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bbcgull

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Apr 24, 2009
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rippleman said:
Back when taxis were a proper colour!

My dad worked on Brighton Streamline from the late 1950s until his retirement in the 1990s. From the front grill it looks like a Morris Oxford which was a popular model for cabs back then. My dad had a couple. The Streamline office is still in Clifton Hill and part of the building was a taxi only garage where "Uncle" Bernard used to work.
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I moved away from Brighton over 40 years ago. Compared to other places I've lived in, I think the uniformity of the present day white/turquoise cabs with the silhouette of the Pavilion help contribute to the image of Brighton & Hove. But I agree. The old black cabs with the cream bonnet looked classy to me as a lad. Never went in one though as they were for 'posh' people.

Did your dad wear a peaked cap and, unless it was a myth, open the door for his passenger?

Long time admirer of this thread. Keep up the great work.
 




Is it PotG?

Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
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Sussex by the Sea
Park Crescent ?

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bbcgull

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Is it PotG? said:
Park Crescent ?

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I grew up in Coldean, but my doctor, Hillary Jarvis, had his surgery at 'The Level' end of Park Crescent. Scared the living daylights out of me as a nipper. Severe looking man. I understand he was a RAF officer flying in bombers (as a navigator?) in WW2. Shot down and captured. He wrote a book called 'Doctor in Chains' telling the tale of his time as a POW. I haven't managed to find a copy.
 




aolstudios

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bbcgull said:
I grew up in Coldean, but my doctor, Hillary Jarvis, had his surgery at 'The Level' end of Park Crescent. Scared the living daylights out of me as a nipper. Severe looking man. I understand he was a RAF officer flying in bombers (as a navigator?) in WW2. Shot down and captured. He wrote a book called 'Doctor in Chains' telling the tale of his time as a POW. I haven't managed to find a copy.
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Wow. He was my doctor but I had no idea about the book. Let me know if you find one please
 


aolstudios

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bbcgull said:
I grew up in Coldean, but my doctor, Hillary Jarvis, had his surgery at 'The Level' end of Park Crescent. Scared the living daylights out of me as a nipper. Severe looking man. I understand he was a RAF officer flying in bombers (as a navigator?) in WW2. Shot down and captured. He wrote a book called 'Doctor in Chains' telling the tale of his time as a POW. I haven't managed to find a copy.
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Google search provides this, bizarrely
 


Weststander

Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
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bbcgull said:
I grew up in Coldean, but my doctor, Hillary Jarvis, had his surgery at 'The Level' end of Park Crescent. Scared the living daylights out of me as a nipper. Severe looking man. I understand he was a RAF officer flying in bombers (as a navigator?) in WW2. Shot down and captured. He wrote a book called 'Doctor in Chains' telling the tale of his time as a POW. I haven't managed to find a copy.
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Here it is.


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rippleman

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Oct 18, 2011
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bbcgull said:
I moved away from Brighton over 40 years ago. Compared to other places I've lived in, I think the uniformity of the present day white/turquoise cabs with the silhouette of the Pavilion help contribute to the image of Brighton & Hove. But I agree. The old black cabs with the cream bonnet looked classy to me as a lad. Never went in one though as they were for 'posh' people.

Did your dad wear a peaked cap and, unless it was a myth, open the door for his passenger?

Long time admirer of this thread. Keep up the great work.
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Oh yes! They had the Hackney Carriage Officer (typically a retired copper) and if you weren't properly attired (tie and cap) or your car was dirty, he had the power to take the cab off of "active service" until any defects were rectified. And yes, he would ordinarily open the door for passengers and would certainly unload the boot and convey suitcases, shopping etc to the door.
 


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bbcgull

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Apr 24, 2009
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rippleman said:
Oh yes! They had the Hackney Carriage Officer (typically a retired copper) and if you weren't properly attired (tie and cap) or your car was dirty, he had the power to take the cab off of "active service" until any defects were rectified. And yes, he would ordinarily open the door for passengers and would certainly unload the boot and convey suitcases, shopping etc to the door.
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Thanks for replying and good on your dad! How times have changed, as so often demonstrated in this thread.
 






Dun Lurkin

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Went in for an ear operation (tympanoplasty -skin graft on eardrum) when I was 18, but after shaving my hair around ear, sent me home again because their boiler had burst! Eventually had op there about 6 months later. Had good view of cemetery from ward window.
 


Jack Straw

Jack Straw

I look nothing like him!
Jul 7, 2003
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Brighton. NOT KEMPTOWN!
I had an unfortunate nose - pickaxe handle interface situation when I was 11 years' old, back in 1967, so went to the ENT to have my nose reconstructed as good as they could. 10 years later, I went back in again for more of a cosmetic job, as they couldn't do that during the original operation, as I still had a lot of growing to do.
Seems they did a better job of the new building than they did of my nose!
 


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