GIBBON ROAD

I'm assuming that the path to the right leads up to the school playing field. If so, I used to walk up and down those steps, and the ones on the opposite side of Gibbon Road, every day to and from school.

Yes, they led up to a gate halfway down to the very bottom corner of Southdown School's (later Tideway Lower School's) field. Andy-Editor.

The allotments to the side of the steps and behind our house have since been built on.

Hi Chris, I was wondering if you were at Southdown Primary School with me from 1955 onwards as I remember a Chris Jarvis being there. 

Hi Neill, yes I was, and I do remember you. I hope you are keeping well! A lot of water has passed under the bridge since we were at school eh? Chris J

Hi Chris, Yes a lot of water and wine I am well married and living in Kendal Cumbria. Now retired and enjoying life to the full, playing lots of golf and enjoying seeing the rest of the world. Neill

Well Neill, what a lovely part of the country you live in now! I live in sunny Worthing - I didn't get that far from Newhaven did I? I'm semi-retired, just doing 3days now. Unfortunately I suffered a severe stroke last June, which has affected my walking, but I try to push myself to gain more mobility hopefully as time goes by. All the best, Chris

We lived at 105 Gibbon Road - Happy memories!!! Kathy

My Aunt & Uncle, May & William Izzard + children lived at 91 Gibbon Road for many years. William Izzard was a postman. Ahh, those fond memories!!! There used to be a shop set back, lower down the road, I think called Niners?

Hi Chris, I will be in Brighton on the 27th of October. Would like to meet up if that is okay. Look me up on Facebook under Jean Jupp. Regards Neill.

Chris Are you the same "Chris" that did a veg round on Saturdays for McFee's in the early sixties?

Haha. We lived next door, they pulled our house down to build Hanson Road.

I can remember the steps up to the school, if you were playing in the field by them you couldn't hear the whistle for the end of playtime. I had a couple of tellings off for not coming in on time. I can recall the shop in Gibbon Road it was on the right hand side as you walked up the road. Later when I started work one of the plasterers who used to work for the firm used to live there. I think his name was Duncan, I cant think of his surname. Wasnt there a Fish & Chip shop down the bottom somewhere ?

Think the name you are strugglng to remember Terry is Duncan Forbes.

  John -- editor

We had one of the allotments to the left of those steps (mid 70s) I remember the Russell family living just below us - they had racing pigeons !!

Thats the fella John, you knew there would be some fun and games when Duncan arrived on site. He would have the whole place in fits of laughter. Les and Ernie our foremen were not so amused! Great chap Duncan.

We had a caravan (on what is now Newhaven Heights) and had Fish & Chips from a van from Gibbon Road every week. Circa 50's. Great memories.

Just as a matter of interest, the Jarvis who did the veg round on Saturday morning for McFee's was Peter (me) not Chris (my elder brother.) Regards, Peter Jarvis.

Cool. I used to live at 137. Was a happy family home for me growing up in the 90s. I remember the chap next door, John, I think he kept pigeons at the top of his garden in a shed and raced them I think.

I remember you Chris, my family, the Waltons, lived opposite you for many years.

Reading the above has brought back so many memories, my father (Selwyn) and I raced pigeons. Also remember having to push the cars up the road when it snowed. Great times.

I think I must have worked in every  other house in Gibbon Road. Bannisters Builders must have had a maintenance deal with the council. We always seemed to be replacing broken glass or the whole window first with wooden windows then later we were putting in the galvanised metal ones, called Crittle windows, they were easy enough to put in but the glass was held in with a little spring clip, if you didn't cut your finger on the glass the clip would get you. Fast forward about 25 - 30 years and I was taking them out and replacing them with UPVC windows,  mostly in Brighton. (you could make more money in Brighton)

I used to live at 122 just above the circle very happy memories of growing up there. Was friend with Kathy Goff, Tricia Izzard, Valerie Holland’s and Carol Baker. X