The White Admiral Bevendean

[SK1NT]

What was I doing in my mother-law's bedroom

well? was it as exciting as it sounds?

 

[Dawsey]

Are you still considering moving to Bevendean Gwylan?

 

[surrey jim]

Anyone update me on this, what is it like to live in Bevendean? Ive Seen a reasnable property on Heath Hill Avenue but unsure what the area is like?

 

[Spun Cuppa]

 

[surrey jim]

its that bad?

 

[Return of the Rev]

its that bad?

worse

 

[Return of the Rev]

speed humps were worst in brighton up the avenue not so bad now

 

[Spun Cuppa]

I might have exagerrated

 

[Guerrero]

David Jasons older brother lives in Bevendean,hence the connection to the White Admiral.
John Mack and his wierd son,also John,ran the place into the ground.More fiddles than the Royal Philharmonic.Brainless thugs.

 

[BensGrandad]

One of David Jasons brothers lives or did live a couple of years ago in the houses next to The Gardeners Arms (the one with train carriage) at Sompting.

 

[Goodfella]

David Jasons older brother lives in Bevendean,hence the connection to the White Admiral.

His wife ran the hairdressers near there.

 

[Rowdey]

David Jasons older brother lives in Bevendean,hence the connection to the White Admiral.
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(Another Lower Bev boy here)

He lived/owned the hairdressers on that little parade of shops half way up, between The Avenue and Upper/Lower Bev Avenue - I used to deliver newspapers to him as a nipper.

Arthur White as Google reminds me..

 

[Rowdey]

Bloody hell...Google maps has just shown me that that same parade of shops, is in fact not a parade of shops anymore....most converted to houses...!

Could be somewhere in Stoke..

 

[desprateseagull]

biggup to da lower bev massiv!

I used to live in Norwich Drive as a nipper, went to the off licence next to the WA, after scouts, for some sweets..

a regular dare was to walk back through the 'spooky' woods at night, without a torch..

fecking stupid if you think about it now, but we never had probs with any weirdos.. through there or anywhere else... i was more scared of getting caught scrumping!

 

[Rowdey]

biggup to da lower bev massiv!

I used to live in Norwich Drive as a nipper, went to the off licence next to the WA, after scouts, for some sweets..

a regular dare was to walk back through the 'spooky' woods at night, without a torch..

fecking stupid if you think about it now, but we never had probs with any weirdos.. through there or anywhere else... i was more scared of getting caught scrumping!

The 54th no less..

Why does the name Theresa Goble lurk in my mind still...?!

 

[jevs]

The only fools scenes were indeed filmed in the allotments at the top of Bevendean. You can see Brighton poly (now btn uni) in some of the shots. It was filmed in around 1993 and if you look closely in one of the scenes, a van full of parks workers arrive in the distance. I was one of those parkies.

 

[brighton bluenose]

David Jasons older brother lives in Bevendean,hence the connection to the White Admiral.
John Mack and his wierd son,also John,ran the place into the ground.More fiddles than the Royal Philharmonic.Brainless thugs.

You are a brave cvnt hiding behind the keyboard as you slate people - obviously not something you would say to their face!

prick!!

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Another former Lower Bevendeaner here - Taunton Grove in my case. I watched some of the filming of that bit at the pub. The actors didn't even turn up until midnight, and actual filming didn't get going 'til about 2 o'clock in the morning. David Jason was good as gold, though. There were loads of kids hanging about and he signed autographs while sitting in a car. That yellow 3-wheeler was in the Admiral car park, and it looked like it was going to feature heavily, but it ended up only being in for a few seconds.

My own views on Bevendean? Not as bad as some people would have you believe but it feels isolated with one road in and one out, kids kept caving in the windows of the Chinese takeaway, the Admiral was what passed for a community heart there (a scary enough thought), and that's long gone. I wouldn't choose to live there now.

 

[BensGrandad]

Plans are afoot to build a community centre combined with a church in Bevendean. The only reason I know that is because my late mothers sister has just died and requested that instead of flowers a donation be made to that fund.

 

[desprateseagull]

The 54th no less..

Why does the name Theresa Goble lurk in my mind still...?!

54th? I presume you talking cub scouts?

regarding goble, i have no idea you you talking 'bout, wilis..