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Can anyone remember the shops in the old Churchill Square?
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Ahead of its time in many ways, the ex owner now runs the Cock Inn near Uckfield.
Return of the Rev
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Ice rink?
Return of the Rev
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Return of the Rev
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ice rink
daveinprague
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I can still vaguely remember Western Road without Churchill Sq....I certainly remember the strange foundation hole created for Solitaire...
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I remember Intersport and the perpetual "closing down sale"!
I remember that. Horrible looking place, got so run down.
HMV used to be situated where the Disney store is.
skipper734
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I too worked in Tesco at the back. The Supermarket was down below and upstairs was clothes and drink. HMV was round the left hand side (looking from Western Road). I think Virgin had its shop in Queens road opposite where Boots is now.
My mate and I were employed as Saturday staff by Tesco and our role was to collect trolleys from the car parks around town. Brill job, as long as the store had suffcient trollies the day was yours
My mate and I were employed as Saturday staff by Tesco and our role was to collect trolleys from the car parks around town. Brill job, as long as the store had suffcient trollies the day was yours
house your seagull
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There was a strange american fitness brand on the lower level - can't remember the name. I think they made a lot of protein shakes and stuff and were closed down in my earliest memories. That is the only thing I remember about the lower level.
I remember most of Churchill Square being boarded up prior to the '98 rebuild.
They say your childhood memories romanticise the places you grew up around. Well not in my case. I remember 80's Brighton being grey and grim and it stunk of piss or bleach and was full of old people.
I remember most of Churchill Square being boarded up prior to the '98 rebuild.
They say your childhood memories romanticise the places you grew up around. Well not in my case. I remember 80's Brighton being grey and grim and it stunk of piss or bleach and was full of old people.
Oscar
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I remember Tesco had that cool escalator for trolleys. I was fascinated by it as a kid.
I also remember running up and down those funny concrete ramps with the bobbly paving. They used to make a right racket on a skateboard.
Also, from what I can remember, WH Smith and BHS are still in the same units as they were back in the days of the old concrete and crappy Churchill Square.
I also remember running up and down those funny concrete ramps with the bobbly paving. They used to make a right racket on a skateboard.
Also, from what I can remember, WH Smith and BHS are still in the same units as they were back in the days of the old concrete and crappy Churchill Square.
house your seagull
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And I remember this!
Randsta
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I remember it being an awful place only slightly worse than it is today and I did work experience at BT on the offices on top.
and I did work experience at BT on the offices on top.
KNC
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Macfisheries,was opposite what was Habitat. Chelsea Girl, next door to Smiths. Smiths had amazing air-con.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
There was also a Sainsburys and I worked there for 10 weeks before getting another job.
Lush
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There was a boutique of some sort round the back. Used to sell halter-neck tops out of a wire-basket outside the shop. These days they'd all be nicked by lunchtime.