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Brighton has always been a place of change - even today, you only have to occasionally wander the North Laine or the high streets to be aware of shops and restaurants that constantly pop up, move location, or disappear completely. Change in the residential areas has been continuous too, and this was never more [...]
This new ebook was first published in 1975 and was so popular that it quickly sold out. Brightonian, Daisy Noakes, tells her story from the age of fourteen, when she went into service. She gives us an insight into the life of a woman born and brought up in Brighton. Daisy documents – with humour - her inevitable trials and tribulations in the often physically demanding world that she inhabited during her working life. The autobiography covers her childhood, as one of a family of ten, living in Prince’s Road and Vere Road, and her working days in service in different parts of the town. This is a special insight into Daisy’s world and is a shining example of true grit and fortitude! You can buy copies of the books using Amazon Kindle, Google Play, the Apple store, and otherAndroid outlets - just go to your chosen website and search by title for the books.
The 1875 directory for East Brighton listed 35 bootmakers, 3 breweries, 19 dress-makers, 15 tailors, 2 watchmakers, 2 tinners, 2 brushmakers and 2 basketmakers. By 1974 they had virtually all disappeared, apart from one jeweller and one costumer. This 1978 book is about shopkeepers and street traders, based on interviews with people whose families had [...]
Albert Paul was a retired carpenter who lived all his life in Brighton, and he describes in vivid detail the life of a boy brought up in poverty and his struggle against adversity. Poverty - Hardship but Happiness tells the story of a working class boy’s life in the years between 1903 and 1917, from [...]
Sheila Winter’s 1998 memoir recalls the growth of the community of Moulsecoomb. Sheila was born, raised and married in the area, and narrates the story of her life during the years between 1929 and 1950. Sheila’s father was badly injured in the First World War, and although the estate was built as “homes fit for [...]
Daisy Noakes tells her story from the age of fourteen, when she went into service. She gives us an insight into the life of a woman born and brought up in Brighton during the years 1910-1934. Daisy documents – with humour - her inevitable trials and tribulations in the often physically demanding world that she [...]
Albert Paul was a retired carpenter who lived all his life in Brighton, and he describes in vivid detail the life of a boy brought up in poverty and his struggle against adversity. Poverty - Hardship but Happiness tells the story of a working class boy’s life in the years between 1903 and 1917, from [...]
LGBTQIA+ history in Brighton stretches back to the 19th century, and as transport links from London improved in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the city became a chosen – and often clandestine - destination for gays and lesbians. Daring Hearts - a groundbreaking book In the 1950s homosexuality was still heavily stigmatized [...]
The evidence of Brighton as a dwelling place goes back to Roman Times, and like many towns along the UK’s South Coast it began life as a fishing village. Its location has made it vulnerable to the worst of the weather from the English Channel, but it only takes a hint of sunshine for [...]