Completely RANDOM things about Brighton & Hove...

[The Large One]

Come on...your shop wasn't THAT bad.

As I was typing that in, I wondered who the first person to say that was going to be...

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

As I was typing that in, I wondered who the first person to say that was going to be...

Happy to oblige Sir.

 

[SuperMario]

The pub at the enterance to the open maket Elephant and Castle i think, Academy cinema down West Street.The old Hippodrome.The pub that used to be under the the Bridge in New England pulled down now, Leadbellys near Theatre Royal Exotic dancers at the Ship just along from the Hussar, Tuckers Burgers at the seven Dials, Sherrys West St The Bosun ,Jenkinsons,The Revolution,Hungary Years,Hennekeys,King and Queen The Cafe before it turned into Virgin Records,Hanningtons,The Suite,The Berni Inn along Hove seafront.

 

[Taybha]

Must have been mentioned by now but Saturday morning pictures at the astoria london road. Sixpence would get you the bus the entrance a huge bag of honeycomb a lolly and enough for 2 games of pinball in the orange cafe at the top of elm grove now the winner pub.

 

[SuperMario]

Canerby Styles London Road, Millwall away at the Den scarey, Brighton away train specials for a fiver,Watneys Red Barrel,pool at the Feathers Queens Road,Party Seven Cans.Cinderellas Sayers Common.

 

[KNC]

I was talking to someone the other day about The Nanking, chinese restaurant. Wasn't it near The Sussex in East St? I sort of remember it, but cant picture it.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Who remembers the Bosun BEFORE it was called the Bosun?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

I have a vauge memory of a Casino collaspsing in Western Road near Waterloo Street!

Might have been called the 'Mint' anyway I remember the massive congestiuon along Western Road at that time although I was about 5!!

 

[BeardyChops]

How about the fire at the old Hove Town Hall?

That's a very vague memory to me!

 

[SuperMario]

The nanking was just up from hanningtons the other top chinese was choys off of east street just remembered the cafe before it was virgin records was lyons used to be one where ramsbottom is now

 

[Gary Leeds]

was there a steam engine graveyard just outside brighton station on the right before preston park? there until the mid 80's i believe?

I remember a couple of steam engines there as well about that time but the interesting stuff was in the shed on the other side, alot of the overspill from the NRM was kept in the old Pullman works sheds including, I think, a Brighton Belle powercar which was there up until a few years ago when it was removed after the local louts got in and did their artwork all over it

Considering when you look at the history of the expansion of Brighton it was pretty much around the time the railway works were in full flow its suprising that there isnt some sort of museum. Infact unless I am wrong the only kind of memorials to anything railway related in Brighton are on the walls of Lewes Road Sainsburys and at the front of Gala Bingo on the Kemp Town station site

 

[Taybha]

Black rock outdoor pool

 

[Dave the OAP]

Fortes restaurant and cafe in the old Churchill Square. ( I used to work there on a Saturday - missed a couple of seasons home games for that!)

 

[ali jenkins]

Correct was David Rose

He didnt go out of business, he unfortunatly died about 4 years ago and his son, Michael, didnt want to keep it going to sold up.

 

[ali jenkins]

trigger..

My Mrs( Ex Plymouth Ave L Bevendean) didnt think the 11 and 12 were blue busses even though that picture is definately a blue one! Certainly the 49 was a blue one!

Anyone remember the theater along the back of the West Pier.

Also Club Papillon under the Royal Albion..

If you look carefully at the front of the bus it shows it was taken just after the takeover of Brighton Blue Busses because it says 'Brighton & Hove'

If I remember correctly (and I was VERY young when it happened) it took some time for all the busses to be re-painted.

 

[Storer68]

Many Saturday mornings spent here............

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Going back to bus colours ... from the date of the 1939 BATS agreement, both Brighton, Hove & District AND Brighton Corporation Transport agreed to use the same red and cream livery. The only difference between the two companies was the logo on the side (although they weren't called logos in those days). Southdown (who were a party to the agreement) kept their green and cream.

Blue Corporation buses came along much later... in 1970. Brighton, Hove & District and Southdown buses began to be painted in National Bus Company green in 1972 (although the two companies had effectively been merged in 1969.

 

[Hunting 784561]

Many Saturday mornings spent here............

Varndean Grammar for Boys swimming day circa 1974

brrrrr....

 

[dougdeep]

Kemp Town railway station.

 

[franks brother]

Many Saturday mornings spent here............

That water looks freezing!