Maps

181 maps found.

1895, North Moulsecoomb Ref. RNE793748
1895, Stanmer Ref. RNE838402
1895, Rottingdean Ref. RNE820466
1895, Saltdean Ref. RNE824574
1909, Woodingdean Ref. HOSM71219
1920, Aldrington Ref. POP621356
1920, Black Rock Ref. POP642070
1898, Preston Ref. RNC810637
1920, Preston Ref. POP810637
1940, Preston Ref. NPO810637
1895, Preston Ref. RNE810637
1895, Hove Ref. RNE741239
1895, Moulsecomb Ref. RNE784650
1895, Roedean Ref. RNE819368
1940, Ovingdean Ref. NPO798906
1940, Portslade Ref. NPO809903
1940, Saltdean Ref. NPO824574
1895, Westdene Ref. RNE865389
1920, Whitehawk Ref. POP868666
1940, Hollingbury Ref. NPO738099

Books

2 books found. Showing results 97 to 2.

Memories

184 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.

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 Barbara Gunn

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 ...Read more

A memory of Woodley in 1961 by Peter Francis

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 Joy Shaw

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 ...Read more

A memory of Bourne End in 1955 by Chris Sharley

Toast Rack. Motorcycles.

Where the pushbike is, The Toast Rack cafe was, a favourite place for us 'rockers' to meet for coffee and a smoke (back in the days when we all did). This was the meeting place on a Sunday morning to ride to Box Hill and ...Read more

A memory of Sutton in 1961 by Peter Leonard Norcott

Good Times

I lived in Whitchurch Road, number 85. I was Pat Smith then, mum was Connie, and dad Ron, was there from about 1960 until 1976. I went to Dycourts School and had Mr Smith as one of my teachers - he was brilliant! I remember he read ...Read more

A memory of Harold Hill in 1963 by Pat Stewart

Swan & Sugar Loaf & Red Deer Pubs

I lived in Croydon (Howley Road) for 40 years. I remember now & then going to The Gun Tavern in Church Street or The Rose & Crown, also in Church Street. I worked at the Royal Automobile Club HQ in Lansdowne ...Read more

A memory of Croydon by Philip Chapman

Memories

Mr Garlick got me through the 11 plus. Born 1950, moved to Barker Road, Bredbury in 1954. Apparently we were one of the first families to inhabit the estate. Attended Barrack Hill. I remember Browns, the two old ladies in the ...Read more

A memory of Woodley in 1955 by Peter Francis

New Brighton Train

I recall with grea/t fun going on the 11 bus from Prenton to the New Brighton terminus behind floral pavilion. We then walked to the fair with Crompton train, got a ticket for the airplanes,swingboats and the little trains, ...Read more

A memory of Wallasey in 1958

My Birthplace? "Little Danewood Cottage", Church Rd, Dane Hill

I believe the cottage in the bottom right hand corner could be near my birthplace? If it is, it is one of two cottages on the hill leading up to the church from the village and just below the ...Read more

A memory of Danehill by jltamblyn

Captions

170 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.

Caption For Hove, The Parade 1921

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.

Caption For Liverpool, The Ferry Boats C1965

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.

Caption For Manchester, Peel Park 1889

In those days the main entrance to the park had an ornate arch, Brighton Pavilion meets the Taj Mahal in style, erected to commemorate Queen Victoria's visit of 1857.

Caption For Reigate, Vanderbilts Coach, Venture C1908

Although his business was in banking and railways, his great love was coaching, and his coach travelled daily to and from Brighton.

Caption For Ilfracombe, Torrs Park From Zigzag 1890

In 1860, intending to make Ilfracombe the `Brighton of the West`, a group of businessmen founded the Ilfracombe Joint Stock Land and Investment Company and commenced the building of villas

Caption For Brighton, The Royal Pavilion 1889

Once a fishing village, Brighton was rescued by the late 18th-century fashion for sea air and sea bathing.

Caption For Sutton, The South Metropolitan District Schools 1896

It was replaced by a housing estate, Belmont Heights, with access across the railway line from the Brighton Road, north of Belmont Station.

Caption For Brighton, The Fountain 1889

The Steine, originally marshy ground, became the focus of early Brighton development as houses were built for the fashionable visitors.

Caption For Worthing, Esplanade 1890

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.

Caption For Burgess Hill, Church Road C1960

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.

Caption For Five Ashes, The Five Ashes C1960

At the time of the picture, the Five Ashes public house was offering customers ales from Tamplins, Brighton Brewery.

Caption For New Brighton, The Bathing Pool C1950

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.

Caption For Haywards Heath, South Road 1954

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.

Caption For New Brighton, Pier 1900

Not only did New Brighton attract vast numbers of visitors from Liverpool and Lancashire, but also hawkers too.

Caption For Penarth, The Pier 1896

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

Caption For Bolney, Post Office 1957

Bolney is a quiet village, located just off the main London to Brighton trunk road.

Caption For Morecambe, The Promenade 1899

Resorts from Morecambe down the coast through New Brighton to Llandudno in Wales provided the wide walk-ways where holiday-makers could stroll and pass the time of day with family and friends away

Caption For Handcross, High Street C1950

A village on the eastern edge of the St Leonards Forest at a high point on the London to Brighton trunk road.

Caption For Coulsdon, Brighton Road C1965

The corner of Windermere Road and Brighton Road marks the point where this photograph was taken.

Caption For Wallasey, Victoria Road C1910

Two of the ornate pavilions on New Brighton pier can just be seen at the far end of the road.

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 Worthing, Children On The Sands 1906

There are many people who prefer this watering-place to Brighton, on the grounds that it is quieter and far more economical to live in.

Caption For Handcross, High Street C1950

A village on the eastern edge of the St Leonards Forest at a high point on the London to Brighton trunk road.

Caption For New Brighton, Victoria Gardens, Pier And Promenade C1915

By ridding itself of this embarrassing eyesore and replacing it with this green oasis, New Brighton was hoping to attract the sort of visitor that it had initially envisaged would come to the resort.