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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    Seconded.
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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    Hornes - for everything a MAN (wants?). Just meant school uniforms for me, and very pricey they were too. Cost my parents an 'arm and a leg'.
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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    Thanks for replying and good on your dad! How times have changed, as so often demonstrated in this thread.
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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    Great stuff. As easy as that. Thank you very much. Published under his pen name, George Moreton.
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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    That's him! Not scary at all. Blimey, I was a wimp back then. I'll keep an eye out for the book and will report back if I track down a copy.
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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    I grew up in Coldean, but my doctor, Hillary Jarvis, had his surgery at 'The Level' end of Park Crescent. Scared the living daylights out of me as a nipper. Severe looking man. I understand he was a RAF officer flying in bombers (as a navigator?) in WW2. Shot down and captured. He wrote a book...
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    [Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

    I moved away from Brighton over 40 years ago. Compared to other places I've lived in, I think the uniformity of the present day white/turquoise cabs with the silhouette of the Pavilion help contribute to the image of Brighton & Hove. But I agree. The old black cabs with the cream bonnet looked...

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