COMMENTS 2021

July 2021

By John Hills

NEWHAVEN AND DISTRICT MOTORCYCLING CLUB (View page)

What a BLAST from the past. Looking through my old tuck box which contains old bits of motor cycle from way back. I too have a..."By: Alan Willson                ; Added: 31/07/2021

MOTOR CYCLE CLUB (View page)

"The car looks like an Austin A30, The A35 had a larger rear window and windscreen. I purchased an A35 in 1962 from George, who sold cars alo..."

By: Colin Brandon              ; Added: 30/07/2021

OLD NEWHAVEN HARBOUR (View page)

"George Sims was my uncle. He was my mums brother. As a teenager during the early ‘70’s I had the privilege of corresponding with..."

By: Dee Murdoch                ; Added: 30/07/2021

MOTOR CYCLE CLUB (View page)

"The scooter is a Vespa, engine in bits! the car is an Austin, possibly A35, registered new in London. I was an early Honda rider in 1964, th..."

By: Greg Holliday                 ; Added: 28/07/2021

CONVENT SCHOOL (View page)

"So interesting I lived in the flats in 1949, then my Dad built us a house in the convent grounds, its still there Meeching House. We had par..."

By: Anne Gasnola nee Hall    ; Added: 28/07/2021

RAF BOATS IN THE 60'S/70'S (View page)

"Hi my name is Yvonne Blake, wife of Len Blake (Blakey as he was known). Len was on the 5012 as a radio op, same time as Leith Wright I belie..."

By: Yvonne Blake                  ; Added: 28/07/2021

BRIGHTON AND MEECHING (View page)

"I have a vague memory of this filming. Being a fireman in the boiler room in those days when I came down the quay at 07. 30 for a 08. 00 fla..."

By: Michael Cutler                  ; Added: 24/07/2021

CRYSTAL JEWEL (View page)

"My brother Eddie Power was the radio officer on board the Crystal Jewel, he was the only Irish officer on board. They were two hours on and ..."

By: Mary Doherty                   ; Added: 23/07/2021

DAWN APPROACH (View page)

"Hi Andy, this gorgeous yacht from the halcyon days of sail was in my family for over 20 years and I noticed some of the more recent det..."

By: Mark Lanham                   ; Added: 21/07/2021 

EASTSIDE RESCUE - 1998 (View page)

"re: last comment from Mark Kite. It made me smile when he says he was amazed the amount of people who came to "look" late at night. The Seaf..."

By: Rob Patten                        ; Added: 20/07/2021

EASTSIDE RESCUE - 1998 (View page)

"Two auxiliary Coastguards were assigned to guard and observe the ship for the following two nights. Gary English and myself. The first night..."

By: Mark Kite                           ; Added: 17/07/2021

R LOWER & SONS (View page)

"Lovely article about the history. I am actually a proud owner of a 10 foot long boat with bears the R Lower & Sons plaque and would be s..."

By: Stuart Stubbs                     ; Added: 16/07/2021

R LOWER & SONS (View page)

"My mum found a oval metal plate bearing your name in Wells quay - she has still has it and means a lot to her.  Could you pe..."

By: Jude                                    ; Added: 11/07/2021

PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR (View page)

"My husband, Terence Baker, was the company accountant for Moët and Chandon and worked next door in another converted warehouse on Avis ..."

By: Carole Baker                        ; Added: 09/07/2021

SUSSEX LODGE (View page)

"Gladys Cooke didn't have a sister; she lived in Sussex Lodge with her mother. Her late father was Charles Cooke, builder; among his work..."

By: Bruce Macphee                    ; Added: 06/07/2021

SOUTH HEIGHTON CEMENT WORKS (View page)

"This place was my playground when my parents bought a Bungalow in Denton in about 1956. It was known locally as the three lakes. My friends ..."

By: Terry Howard                        ; Added: 01/07/2021