Happy Birthday, Brighton College! The 24th November is our birthday, and our Archivist, James Harrison explains what happened in 1845...
Memories of Brighton College
22 September 2020
To mark the anniversary of the opening of Brighton College's Chapel in 1859, College Archivist James Harrison takes us on a tour of the history of this now beloved College building.
17 December 2019
It is with thanks to T John Reynolds (Le. 1955-59) that we recently received a lovely picture of what could be the first wedding of an Old Brightonian to have taken place in the school chapel.
29 November 2019
Fenwick House opened in 1983, becoming the first girls-only House at Brighton College.
08 October 2014
I found an old Sussex County Magazine from 1951 with an article about the college. Some interesting pictures and insight into how the school came into being.
06 June 2014
Many thanks to Mervyn Dunhill (Bristol 1959-1964) who sent some rather delightful photos in to the OB office.
20 December 2011
I enclose a picture of my form in the Junior School, about 1946. Recognisable boys are Acker, Woodthorpe, Seagull, Drayson, Little, Hill I and Hill II, Goldstein.
19 December 2011
Richard Thornburgh sent us this wonderful postcard of the Junior School when it was in Lewes Crescent.