Past Present

Classic pictures of Hove from or archive

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5 old pictures of how Hove looked in the past and how it looks today

History of Patcham

History of Patcham

History of Patcham

Baths for the unwashed

Baths for the unwashed

Baths for the unwashed

Adam Trimingham tells us all about the history of Sussex’s beach battlefields

Adam Trimingham tells us all about the history of Sussex’s beach battlefields

Adam Trimingham tells us all about the history of Sussex’s beach battlefields

Going up tiddly up up

Going up tiddly up up

Going up tiddly up up

The blaze at Uppark House in 1989

The blaze at Uppark House in 1989

Adam Trimingham tells us of the the fire that tore through Uppark House

The Clergy House, Alfriston

The Clergy House, Alfriston

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A rural renaissance

Patcham windmill

Patcham windmill

The Mill and the Loss

Lewes Bonfire Night in 1975

Lewes Bonfire Night in 1975

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Battle for Bonfire Night

Dr Samuel Johnson

Dr Samuel Johnson

Eighteenth century celebs making Brighton their home

The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower dressed up for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

A lasting impression

A lasting impression

A lasting impression

Adam Trimingham tells all about the history of the Uckfield to Lewes railway line

Adam Trimingham tells all about the history of the Uckfield to Lewes railway line

Adam Trimingham tells all about the history of the Uckfield to Lewes railway line

Komedia today, photo by Matthew Andrews

Komedia today, photo by Matthew Andrews

Celebrating 20 years of Komedia

Lewes Castle. Photo by Jim Holden

Lewes Castle. Photo by Jim Holden

Fighting for power

Hove Museum, where Hove Council met after a fire destroyed Hove Town Hall in 1966. Photo by Terry Applin

Hove Museum, where Hove Council met after a fire destroyed Hove Town Hall in 1966. Photo by Terry Applin

Out with the old in Hove Council

The very first motor passenger vehicle used locally by Thomas Tilling

The very first motor passenger vehicle used locally by Thomas Tilling

Adam Trimingham delves into the history of public transport across Brighton

Ernie Johnstone (left) with his son Tony on Madeira Drive, Brighton, in 1950

Ernie Johnstone (left) with his son Tony on Madeira Drive, Brighton, in 1950

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Adam Trimingham tells us about a Brighton engineer and his famous miniature coaches

The Lillywhites

The Lillywhites

The Lillywhites: a sporting clan

The Grand Hotel today, photo by Terry Applin

The Grand Hotel today, photo by Terry Applin

Hotels: a history

English cricketer WG Grace (right)

English cricketer WG Grace (right)

Sporting successes in Sussex

Artists of Ditchling

A media melting pot

The new neon sign for Brighton’s Open Market. Photo by Simon Dack

The new neon sign for Brighton’s Open Market. Photo by Simon Dack

Markets old and new

A fallen tree at Old Steine, Brighton, during the storm of 1987. Photo by Simon Dack

A fallen tree at Old Steine, Brighton, during the storm of 1987. Photo by Simon Dack

The great storm of 1987 had nothing on that of 1703, as Adam Trimingham learns

Lord Olivier pictured in 1972

Lord Olivier pictured in 1972

The life of a Lord

Hangleton Manor. Photo by Terry Applin

Hangleton Manor. Photo by Terry Applin

Adam Trimingham tells how Hangleton turned from a quiet village into a busy suburb

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

Building a legacy

The London To Brighton Car Run. Photo by Simon Dack.

The London To Brighton Car Run. Photo by Simon Dack.

Driven round the bend

A career in politics

The opening of Browns in 1973

The opening of Browns in 1973

Food, glorious food

Brighton's very own wonderland

Mods pictured in May 1964 throwing deckchairs from the roof terrace of Brighton Aquarium on to Madeira Drive below

Mods pictured in May 1964 throwing deckchairs from the roof terrace of Brighton Aquarium on to Madeira Drive below

Adam Trimingham looks at the trouble caused by mods and rockers in May 1964

Literary inspiration

The Great Omani. Photo by Phil Wigglesworth

The Great Omani. Photo by Phil Wigglesworth

Dead famous

Picture taken from North Brighton: Preston, Withdean and Patcham through Time by Anthony Beeson

Picture taken from North Brighton: Preston, Withdean and Patcham through Time by Anthony Beeson

How times change in North Brighton

Errol Flynn in Dawn Patrol in 1938

Errol Flynn in Dawn Patrol in 1938

A star in our midst

St Leonard’s Church. Photo by Terry Applin

St Leonard’s Church. Photo by Terry Applin

Adam Trimingham takes a look at how times have changed in Aldrington

Brighton's official handbook of 1938 by Hamilton Fyfe

Brighton's official handbook of 1938 by Hamilton Fyfe

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Changing over time

Bevendean Hospital

Bevendean Hospital

Outbreak of terror

A close contest

Shoreham c1830 by JMW Turner. Image provided by Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

Shoreham c1830 by JMW Turner. Image provided by Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

Artistic inspiration

Flood in Patcham

Flood in Patcham

Our lost river

55 Marine Drive in Rottingdean (now Sea Of Spice), where Ellen Short once lived. Photo by Liz Finlayson

55 Marine Drive in Rottingdean (now Sea Of Spice), where Ellen Short once lived. Photo by Liz Finlayson

Lives cut short

St Dunstan’s in Ovingdean in 1938

St Dunstan’s in Ovingdean in 1938

A hero's welcome

Brighton’s former Chain Pier

Brighton’s former Chain Pier

Chain reaction

Margaret Thatcher addresses the 1984 Conservative Party Conference the morning after the Grand Hotel was bombed by the IRA. Photo by Simon Dack

Margaret Thatcher addresses the 1984 Conservative Party Conference the morning after the Grand Hotel was bombed by the IRA. Photo by Simon Dack

Politics and protest

A view of the West Pier in 1894

A view of the West Pier in 1894

The Brighton boom

Sussex Heights towers over the Brighton skyline. Photo by Simon Dack

Sussex Heights towers over the Brighton skyline. Photo by Simon Dack

A head for heights

Brighton's Chain Pier

Brighton's Chain Pier

How Brighton became the place to be seen

St Catherine’s Lodge Hotel in 1955

St Catherine’s Lodge Hotel in 1955

St Catherine’s Lodge Hotel in Hove

The Mawby triplets

The Mawby triplets

Young at heart

Hollywood by the sea

Falmer House at University of Sussex. Photo by Simon Dack

Falmer House at University of Sussex. Photo by Simon Dack

Building a legacy