
Peoples Stories - Bevendean History Project


Peoples Memories of Coldean


1 | Bess Tuppin’s Memories of Coldean I came to Brighton on 30 December 1944, when I married Alf who was a Brightonian. |
2 | Marc Boase, Happy Memories at St Mary Magdalen’s Church, Coldean Well, if you ever thought that church was just about a Sunday morning service, you could be missing out on so many other fantastic times. |
3 | Paul Simmons Memories of Coldean My family moved from North Moulsecoomb to Coldean in 1962, I was 10 years old and my late brother Roger was 13 years old. |
4 | Raymond Bond Memories of Coldean When I arrived back in Brighton after evacuation, just before D-Day I went to Elm Grove School for 6 weeks, taking my 11 plus exam. |
5 | Trudy Weller Memories of Coldean My husband John, our 3 girls and I moved into Wolseley Road on the 21st June 1975. Our neighbours Arthur and Mary Trott welcomed us with tea and cakes … it was a wonderful start to our lives in Coldean. |
6 | Ian Ginn Memories of Coldean Ian moved into 22 Twyford Road in Coldean in 1954, when he was 6 years old and just starting school. His family were the first people to live in the house. |