Completely RANDOM things about Brighton & Hove...

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

In Hollingbury they had the bread man in the 70's/early 80's and a library van.

Oh and a rag and bone man every now and then as well!

 

[BeardyChops]

Saw emmanuelle there.

First, and only, time I went there, as I was walking down the corridor a staff member told me in no uncertain terms "You know the rules!".

I still have no idea what she was talking about.

 

[Slowhand]

Army and Navy surplus store just down the road from the station, I brought my old greatcoat from there in the early seventies.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

All the old music venues; Alhambra, Buccaneer, Art College Basement, New Regent, original Concorde by the Sea Life Centre. Attrix records in Sydney Street (home of the Piranhas and the Chefs amongst others).

Oh, and here's one that I may or may not have imagined, certainly never heard about it in the past ten years. There was going to be a HOME superclub in Madeira Drive on the underground level. 2000 capacity. They went as far as kitting it all out, then it got refused planning permission due to - big surprise there! - residents objections. Early 90s I think it would have been. It's probably still there, waiting to be discovered in hundreds of years time. Anybody able to confirm?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The cinema in North Street - opp Boots where Burger King is now.

The manager used to come out in a dinner jacket and introduce the films Closed mid-80s or thereabouts. Not been in that Burger King for yonks. Used to be if you went through to the bit where they showed cartoons on a big project and looked behind you, and up, you could still see the balcony of the cinema complete with seats. Maybe still can.

 

[The Spanish]

The smell of the Sunblest bakery in Woodingdean.

 

[My Name Is Gully]

Not lived there for years but remember:

Pips Ices - pink or white.
CO-OP - what a shop.
Joke shop just off West Street.
Old Tramp who played comb/tobacco tin in Churchill Square.
Sat morn pics at the Astoria.
Uncle Sams London Road.
School inter sports day at Withdean.
Lions event at Preston Park.
Hove Town Hall - after Promotion to Old Div one.
Peace Gardens Patcham for newts in the pond.
Twittens - everywhere.
Old Police Box opposite preston park.
Lois Taussauds and the swinging axe.
Birthday party at Dolphinarium and the dolphins clapped happy Birthday and splashed the kids.
The Marina new - turnstile and ID card to get in, crab/lobster nets and seals.
Potters for uniform.
Patcham Fawcett.
Crystal Rooms.
Sherry`s - Dad worked there and used to go to Xmas party for staff kids.
Level - when they built skate park.
No 5 Bus.
The Dip - SPAR shop just up on way home from Hertford Road School.
The Dump - Hollingdean.
Nutty Graham - Hollingdean.
One eyed Jack (Urban Myth?)- near wood down from Rocket park.
Stanmer Park wood - Farm at end.
The smell of the old abattoir and the little road next to it up to the Esso garage.
Nettleton Court - and the view.
Silver ring Boxing Club - is it there still.
Clinbing over Margaret Hardy School on the weekend.
Park keeper at "The Woods" next to Peacock Lane.
Delivering papers to Mandalay Court.
Black Rock.Peter Pans.
Boys Brigade Lewes Road.
Athena B.
1977 Street Parties.

I could go on!!!

I realise lots have already been mentioned before by some and expect as OP asked most will be remembered by others - but nostalgia is great

 

[Garage_Doors]

did we play Oxford away the next day?


Also anyone remember in the 70's the silver mobile shop that used to go thru Moulsecoomb every morning? in the evening we used to get a bakers van called 'Day-Jan' and in the summer we had an ice cream man called Joey


.

I used to work for Joey on his ice cream van between i guess 74-76, always stopped outside the bevendean pub so he could have a couple. up Hillside at lunchtimes great bloke he was.

 

[The Large One]

Ooh, a police box. I forgot about them.

There was one outside the Fire Station on Preston Circus, right next door to the Duke of York's.

 

[timbha]

Not lived there for years but remember:




Nutty Graham - Hollingdean.
One eyed Jack (Urban Myth?)- near wood down from Rocket park.
Boys Brigade Lewes Road.

i remember him from H'dean estate trying to play football at Brentwood Rd "park" - surname W**l*r?
we were told (and believed) he lived in woods - often saw him wandering around H'dean wearing old grey mac and shoes with holes in
13th?

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

All the old music venues; Alhambra, Buccaneer, Art College Basement, New Regent, original Concorde by the Sea Life Centre. Attrix records in Sydney Street (home of the Piranhas and the Chefs amongst others).

Oh, and here's one that I may or may not have imagined, certainly never heard about it in the past ten years. There was going to be a HOME superclub in Madeira Drive on the underground level. 2000 capacity. They went as far as kitting it all out, then it got refused planning permission due to - big surprise there! - residents objections. Early 90s I think it would have been. It's probably still there, waiting to be discovered in hundreds of years time. Anybody able to confirm?

It was to be a 'Cream' club.

As for the smell of Sunblest, very good but much better was Clarks near the Goldstone, especially at evening games.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Wasn't there a joke shop on Western Road as well - opposite end from Churchill Square?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Wasn't there a joke shop on Western Road as well - opposite end from Churchill Square?

There is a joke shop / newsagents on Western Road right at the junction with Brunswick Place. It's FANTASTIC.

 

[Weatherman]

The old bloke with a big bushy white beard who played the violin on the steps of an old boarded up hotel in North Street. I think he had a Jack Russell with him.

 

[timbha]

the tramp with a bushy brown beard asking for 10p around pavilion gardens and Lanes

 

[Gwylan]

Anyone remember the blind busker who played the harp? There was a portrait of him hanging in the main public library.

There was also an old pianist in Dr Brighton's in the early 80s who played a bizarre music selection including lots of classical stuff.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It was to be a 'Cream' club.

Ah, right, cheers. Glad somebody else remembers. Wonder if all the fixtures and fittings are still there gathering dust for a future Time Team Special?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

has anyone mantioned when the Albion players visited Brighton and Hove primary schools in 1978.

We had Ken Tiler and Malcolm Poskett at West Blatch

 

[1066familyman]

Silver ring boxing club used to put their shows on in this hall at the race course. Does anyone know if they still do that ? Or even if the silver ring boxing club still exists ? Going back to late 70's early 80's here.

 

[desprateseagull]

Wasn't there a joke shop on Western Road as well - opposite end from Churchill Square?

was called Trends i think- now a 'proper' wig / hair shop?