Memories of 1980s Brighton wanted

[Lord Large]

Hi

A friend of mine is doing some work on Brighton in the 1980s and needs some help with memories from that time.

I thought, who better to ask than the good people of NSC?

Basically, if anyone has any memories of the following could they post them on here? Much appreciated.

Memories / info needed on:

- Brighton's best bars / clubs etc. Where they were, what they were like, what made them so good?

- Fashions in Brighton. What was everyone wearing? Where were the best places to buy your clobber from? Haircut trends etc?

- Football wise: big games, crowd trouble at The Goldstone, the match day experience, popular pubs pre and post match, crowd favourite players, match day characters etc.

- Music: Best local bands, best gigs in Brighton, best places to go for live music.

- General info: What sort of place was Brighton under Thatcher and the Tories? What social changes were taking place? Big employers? What was it like growing up in 80s Brighton etc.

Cheers.

 

[bigc]

what's the project for?

 

[The Spanish]

Hi

A friend of mine is doing some work on Brighton in the 1980s and needs some help with memories from that time.

I thought, who better to ask than the good people of NSC?

Basically, if anyone has any memories of the following could they post them on here? Much appreciated.

Memories / info needed on:

- Brighton's best bars / clubs etc. Where they were, what they were like, what made them so good?

- Fashions in Brighton. What was everyone wearing? Where were the best places to buy your clobber from? Haircut trends etc?

- Football wise: big games, crowd trouble at The Goldstone, the match day experience, popular pubs pre and post match, crowd favourite players, match day characters etc.

- Music: Best local bands, best gigs in Brighton, best places to go for live music.

- General info: What sort of place was Brighton under Thatcher and the Tories? What social changes were taking place? Big employers? What was it like growing up in 80s Brighton etc.

Cheers.

what sort of job involves finding out about Brighton hairdos of the eighties?

 

[bigc]

what sort of job involves finding out about Brighton hairdos of the eighties?

One unaffected by the credit crunch?

 

[The Spanish]

One unaffected by the credit crunch?

got to be some crackpot Sussex University sociology thing. Getting a degree in West Street perms, Farahs from Hanningtons and the Cliftonville.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Seem to recall there was some kind of bomb that almost blew Thatcher off the bog and straight to hell. Or as one wag at the time put it: 'the guys nearly made her a bigger curnt than she is already'

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

top rank Brighton 1980, disco at the weekends/ live bands on Wednesday's across the road Sherry's more disco!!! original Concorde club opposite the pier live bands punk /new wave , art college more punk /new wave
chelsea/spurs/ west ham/arsenal/ mayhem in Brighton and hove , lots of skins and punks and disco boys

 

[Lord Bracknell]

top rank Brighton 1980, disco at the weekends/ live bands on Wednesday's across the road Sherry's more disco!!! original Concorde club opposite the pier live bands punk /new wave , art college more punk /new wave
chelsea/spurs/ west ham/arsenal/ mayhem in Brighton and hove , lots of skins and punks and disco boys

This could come back to haunt us if we cock up at Northampton ...

top rank Brighton 1980, disco at the weekends/ live bands on Wednesday's across the road Sherry's more disco!!! original Concorde club opposite the pier live bands punk /new wave , art college more punk /new wave / chelsea/spurs/ west ham/arsenal/ mayhem in Brighton and hove, lots of skins and punks and disco boys ... YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELLUVA BEATING.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

where do you fit in there lord B

 

[empire]

This could come back to haunt us if we cock up at Northampton ...

top rank Brighton 1980, disco at the weekends/ live bands on Wednesday's across the road Sherry's more disco!!! original Concorde club opposite the pier live bands punk /new wave , art college more punk /new wave / chelsea/spurs/ west ham/arsenal/ mayhem in Brighton and hove, lots of skins and punks and disco boys ... YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELLUVA BEATING.

dont 4get leeds,worst ive got caight in,west street was a blood bath that nite

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

The windswept desolation of Churchill Square.

 

[The Spanish]

The windswept desolation of Churchill Square.

and, at this time of year, getting your school gear from colts down the bottom of the escalators.

 

[NMH]

where do you fit in there lord B

LL asked the GOOD people of NSC.

So where do the rest of us fit in? Talk among ourselves?

 

[cannedheat]

Norfolk Sq, poofs and winos.














































Nothing has changed then.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Potters was THE place to buy CLOBBER.

Remember the Farahs well.

 

[Skaville]

and, at this time of year, getting your school gear from colts down the bottom of the escalators.

You had an afro didn't you? I had a Jason Donovan mullet and CT had the back of his hair permed!

Beer - Holsten Pils or Holsten Export was everywhere, even over Tottenham shirts. I bought my first pint in the eighties. It cost £1.02.

Weed - Everyone used to smoke rocky black, gold seal, red seal, squidgy or my personal favourite slate. It always cost £7.50 for a teenth or £15 an eighth, although I was very far down the food chain in those days.

Football - Ski hats in the North Stand

 

[The Spanish]

You had an afro didn't you? I had a Jason Donovan mullet and CT had the back of his hair permed!

Beer - Holsten Pils or Holsten Export was everywhere, even over Tottenham shirts. I bought my first pint in the eighties. It cost £1.02.

Weed - Everyone used to smoke rocky black, gold seal, red seal, squidgy or my personal favourite slate. It always cost £7.50 for a teenth or £15 an eighth, although I was very far down the food chain in those days.

Football - Ski hats in the North Stand

haha yes i did mate well remembered. wish i had now.

holsten everywhere, especially in the spanish.

weed - never saw grass, spot on was always something someone would moan had some rubber in it.

drinking - in the golden cannon as that was the only place you could get served.

 

[desprateseagull]

http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/

might be able to help..

 

[Rowdey]

Beer - Holsten Pils or Holsten Export was everywhere, even over Tottenham shirts. I bought my first pint in the eighties. It cost £1.02.

Weed - Everyone used to smoke rocky black, gold seal, red seal, squidgy or my personal favourite slate. It always cost £7.50 for a teenth or £15 an eighth, although I was very far down the food chain in those days.

Arf - good memories.!

Bikers meeting outside 7-11 on London Road.

The Gloucester having 70's nights on Wednesdays.

Tonka on Monday's at the Zap

Fiat Miafiori's racing Mk2 Ford Escort RS 2000 Customs up and down Madeira drive.

Rains bar on Kings Road (buy portion chips, drink till 2/3am)

The Marjong Club (sp?) a dodgy 24hr snooker club off middle street, full of underworld type characters playing big stake poker games.

 

[The Spanish]

Arf - good memories.!

Bikers meeting outside 7-11 on London Road.

The Gloucester having 70's nights on Wednesdays.

Tonka on Monday's at the Zap

Fiat Miafiori's racing Mk2 Ford Escort RS 2000 Customs up and down Madeira drive.

Rains bar on Kings Road (buy portion chips, drink till 2/3am)

The Marjong Club (sp?) a dodgy 24hr snooker club off middle street, full of underworld type characters playing big stake poker games.

good gigs - talking about the london road area, man or astro man at the richmond or culture shock a few times.