COMMENTS
August 2013
By Richard Beckett
FORT ROAD SKATE PARK (View page)
"Demi...of course people have the odd fall it's a skatepark! ''Very dangerous'' would you advise people to not use a bicy..."Lee Mitchell 29/08/2013
DICK STOVELL (View page)
"Nice one Gill. Dad would have been so chuffed. There were a lot of very talented carpenters who attended Dad's classes. William Stovell 26/08/2013
FISHERMEN'S CLUB - 1999 / 2009 (View page)
"Hi, my name is Melanie and I moved to Newhaven in the late 1980's. I used to regularly visit the fisherman's club with my partn..." Melanie Bennett (nee Marrison) 26/08/2013
SHIPS OFFICERS FROM SENLAC (View page)
"In the photo caption Morgan and Cutler should be transposed." Dennis Morgan 26/08/2013
BLACKSMITH ARMS RIVERSIDE (View page)
"I'm told that this area used to be called 'Cock Sparrow'." Gill Cowley 26/08/2013
DICK STOVELL (View page)
"I am sitting beside my father in law, Vernon (Arthur) Cowley who states that he made [and still has in his possession] a coffee table which ..." Gill Cowley 26/08/2013
CHAPEL STREET IN THE 1960s (View page)
"Vernon [Arthur] Cowley thinks that this was probably his dormobile as they were very difficult to obtain - he managed to get his via Mr Newm..." Gill Cowley 26/08/2013
JOLLY SAILOR (View page)
"Cowley's bakery was located in the old bakery prior to it being CR Irving. Vernon & Joan Cowley owned the bakery 1954 for approx. 10..." Gill Cowley 26/08/2013
NEWHAVEN COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL (View page)
"I think that second from left is Jean Manser and fourth from left is Rosemary Moore (but it's a while ago, so I could be wrong!)" John Sweatman 23/08/2013
NEWHAVEN FOOTBALL TEAM (View page)
"It's great to see George Lower and Bob Lowles (photo 1). They are a blast from the past. We lived at 9 Lewes Road, George at 7 and Bob a..." William Stovell Created: 23/08/2013
VIGILANTS- OLD AND NEW (View page)
"Hi Andy - I have given you the OK by email via your contact link, but in case it didn't reach you - you are very welcome to use it. You ..." Phil Sutters 23/08/2013
SIDNEY GRAVETT (View page)
"I posted the picture at the bottom about a week ago. It's of the top end of Church Hill, Newhaven and Sidney Gravett always told my mum ..." Helen Wagstaff 19/08/2013
MEECHING INFANTS SCHOOL GROUP (View page)
"Happy memories. I am back row second from left. Miss Tedham's class was the top year and the photo is 1954/55. I seem to be the only one..." Brian Wilson 19/08/2013
JACK PATTEN (View page)
"Bob Bannister was Clayton's cousin rather than brother. Amongst many other things, he had been a baker at 8 High Street, a business take..." Tony Bannister 19/08/2013
HARBOUR AERIAL VIEW (View page)
"One of the ships shown is the Argentina Star, and I remember it being in port in 1973. The Hardwick Grange, I believe,was the largest cargo ..." Colin Hussey 19/08/2013
NEWHAVEN FOOTBALL TEAM (View page)
"Nice to see a photo of my (great) Uncle Henry (Amy) in the first photo. He and his brother Phil ran a coal business and the Esso garage at t..." Brian Wilson 19/08/2013
VIGILANTS- OLD AND NEW (View page)
"I have a photo of another Vigilant cutter taken at the same spot. I have compared the two and there are significant differences at the hull ..." Phil Sutters 13/08/2013
MEECHING SCHOOL - MRS GREENFIELDS CLASS (View page)
"Thank you for your kind words regarding my father, John Nash. Dad loved his days working as a train driver in Newhaven, they were the happie..." Wendy Kitchener 12/08/2013
NENA SHEPPARD (View page)
"Hello Claire Kelly. Its Natasha but call me Tasha. Have you any funny memories of my mum. She sadly passed away on 19th April 2013. I miss h..." Natasha Macmillan 12/08/2013
RADIO FACTORY ON DENTON ISLAND (View page)
"Hi Richard (Welfare), thank you for your kind words about Dad (Reg Laycock) I passed them onto him and he sent his best wishes to you and yo..." Christina Mitchell 12/08/2013
MEECHING SCHOOL - MRS GREENFIELDS CLASS (View page)
"Wendy, I also remember your Father very well. I was his Fireman till June 1962. A very good driver and a real gentleman to work with. Very s..." William Still 11/08/2013
SIGNATURES OF PEOPLE FROM NEWHAVEN FAMILIES - 1880s / 1890s (View page)
"Henry Arthur and Winifred Towner were, I believe, my maternal grandparents." Tony Bannister 11/08/2013
ON THE BEACH! (View page)
"Nice to see these pics of the beach we used to frequent in the summer holidays, when the sun always shone, or so it seemed! Why and when wer..." Brenda Hall 11/08/2013
MEECHING SCHOOL - MRS GREENFIELDS CLASS (View page)
"I have found a copy of this photograph, my mother had written everyone's name on the back - good old Mum - not sure about the spelling!!..." Wendy Kitchener/Nash 10/08/2013
REX CINEMA (View page)
"Unless I am mistaken, I can remember the cinema being called the "Cinema de Luxe"!!! before it became "The Rex". That would have been in the..." Graham Norris 10/08/2013
MEECHING SCHOOL - MRS GREENFIELDS CLASS (View page)
"I remember John Nash very well, I was his fireman around 1963. Sorry to hear he has passed away." Terry Walton 10/08/2013
MEECHING SCHOOL - MRS GREENFIELDS CLASS (View page)
"My name was Wendy Nash, I am seated second from right in the front row. My parents - John and Olive Nash and I left Newhaven in 1963. My fat..." Wendy Kitchener 10/08/2013
JACK PATTEN (View page)
"Where do you fit into the Bannister family Trevor, I worked for Bannisters Builders from 61 to 71 the Govenor was Clayton Lee his brother Bo..." Terry Howard 09/08/2013
JACK PATTEN (View page)
"What a great guy Jack was, I well remember his great sign writing skill and the many jobs he did for our family business in Newhaven, includ..." Trevor Bannister 08/08/2013
SEA CADETS STARTING OUT ON A TRIP (View page)
"Second from the right is Dave Sutton who sadly passed away last month, front 3rd right M Andrews? the others I don't remember." William Dunlop 07/08/2013
MEECHING JUNIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS (View page)
"To clarify, the teachers in the photo are, from left to right: John King, Stan Collins, John Burt and Fred Cole. Incidentally, since motorcy..." Tony Bannister 07/08/2013
NEWHAVEN BOYS SCHOOL CRICKET TEAM 1948 (View page)
"Like you Lisa it's nice to see a photo of my dad, Brian Hill or "Obie" as he was known to many." Marion Leister (nee Hill) 06/08/2013
MORE FROM NEWHAVEN COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL (View page)
"Sorry Susan but I think 5th from left back row in top picture looks like Alan (Pringle) Prior not Roger Weeden but I may be wrong. Good spot..." Paul Blackman 06/08/2013
EAST SIDE BATHERS (View page)
"This is my Nan Rose!! Can't believe it's her!! How daring was she, bless her!!" Jo Szalay 06/08/2013
INFANT SCHOOL 1967 (View page)
"I haven't seen this photo for a long time, thankyou for posting it. I am in it, top row second from the right."Peter Sexton 05/08/2013
MORE FROM NEWHAVEN COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL (View page)
"These may be the wrong names, but - photograph 1, back row 5th from the left is Roger Weeden? Photograph 2 is Tony Trick and Mr. Higgs with ..." Susan Edwards (nee Ridley) 05/08/2013
MORE FROM NEWHAVEN COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL (View page)
"Second picture, in the middle, is schoolteacher Gordon Higgs." Carol Walton 04/08/2013
MORE FROM NEWHAVEN COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL (View page)
"I recognize two people in the first photograph - starting from the left: me (Susan Ridley) and standing next to me is Tony Trick. I could gu..." Susan Edwards (nee Ridley) 04/08/2013
A BOY GOES TO WAR (View page)
"Andre, Long time no see. Great web site, hope you are keeping well. Just put the RAF Display up for the 13th time. Bit disappointing, b..." Ant Robinson 04/08/2013
SIDNEY GRAVETT (View page)
"I have two paintings by George Sims, an oil and a water colour. I have been talking about him to his old neighbour Brenda Hall. Maybe I can ..." Terry Howard Added: 02/08/2013
MICHAEL CAWTE - MORE MEMORIES OF A SMALL BOY LIVING IN NEWHAVEN (View page)
"Does anyone remember Patrick John Sullivan who went to school in Newhaven, late 1930 -1940's, his mother was Florence May Sullivan could..." Yvonne Gregory 02/08/2013
BRIDGE ST / HIGH ST - AT NIGHT (View page)
"The building / lease has been up for sale for some time, no investor has come forward to run the Bridge as a viable business, as I am aware ..." Laurie Stonehouse 02/08/2013
BRIDGE ST / HIGH ST - AT NIGHT (View page)
"I think the local opposition to any attempts to pull it down, plus the Grade II listing, would make it unlikely to see it go. Internal conve..." Andy Gilbert 02/08/2013