[Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

[SIMMO SAYS]

I was only a one year old in 1957.
My Mum and Dad had a dingy flat opposite the Aquarium.
So I would have travelled on those trolley buses.
I feel very old

 

[GT49er]

Thanks, so although they were tethered to the cable above them could they steer out from being directly under the cable? If so that’s pretty neat

Yes. Obviously they could only travel on streets where there were wires, but within those limits they could manoevre sufficiently to move round obstructions like parked vehicles, cyclists, etc.

 

[GT49er]

Lovely reminder of my youth. Great mix of bus types. Some have the open rear platform whilst others have new fangled doors. No quick jumping off to avoid the conductor with those doors! Surprised that no Southdown buses show given Pool Valley entrance is about there. Like everyone I do miss the Trollies.

The diesel buses on the right hand side are mostly Southdown. The colours in this photo are a bit dodgy - the Southdowns were light green (not a sort of light orange/yellow!) - and the trolley buses were a much brighter red too.

 

[The Oldman]

The diesel buses on the right hand side are mostly Southdown. The colours in this photo are a bit dodgy - the Southdowns were light green (not a sort of light orange/yellow!) - and the trolley buses were a much brighter red too.

Thanks for that. Southdown indeed had the lovely apple green and faded yellow.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Loved a trolley bus. My uncle and aunt used to live in a cottage in Hollingbury Woods. I used to spend the occasional day there in the 50's and my aunt occasionally took me in to Brighton on a trolley bus from the wooden bus shelter in Ditchling Road. A novelty ride to me at the time, so even though the oldest I could have been would have been 6 or 7, I remember it well.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

One day somebody will post a photo of a Stagecoach 712 and I'll feel really old.

 

[Bodian]

One day somebody will post a photo of a Stagecoach 712 and I'll feel really old.

Will this do?

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Will this do?
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Not sure exactly when that was, but I might have been born then.

 

[origigull]

I was only a one year old in 1957.
My Mum and Dad had a dingy flat opposite the Aquarium.
So I would have travelled on those trolley buses.
I feel very old

I remember the trolley buses going along the Lewes Road starting/stopping at the bus station bottom of Bear Road and going into town. I'm not sure if I ever got to ride on one though.

 

[Bodian]

Not sure exactly when that was, but I might have been born then.

6 September 1993.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

6 September 1993.

I was 1.
God I feel old.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Bottom of West Street?

 

[Barrow Boy]

I was only a one year old in 1957.
My Mum and Dad had a dingy flat opposite the Aquarium.
So I would have travelled on those trolley buses.
I feel very old

You're a youngster Steve! I was born in 1953 and definitely remember going on the trolley buses with my Mum and Dad.

 

[Jack Straw]

I was only a one year old in 1957.
My Mum and Dad had a dingy flat opposite the Aquarium.
So I would have travelled on those trolley buses.
I feel very old

You didn't attend Sussex Street Nursery School by any chance?

 

[rippleman]

I love this thread! Thank you to all who have contributed and in particular Is It PotG? for doing so much of the legwork and Jack Straw for some amazing anecdotes. Please keep it going.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I love this thread! Thank you to all who have contributed and in particular Is It PotG? for doing so much of the legwork and Jack Straw for some amazing anecdotes. Please keep it going.

Seconded

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

You didn't attend Sussex Street Nursery School by any chance?

I will have to ask my 89 year old mum!
We had to move from the flat because the Landlady said my crying kept the other residents awake lol.
Ended up in St Mary Magdalene Street so Fairlight Infants & Juniors then Moulsecomb Seniors after.

 

[Silverhatch]

Bottom of West Street?

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Is that Sherry’s?

 

[PeterT]

Bottom of West Street?

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Ritz Amusements looked another nice old building that was demolished that could have been ‘re-purposed’. Maybe it’s been built on by now but remember that being an empty space for many years, didn’t know what was there before until this picture.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Will this do?
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This is one of the few sets of images on the thread that not only looks pretty much the same, but also has the same building occupying the same space. Bankers!