10 obscure ways to identify a Brightonian

[The Large One]

They remember the Level before skateboards.

 

[London Calling]

Since I live in London now? Am I still a Brightonian? I still see my Brighton as my home town, It is where I am FROM. And I support the Albion and not ASrsenal, West ham etc

 

[goldstone]

Remember when

• There was a zoo at Withdean where the stadium now is
• All the Southdown buses used Pool Valley
• There were Pantomimes at the Hippodrome every winter
• The Brighton Tigers were in town
• The Southdown coaches used to line up on Marine Drive near the Palace Pier every weekend with boards out front advertising their excursions ... "Mystery Drive" for example

Those were the days ... sigh

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

The clear one is they never say Brighton. Rather Brigh'on.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Since I live in London now? Am I still a Brightonian? I still see my Brighton as my home town, It is where I am FROM. And I support the Albion and not ASrsenal, West ham etc

Of course you are. I've not lived permanently in Brighton since 1989, but its still my home town.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Old Brightonians still give directions urging you to go straight up past Hanningtons and turn left at Vokins.

They will also remember the concrete carbuncle that was the old Churchill Square, the hideous sculpture that used to be in the square itself, the scary car parks, and the nasty old Tesco that used to be right at the back.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

and the nasty old Tesco that used to be right at the back.

.......... that used to be state of the art wen it was opened. We used to drive there from Rotters.

 

[smudge]

Remember when we used to have things called pubs instead of "bars". They had names like The Bosun, The Lamb & Flag, The William Tell & The Cranbourne. (To name but a few).

 

[Hunting 784561]

10. After a long Journey, when they pass the pylons on the A23, they feel like they are home.

Used to drive my then g/f now wife mad by patriotically bellowing Good Old Sussex by the Sea at the top of my voice when returning to Brighton, while exiled in London in the 80's.

But then you really *knew* that you had come home again.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Ahh Corporation buses, how very working class that sounds!! My favourite was the number 11 from Hangleton into Brighton taking in the posh houses around Hove Park and Dyke Road enroute.

Loved the colour of these old buses

Oooohh and a lovely pair of Bristols!!!!!!!!!

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Remember when we used to have things called pubs instead of "bars". They had names like The Bosun, The Lamb & Flag, The William Tell & The Cranbourne. (To name but a few).

The William Tell used to be my local even though I lived in Whitehawk , after leaving home and before moving back in with my Dad I stayed in Bed & Breakfast above the Cat & Cucumber which was on the other side of Queens Road and only 20 yards away from the pub. For 3 months before starting work at BT I used to work in the restaurant kitchen above the William Tell which was called the Swiss Restaurant and do the occassional shift on a Friday night downstairs behind the bar. Does anyone remember Johnny Diamond who used to DJ on a Friday and Saturday night (Sunday night at the Cliftonville ?)

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Ahh Corporation buses, how very working class that sounds!! My favourite was the number 11 from Hangleton into Brighton taking in the posh houses around Hove Park and Dyke Road enroute.

Loved the colour of these old buses

I remember the Leyland Alanteans (sp?) very well from when I was a wee lad. My mum used to take me on the number 42 to school around Queens Park.

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

1. Remembers Sainsburys in Churchill Square
2. Remembers Churchill Square 60's style
3. Bought a computer game from Soft Centre down the bottom in Churchill Square
4. Remembers Laskeys in Western Road
5. Remembers Woolworths in St James's Street
6. Remembers when London Road Woolworths had a basements open to the public
7. Remembers Conductors on Southdown Buses

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

He's wearing a Palace shirt

 

[dougdeep]

The West Pier was the best pier!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Brighton punks remember the Buccaneer, the Alhambra, the New Regent, the Art College Basement, the original Concorde...

 

[Marty McFly]

So....you have to be ancient to be a true brightonian? ::

 

[ali jenkins]

Ahh Corporation buses, how very working class that sounds!! My favourite was the number 11 from Hangleton into Brighton taking in the posh houses around Hove Park and Dyke Road enroute.

Loved the colour of these old buses

And for a bonus Brightonian point, where was this picture taken?

 

[Collar Feeler]

So....you have to be ancient to be a true brightonian? ::

Of course young fella, its a minimum 30 year apprenticeship!!

 

[Collar Feeler]

And for a bonus Brightonian point, where was this picture taken?

North Street?