Thigs in Brighton that are no longer there/changed names

[Sonic]

So what was it called? Did well in there with the young ladies and happy snooker nights with the lads..

That would be Jumpin' Jaks. Had 2 blokes doing Duelling Piano's on the stage.

 

[Sonic]

The toy department in the old Churchill Square Tescos, used to get most of my Star Wars figures from there when I was a wee lad

Sort of otcan anyone remember the name of a toy shop along Western Road in the early 80's, going towards Churchill Sq from Hove(actually) on the right hand side, thing the sign had green writing on a black background, would of been where Game is now, I think.

I was further up than that, it was where KFC is now. The shop you are thinking of was called Games World as I remember. Certainly had a green and black sign. Had board games upstairs, and downstairs had the all the D&D, toy soldiers, and a cabinet with all of the Nintendo 'Game And Watch' games like Donkey Kong. Was always packed out full of kids on a Saturday.

It then became a burger place called Huckleberrys and then KFC.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Thank you so much everyone else I've asked couldn't even remember it exsisted I'm not mad. Also does anyone else remember the Comet by Brighton Station/New Enlgalnd St, used to get really excited there as a kid, where you had to go up the escalators to get in the shop

Congratulations.

My favourite place to go was in Shoreham though. It was called the Dolphin coffee bar near the British Legion just above the station. I think it is a chinese takeaway nowadays.

My friend co-owns the web design place next door to that, and yes is chinese takeaway

The computer game shop next to the toilets at the bottom of the old Churchill Square. Also the Warehouse Club and just along from it Eds Diner I think it was called, opposite the cricketers in the Lanes.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

The computer shop down by Wimpy's just outside the Laines. Can't remember it's name but did a great line in C64 games.

Was it called Gamer?

 

[Gwylan]

Yea, I completely forgot about that, it wasn't there for long at all and i cant really remember too much about it, closed down and they put sports soccer and that japanese clothing shop which then changed again to a diff clothes shop in there

And before that, it was the Essoldo. In its latter years a bingo hall, but I remember when it was a cinema.

 

[Storer68]

The Golden Egg "restaurant" in London Road (I think)

 

[Hunting 784561]

How about this for a very (un)rapid seafront transport system :

 

[London Calling]

Please confirm - it's been plaguing me for some days now - is the William Tell the pub that became The Lift and is now Polar Central (the scene of Boring Bob Grover's last gig, last Friday, with 'the Dates')?

YEP

 

[London Calling]

LOVED COMET. Great place, the building (from kids eyes) seemed enormous.

Alhambra, Belverdere, Quadrant were my main haunts b4 I left Brighton.

I witnessed a great "drug" gang battle from a pub backing onto the Steine, we left, to safer climes = the Belverdere. Was just drinking a pint of HSb when the windows started to get smashed in and men with baseball bats appeared from no where.

 

[hitony]

The volunteer pub

A TRIED and TESTED english pub, that's now some sort of namby pamby student bar

is that the volunteer just up from the seven dials ? ....cos i used that pub quite a bit in the 70s

 

[Sonic]

The computer game shop next to the toilets at the bottom of the old Churchill Square.

That would be Softcentre. Was next to the school uniform shop.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

subterfuge

I used to go there too!

 

[33057 Seagull]

The Cottage (coffee bar) in Middle Street.
The Big Apple.
J. Lyon & Co cafe in North Street
The Curzon and Embassy cinemas in Western Road, and there used to be a cinema in North Street but I've forgotten its name. But it was the first non-smoker.

Wasn't the Cottage also a record shop opposite the Theatre Royal ran by two gay blokes?
The 'Years'
Shades Bar - still there but a new name
Windsor Tavern - still there but more a wine bar these days.
Brighton Locomotive Work
The Dog Tray
The Coach Station at the bottom of St James Street
Virgin where boots is now.
Virgin where the Albion shop is now

 

[33057 Seagull]

LOVED COMET. Great place, the building (from kids eyes) seemed enormous.

Alhambra, Belverdere, Quadrant were my main haunts b4 I left Brighton.

I witnessed a great "drug" gang battle from a pub backing onto the Steine, we left, to safer climes = the Belverdere. Was just drinking a pint of HSb when the windows started to get smashed in and men with baseball bats appeared from no where.

God I remember the Alhambra, & the Quadrant was always one of the best pubs in Brighton.

 

[London Calling]

is that the volunteer just up from the seven dials ? ....cos i used that pub quite a bit in the 70s

So did I? On Dyke Road,

 

[Hunting 784561]

So did I? On Dyke Road,

The Volley is still there I believe ?

 

[MXL]

The Elephant and Castle pub in London road by the open Market.

 

[33057 Seagull]

Surely The Voulunteer was on the corner of Bond street & Church Street?

 

[dougdeep]

Surely The Voulunteer was on the corner of Bond street & Church Street?

New Road and Church Street surely?

 

[MXL]

The William IV is on the corner of Bond St / Church St.