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• Electric buses in service in Brighton & Hove 1909-1917.
• Continuing research on planning applications allows updating of both the Streets and Architects/builders departments.
• A new section about local government administration, including the wards for elections since 1854.
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• The complete listings of census districts in 1891 and 1911. Only 1901 to add now.
• Several other new maps have been added, including the Whitehawk estate as originally laid out in the mid 1930s and one by the Boundary Commission with an account of the parliamentary constituency revisions of 1885
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• Archaeological finds are being noted to the 'Streets' gazetteer.
• The 'Streets' gazetteer is constantly being updated, particularly with links to other references on the site.
• Land and properties acquired by Brighton Borough Council are now being added (February 2021).
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• Where was Saw Mill Lane?
If you have information you think could be included, please send an email to David Fisher via this link.
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PLACES
STREETS: an historical gazetteer
All the streets and place names of Brighton and Hove. Constant additions.
MAPS and plans
A collection of maps and street plans of Brighton and Hove.
TIMELINE
CHRONOLOGY
Dates. Just dates. More coming soon.
Bibliography
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PEOPLE
PEOPLE
Some of the famous, infamous and interesting people who were born, lived or died in the city
NEW Constantine Alexander Ionides, Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson, Theodosia Meade, Lady Emma Pennant, Percy Shakespeare and various people whose names begin with R
ARCHITECTS, etc
The architects, designers and builders who created the physical environment of the city.
NEW Peter Frederick Robinson, Joseph Henry Good, John Starling Chapple. Listing work by local architects and builders continues: see avove.
ARTICLES
HISTORY
A collection of articles about the city's history.
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CIVICS
ELECTIONS
Candidates, results, majorities, electorates and noteworthy facts.
LAWS
All Local Acts of parliament concerning the city, including roads and railways, since 1772.
CHARITIES
A growing list of the charitable institutions and societies that once existed in the city.
Brighton in NUMBERS
A repository of numerical data, including population, prices, speed, etc.
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WORDS
Brighton PRESS
Chronologies of all the local newspapers and journals since 1749.
BOOKS and plays set in Brighton
An ever-growing list of titles from 1811 to the present day.
NEW Several titles added
QUOTATIONS
Things written or said about Brighton.
NEW Elizabeth Fry on beggars in Brighton and her solution.
RESOURCES
New section coming soon-ish
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