Completely RANDOM things about Brighton & Hove...

[The Spanish]

Similar to first post except this one isn't full of the children...

It doesn't get any more Brighton than that. UF plate, massive Uncle Sams advert, going to Whitehawk.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Rosen's second (fifth) hand outfitters. Sadly no more as his son did not want to run the business.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Dont remember the 54 going to the Dip in Hollingdean though, was this the one that came up Davey Drive, turned onto the Crossway and down to the dip that way or did it go up to the top of Davey and then down Stephens Road? with the 53 carrying on up Davey Drive, onto Brentwood road and down to Burstead Close before turning around and coming back. How did the 54 get back from the dip? I didnt think any bus used Stanmer Villas or Roedale Road until the 50 SHUTTLE did. Also, dont know if its my mind playing tricks on me but in the days of 53 and 54 (or may have been 58 and 59) buses in Hollingdean, was one of them Southdown and the other Brighton Corporation but both opertaing the same route into Brighton via Lewes Road?

You can see why we saw the need to tidy up the bus routes in Hollingdean. Even the locals couldn't work them out.

Mind you, it was various versions of the 7 that got dumped when the SHUTTLE came along.

Thanks for the CAPITALS, btw!

 

[severnside gull]

Le Carbon battery factory in Portslade Village

Hangleton Youth Club

 

[The Large One]

Corbin's in London Road, where MacDonald's is.

You can still see the Corbin's logo painted into the building with the date - 1933 I think.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Seriously, these buses were TANKS, I remember being on Rowan Avenue on one of these and it hit a parked car... which literally FLEW up the road. The bus itself was barely even dented! Ah, memories. I love buses.

 

[spanish john]

the gallion bar under the regent dance hall

 

[spanish john]

sammy gorden the tailors in trafalgar street

 

[Ninja Elephant]

 

[liam82]

I miss the seafront sputnik...

Ah wow, i remember this but not where exactly it was, looks like superman's space ship from the original movie !

 

[Gary Leeds]

You can see why we saw the need to tidy up the bus routes in Hollingdean. Even the locals couldn't work them out.

Mind you, it was various versions of the 7 that got dumped when the SHUTTLE came along.

Thanks for the CAPITALS, btw!

Well I was 12 when the SHUTTLE started, just about remember the 7s (was it the 7c that ran to the marina at that time?) and before that was the 58 and 59 which is as far as my memory goes, but I know about the 53 and 54 and before that I was told it was a 14 but never got any proof on that. I even seem to recall some of the buses turned at the top of Mountfields (where I lived) by coming up Davey Drive and reversing into Mountfields. No chance of that happening now. But they could just have been late runners turning early to get back on time

 

[SuperMario]

The pub under New England Bridge was knocked down to make access for cars heading north into Old Shoreham Road previousley you had a single file road and waited for the lights to go up into Old Shoreham Road imagine the congestion now. Name that pub

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Who remembers Gamer on Sydney Street and then on East Street? Used to go in there and always ask for a demo of the longest loading game I could find so I could spend ages dossing about in there and sometimes heading into the business section and looking at the amazing Amiga 1000 and original Apple Macs

Good call!

And there was another shop at the back at the bottom of churchil square as well that sold Spectrum/Amstrad/Commodore games.

The old dixons which had binoculars outside on the stands.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Tutts Radio - yellow shop seemingly squeeeezed into an alleyway.

It's a green house now!

I was once told that is the smallest house in Brighton, one of those facts you get told and just believed it, would love to know if it is true, anyone know ?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

The Dolphinarium WITH Dolphins

Sealife centre MY ARSE. Dolphinarium OR Aquarium. I thank you.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

There used to be a shoe shop, I think Clarks, opposite where Boots now is in London Road, that had an x-ray machine with a viewer, so that you could see the bones in your feet inside your new shoes. It must have been running all the time

 

[Return of the Rev]

Cup of tea and something for the weekend please.

Anyone recall the cottage,hippy hangout early 70's,i think it was blind lemon recently?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Anyone recall the cottage,hippy hangout early 70's,i think it was blind lemon recently?

Oh yes.

And the huge plates of spaghetti bolognese.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

The bespoke tailors at the top of trafalgar street.

The barber in Bond Street with the sign "haircut 100p"

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The barber in Bond Street with the sign "haircut 100p"

Did you mean Coopers in Baker Street?