Completely RANDOM things about Brighton & Hove...

[Taybha]

Thats north road swimming baths now the prince regent i think

 

[SuperMario]

Learnt to swim at st lukes think the pool is still open, rememeber a big murial in the school hall was it to honour the 1st world war fallen?

 

[The Large One]

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.

*COUGH*

Step-son

 

[desprateseagull]

....The pub that used to be under the the Bridge in New England pulled down now[/B], ....

The cobblers thumb? i think thats still going..

there is a small abandoned brick structure directly underneath the bridge though.. maybe some old store shed?

 

[desprateseagull]

re buses, I thought the 10 & 11 served lower bev?

I remember catching one home 'late' (for a 10 year old!) each week, after finishing swmming club at the old north road pool..

my pockets usually stuffed with sweets from the tuck shop', aka a bench upstairs..

 

[Hunting 784561]

I can just about remember the high diving boards at Saltdean Lido back in the 1960s... which seemed dauntingly high

 

[Jamon Jamon]

anyone remember when Noel Edmunds Swap Shop was filmed in the gardens of the pavillion?

 

[Gary Leeds]

The OTHER Bus Company, The Brighton Blue Buses...

I can tell you that photo was taken some time between 21/5/97 and 30/6/97 as the fleet number is still 9 and not 809

Who remembers Gamer on Sydney Street and then on East Street? Used to go in there and always ask for a demo of the longest loading game I could find so I could spend ages dossing about in there and sometimes heading into the business section and looking at the amazing Amiga 1000 and original Apple Macs

 

[Gary Leeds]

anyone remember when Noel Edmunds Swap Shop was filmed in the gardens of the pavillion?

Yup and am embarrased to say I went down there, swapped a load of tat for some more tat

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Sarah's and Relate in the Old Churchill Square.

Why did they build that bandstand, shortly before the whole thing was demolished?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

anyone remember when Noel Edmunds Swap Shop was filmed in the gardens of the pavillion?

Yep Pookiesnackenburger and Mike Robinson!!

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Actually who remembers Pookiesnackenburger busking in Churchill Sq 'Just one Cornetto'

 

[timbha]

what a brilliant and addictive thread.

Cottage record shop for 2nd hand stuff in Church Street
the lift from Old Churchill Square into Brighton Centre
the toilets under the clock tower
the 54 bus to the Dip in Hollingdean
Tutt's electrical shop in Hollingdean Road
Army barracks in Lewes Road
walking on both Piers
amusement arcade (pinball machines) under Palace Pier
Gogi pizza restaurant near top of West Street
crabbing at Black Rock
football pitch on slope at top of Hove Park
cheap side at Greyhound Stadium and friendly whale
5 a side football on the gravel at the Level
George Gunn bookies

 

[Stoichkov]

Tutt's electrical shop in Hollingdean Road

Tutts Radio - yellow shop seemingly squeeeezed into an alleyway.

It's a green house now!

 

[Jamon Jamon]

what a brilliant and addictive thread.

Cottage record shop for 2nd hand stuff in Church Street
the lift from Old Churchill Square into Brighton Centre
the toilets under the clock tower
the 54 bus to the Dip in Hollingdean
Tutt's electrical shop in Hollingdean Road
Army barracks in Lewes Road
walking on both Piers
amusement arcade (pinball machines) under Palace Pier
Gogi pizza restaurant near top of West Street
crabbing at Black Rock
football pitch on slope at top of Hove Park
cheap side at Greyhound Stadium and friendly whale
5 a side football on the gravel at the Level
George Gunn bookies

Ernest Hayes the bookie
Beavers Nest Caff
The Newmarket Diner
The Bottle n Jug off licence at the bottom of the steps at The Bevendean Hotel Pub
Saturday morning cinema at The Vogue
The 67 Centre
The biggest slide in the world at The Level
Coloured lights on The Pavillion at night
Bonfire night at Withdean
Melford, E and A, Coombe Rovers and Hollingbury Hawks
Mr K's
St Andrews friday night disco
The old bird that used to sell toffee apples from her kitchen window
who lived in one of the houses on the steps between Birdham Rd and Hodgrove Rd

 

[Gwylan]

The cobblers thumb? i think thats still going..

Used to be called the New England Inn. Used to be one of the few places you could get Harveys in the mid-70s.

Anyone remember Noble's Bar in New Road (now Fitzherberts)? It was as small as someone's lounge. Brian, the landlord, used to stand by the door and only allow regulars in after 10.00. Great pint of Harveys there too.

He ran off with the landlady from the Colonnade down the road in the end and the bar changed hands. Shame.

 

[Gary Leeds]

Ernest Hayes the bookie
Beavers Nest Caff
The Newmarket Diner
The Bottle n Jug off licence at the bottom of the steps at The Bevendean Hotel Pub
Saturday morning cinema at The Vogue
The 67 Centre
The biggest slide in the world at The Level
Coloured lights on The Pavillion at night
Bonfire night at Withdean
Melford, E and A, Coombe Rovers and Hollingbury Hawks
Mr K's
St Andrews friday night disco
The old bird that used to sell toffee apples from her kitchen window
who lived in one of the houses on the steps between Birdham Rd and Hodgrove Rd

Well I played football for both the Hollingbury Hawks and The 67 Centre so another couple of links for me on this thread, its amazing whats jogging old memories here

Dont remember the 54 going to the Dip in Hollingdean though, was this the one that came up Davey Drive, turned onto the Crossway and down to the dip that way or did it go up to the top of Davey and then down Stephens Road? with the 53 carrying on up Davey Drive, onto Brentwood road and down to Burstead Close before turning around and coming back. How did the 54 get back from the dip? I didnt think any bus used Stanmer Villas or Roedale Road until the 50 SHUTTLE did. Also, dont know if its my mind playing tricks on me but in the days of 53 and 54 (or may have been 58 and 59) buses in Hollingdean, was one of them Southdown and the other Brighton Corporation but both opertaing the same route into Brighton via Lewes Road?

 

[Cpt. Spavil]

coopers that barbers shop along baker street with the 1920s pics of hairstyles, i never went in but i always walked past on the way to school lol

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

what a brilliant and addictive thread.

the toilets under the clock tower
football pitch on slope at top of Hove Park

Totally agree - superb thread.

Toilets under the clock tower - I recall using those - you don't see classic victoriana like that any more.

And I spent many many Sunday afternoons kicking a football around in Hove Park at the top end on that pitch. Scratch matches and shouting at owners who let their dogs shit on the pitch during a game.

 

[spanish john]

[ worked coxs pill factory and allen west. i must be getting old