[Brighton] Brighton's Best kept secret

WATFORD zero · Jun 19, 2020

Nicking [MENTION=205]Tom Hark, Preston Park[/MENTION] idea from the Baker Street thread.

What is your best kept secret about Brighton (more obscure the better).

I'll start with the deepest man made well in the world at Woodingdean

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/utilities/woodingdean-well/woodingdean-well

and something more topical

Foredown Hospital in Portslade was used as an Isolation Hospital for the last outbreak of smallpox in the UK

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/placecivic/isolation-hospitals/isolation-hospitals-3

(I'll give it 12 posts before it gets sent to the Bear Pit)

Guinness Boy · Jun 19, 2020

It's probably not that obscure but the other day I walked to the Hove Quaff and went home via St Helier's Road. I had completely forgotten Davis Park existed. I had a nostalgic wander round - the last time I'd been there I was probably about 11.

Chicken Run · Jun 19, 2020

WATFORD zero said:
Nicking [MENTION=205]Tom Hark, Preston Park[/MENTION] idea from the Baker Street thread.

What is your best kept secret about Brighton (more obscure the better).

I'll start with the deepest man made well in the world at Woodingdean

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/utilities/woodingdean-well/woodingdean-well

and something more topical

Foredown Hospital in Portslade was used as an Isolation Hospital for the last outbreak of smallpox in the UK

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/placecivic/isolation-hospitals/isolation-hospitals-3

(I'll give it 12 posts before it gets sent to the Bear Pit)

Patcham Treacle Mines.

Stat Brother · Jun 19, 2020

Not telling you.

Psychobilly freakout · Jun 19, 2020

Guinness Boy said:
It's probably not that obscure but the other day I walked to the Hove Quaff and went home via St Helier's Road. I had completely forgotten Davis Park existed. I had a nostalgic wander round - the last time I'd been there I was probably about 11.

Fascinating, please pray tell which way you go to Quaff next time.

Frankie · Jun 19, 2020

The matchday team .

Guinness Boy · Jun 19, 2020

Psychobilly freakout said:
Fascinating, please pray tell which way you go to Quaff next time.

Do you want a thread with regular updates? Perhaps the interesting curtains in 11 Portland Villas or the time I will inevitably notice two 13 year olds not social distancing in St Leonards Road. The average age of cars in Worcester Villas based on numberplates? That sort of thing, yeah?

I could add really wanky descriptions of the wine I bought if that helps?

Tom Hark Preston Park · Jun 19, 2020

Why Sami Hyypiä was appointed Albion manager. Was it for his impressive track record as a manager or for his sparkling interview technique?

Guinness Boy · Jun 19, 2020

Tom Hark said:
Why Sami Hyypiä was appointed Albion manager. Was it for his impressive track record as a manager or for his sparkling interview technique?

For a Finn he's quite extrovert

Psychobilly freakout · Jun 19, 2020

Guinness Boy said:
Do you want a thread with regular updates? Perhaps the interesting curtains in 11 Portland Villas or the time I will inevitably notice two 13 year olds not social distancing in St Leonards Road. The average age of cars in Worcester Villas based on numberplates? That sort of thing, yeah?

I could add really wanky descriptions of the wine I bought if that helps?

I think we are worlds apart my friend, it would never work, those kind of things just don't hold my attention span for long....

You live in Hove and shop at Quaff for your wine...

I live in Brighton and shop at the Coop for my spiced rum....

Never the twain shall meet.....

It's almost as if we live in different towns.....

If only something could bring us together.....

Guinness Boy · Jun 19, 2020

Psychobilly freakout said:
I think we are worlds apart my friend, it would never work, those kind of things just don't hold my attention span for long....

You live in Hove and shop at Quaff for your wine...

I live in Brighton and shop at the Coop for my spiced rum....

Never the twain shall meet.....

It's almost as if we live in different towns.....

If only something could bring us together.....

If only I could think of something........

The Antikythera Mechanism · Jun 19, 2020

Tamworth House - 76 Marine Parade.A small hole was the clue which led to the discovery and excavation of a massive tunnel running all the way down to the beach. Once concrete, rubble and general junk were cleared it was clear that something special had been unearthed. The picture speaks for itself really. The lucky owners of the building’s six flats have private access to the tunnel.
Tamworth House is thought to have been built in the 1820s by Charles Barry (later Sir Charles) who went on to build the Houses of Parliament in London and St Peter’s Church in Brighton. The Royal British Legion owned the building from the 1930s until 2004

Stato · Jun 19, 2020

Psychobilly freakout said:
I think we are worlds apart my friend, it would never work, those kind of things just don't hold my attention span for long....

You live in Hove and shop at Quaff for your wine...

I live in Brighton and shop at the Coop for my spiced rum....

Never the twain shall meet.....

It's almost as if we live in different towns.....

If only something could bring us together.....

There's a 700 in 9 minutes: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Bri...!1d-0.168749!2d50.8279319!2m3!5e0!5e1!5e3!3e3

Psychobilly freakout · Jun 19, 2020

Guinness Boy said:
If only I could think of something........

Might I suggest you have a little ponder while you go for a walk to Quaff.....

Psychobilly freakout · Jun 19, 2020

Stato said:
There's a 700 in 9 minutes: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Bri...!1d-0.168749!2d50.8279319!2m3!5e0!5e1!5e3!3e3

You, and your Stat's

The Oldman · Jun 19, 2020

When little in the 40's I spent weeks at Foredown Hospital with scarlet fever. Still remember the face of my Mum at the quarantine window. No hugs in those days too. For a little boy it was a scary place.

Foredown Hospital in Portslade was used as an Isolation Hospital for the last outbreak of smallpox in the UK

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/placecivic/isolation-hospitals/isolation-hospitals-3

(I'll give it 12 posts before it gets sent to the Bear Pit)[/QUOTE]

WATFORD zero · Jun 19, 2020

For years, I always wondered what that brick tower down beside the Jolly Brewer on Ditchling road was

Then someone invented t'interweb and

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/cemeteries/jewish-burial-ground/local_list_of_heritage_assets-5

Harry Wilson's tackle · Jun 19, 2020

I may have posted this before, as it has disturbed me for 55 years.

A class mate told me there were secret passages from St Nicholas Church and Easthill House that led under Shoreham Harbour where there was a massive underground complex with submarines and nuclear missiles.

He also told me that his dad had 'titted off' the queen.

Stat Brother · Jun 19, 2020

WATFORD zero said:
I'll start with the deepest man made well in the world at Woodingdean

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/utilities/woodingdean-well/woodingdean-well

Deeper than this?:-

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Notters · Jun 19, 2020

Guinness Boy said:
It's probably not that obscure but the other day I walked to the Hove Quaff and went home via St Helier's Road. I had completely forgotten Davis Park existed. I had a nostalgic wander round - the last time I'd been there I was probably about 11.

Have to admit I didn't know that was there. See also The Patch off Lewes Road above the old railway tunnel.

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