold, St Peter's Church 1958

This village has grown around a road junction on the Horsham to Brighton road.

Caption For Ardingly, The Gardeners Arms C1955

The pub sells Tamplins beer (a Brighton-based brewery).

Caption For Bexhill On Sea, Old Town, Walnut Tree 1897

Thus its architectural character is more late Victorian than the Regency stucco of Brighton.

Caption For Crawley, Parish Church 1903

This old coaching town on the London to Brighton road had the misfortune to be designated a New Town in 1947.

Caption For New Brighton, The Fort 1886

Also known as Perch Rock and the Battery, the Fort was, and still is, a very large landmark on the New Brighton shore.

Caption For New Brighton, The Front C1960

This is how I remember New Brighton.

Caption For Lowfield Heath, Church And Village 1905

Lowfield Heath is near the old London to Brighton main road.

Caption For Nork, The Parade C1955

Nork is a suburb that merges south into Burgh Heath in the large triangle between Reigate Road, Brighton Road and Fir Tree Road, the north boundary of Nork.

Caption For Petworth, Lombard Street 1906

Apparently the spire had been designed for a Brighton church.

Caption For Sutton, Banstead Downs, Golf Links 1903

Between the golfers and the clubhouse was Burdon Lane, which until the 1950s joined the Brighton Road as it crossed the Downs by way of a dangerous blind junction.

Caption For Sutton, Grange Vale 1904

This view looks east, and shows the bridge across Grange Vale, a road that connects the Brighton Road with the residential areas of Grange Road, Worcester Road and Mulgrave Road.

Caption For Clayton, Village C1960

We are at the foot of the Downs by the route of the London to Brighton main line railway.

Caption For Wallasey, The Village C1965

This took in the UDCs of Egremont, New Brighton, Leasowe, Poulton, Moreton, Seacombe and Wallasey.

Caption For Swanage, Old Harry Rocks 1890

Victorians knew him, was accompanied by a slender and though somewhat undercut Old Harry's Wife (left) until she was toppled in the 1890s by the gale that went on to sweep away the old chain pier at Brighton

Caption For Hooley, Shopping Centre C1965

It was long known to motorists on the A23 London to Brighton road for the major hold-ups at its traffic light junction with Star Lane, just out of view to the left.

Caption For Brighton, Devil's Dyke 1894

The Devil's Dyke was immensely popular with visitors to Brighton, who relished the fresh air and the long views across the Weald.