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A life aquatic
3:44pm Wednesday 12th November 2008
Here is an unusual postcard of the Aquarium at Brighton looking rather romantic by moonlight.
Staying power
3:11pm Monday 3rd November 2008
Most pictures on this page are chosen to highlight the difference between the past and present. But this view of Brunswick Terrace in Hove shows a scene reassuringly the same today.
Old and new
2:58pm Monday 27th October 2008
The six-carriage train seen here, right, in Brighton Station 75 years ago must have been brand new, for the line to London was electrified in 1933.
Back to school
2:43pm Monday 20th October 2008
Can anyone help me find out more about this appealing old picture from my collection? The photo was taken in 1951 of pupils at Sussex Street Infants School.
Modest start
3:39pm Monday 13th October 2008
This picture, taken about a century ago, shows how massively engineered the West Pier in Brighton was.
Rural times
3:11pm Monday 6th October 2008
This old map of Portslade was given to me by Maurice French, of New Church Road in Hove, who takes a keen interest in local history.
Comments (0)Such a sight
5:08pm Monday 29th September 2008
This fine and famous picture shows the railway station at Brighton in 1842, not long after it had been finished.
In early days
3:10pm Monday 22nd September 2008
At a time when there is debate over the future of Madeira Drive in Brighton, it is interesting to see a picture of it about a century ago.
And whozat?
2:43pm Monday 15th September 2008
Reader David Rutter remembers watching a Regency cricket match on Hove Lawns in about 1950.
Plain truths
3:30pm Monday 8th September 2008
This by-election leaflet for a seat in Hove shows how unsubtle campaigning was in 1950.
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