"Dr Brighton" - Sake Dean Mahomed

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Came across this;

Sake Dean Mahomed "Dr Brighton"

Opened the first Indian Restaurant in England, the Hindoostanee Coffee House in George Street, near Portman Square, Central London

Came to Brighton at the turn of the 19th Century and opened a shampooing and vapour bath business.
Shampoo Surgeon to Prince of Wales.
His shampooing was a system of massage in conjunction with highly scented vapour baths, a cure to many diseases and giving full relief when every thing failed, particularly Rheumatic and paralytic, gout, stiff joints, old sprains, lame less, aches and pains in the joints
Arranged baths in Royal Pavilion

This business was an immediate success and Dean Mahomed became known as "Dr. Brighton". Hospitals referred patients to him and he was appointed as shampooing surgeon to both King George IV and William IV

Mahomed died in 1851 at 32 Grand Parade, Brighton. He was buried in a grave at St Nicholas' Church, Brighton, in which his son Frederick was later interred. Frederick taught fencing, gymnastics and other activities in Brighton at a gymnasium he built on the town's Church Street

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I read this thread title as " 'SAKE Dean Hammond", and wondered what on earth he'd done this time...

 

[shaolinpunk]

I read this thread title as " 'SAKE Dean Hammond", and wondered what on earth he'd done this time...

Ditto

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I read this thread title as " 'SAKE Dean Hammond", and wondered what on earth he'd done this time...

Infinitely more interesting than the actual thread itself.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Infinitely more interesting than the actual thread itself.

Says the man who admits to an interest in buses!

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Says the man who admits to an interest in buses!

Good point well made. On that subject, may I introduce you to bus number 855?

(She won't be around too much longer )

 

[Brovion]

Bloody Muslims coming over here bathing our princes ...

 

[Djmiles]

I read this thread title as " 'SAKE Dean Hammond", and wondered what on earth he'd done this time...

First thing I thought too!

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Good point well made. On that subject, may I introduce you to bus number 855?

(She won't be around too much longer )

Good one!
Does it have a bath in the back?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Good grief! There's a FFS Hammond BUS! I know a couple of people who have a season ticket for that.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Good one!
Does it have a bath in the back?

No. Poetic justice lost on Mr French.

Just to confirm, it wasn't a lucky punt that there happens to be a bus named after the guy which I found as result of a search. I was perfectly aware there was a bus named after him, and I knew which number it was. It was the first bus of its fleet I travelled on when they were new. Don't ever doubt my bus nerd abilities.

Good grief! There's a FFS Hammond BUS! I know a couple of people who have a season ticket for that.

Enjoy while it's still here. It's one of the oldest buses in the fleet now and will probably be replaced by a shiny hybrid bus (which struggles to get up Terminus Road when there's traffic in front of it...) before too long. It's already been shunted from Conway Street to Lewes Road, always a bad sign.

 

[Manx Shearwater]

Came across this;

Sake Dean Mahomed "Dr Brighton"

Opened the first Indian Restaurant in England, the Hindoostanee Coffee House in George Street, near Portman Square, Central London

Came to Brighton at the turn of the 19th Century and opened a shampooing and vapour bath business.
Shampoo Surgeon to Prince of Wales.
His shampooing was a system of massage in conjunction with highly scented vapour baths, a cure to many diseases and giving full relief when every thing failed, particularly Rheumatic and paralytic, gout, stiff joints, old sprains, lame less, aches and pains in the joints
Arranged baths in Royal Pavilion

This business was an immediate success and Dean Mahomed became known as "Dr. Brighton". Hospitals referred patients to him and he was appointed as shampooing surgeon to both King George IV and William IV

Mahomed died in 1851 at 32 Grand Parade, Brighton. He was buried in a grave at St Nicholas' Church, Brighton, in which his son Frederick was later interred. Frederick taught fencing, gymnastics and other activities in Brighton at a gymnasium he built on the town's Church Street

His pub's much better. Especially if you're an away supporter looking for a good night on the town after the match.

 

[Gary Leeds]

Good point well made. On that subject, may I introduce you to bus number 855?

(She won't be around too much longer )

Wonder why it didn't get a fleet number matching the numberplate?

No doubt it will end up in Leeds, we have a few ex B&H buses doing the rounds here.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Wonder why it didn't get a fleet number matching the numberplate?

No doubt it will end up in Leeds, we have a few ex B&H buses doing the rounds here.

None of them did, I remember that was explained at the time but it was 2001, I can't remember now. Later buses added to the fleet did have the corresponding number plate, the buses they bought for Route 5;

These were part of the same batch actually, thinking about it further. Unusual.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

None of them did, I remember that was explained at the time but it was 2001, I can't remember now. Later buses added to the fleet did have the corresponding number plate, the buses they bought for Route 5;

These were part of the same batch actually, thinking about it further. Unusual.

That one is rubbish. I'd far rather ride on the 'FFS Hammond', than the 'Earl of Egremont'. And why is it ORANGE?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

That one is rubbish. I'd far rather ride on the 'FFS Hammond', than the 'Earl of Egremont'. And why is it ORANGE?

I understand, but of all the options, would you not rather ride Micky Adams and Bobby Zamora?

As for being Orange, the future was bright. Or, so we were told.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I understand, but of all the options, would you not rather ride Micky Adams and Bobby Zamora?

.

Do they specify which deck is the Zamora part?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Do they specify which deck is the Zamora part?

I have neither a witty nor a nerdy response to that.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I have neither a witty nor a nerdy response to that.

That's okay. I couldn't trust an Adams one. It would have the only qualified driver doing the mechanics, and the ticket collector driving the thing.

 

[Manx Shearwater]

I'm sure we could winkle out a 'carrying passengers' reference for Zamora if we tried hard enough.