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		Local History Section - Page 1 All contributions gratefully received ...		On other pages ... Our Community Hanover Day 2000 Views of Hanover Old Views of Hanover Local History - Page 2 Local History - Page 3 Hanover Video Group

		Old Views of Hanover - click here		Hilly Laine to Hanover - book review, click here

		Brighton & Hove's Local Studies Library

		Brighton and Hove's Local Studies Library in Church Street contains a wealth of information about the people and places, past and present, that have contributed to making Brighton & Hove the place it is today. The Library has 20,000 books, maps dating back to 1545 and thousands of photographs, postcards and pamphlets.		Why not pop along and have a look for yourself? The opening hours are: Mon, Thu & Fri: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Tues: 9:30 am - 7:00 pm Sat: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Wed & Sun: closed Telephone: (01273) 296971

		The History of Hanover		Graham Russel has recently put online some information showing all of the inhabitants of Newark Place (Hanover) in the 1881 census.

		Hanover has a long and interesting history, Southover Street used to be called Hilly Laine, for obvious reasons! The majority of the houses were built in Victorian times, and most retain many features of the original buildings. A Victorian oven in a house in Montreal Road Describing the parish in 1877 an observer wrote: "50 years ago there were only a few houses scattered here and there, among the market gardens.... now there are 16 streets of small modern houses; 2 streets are occupied by small Cont'd next column ...		shopkeepers of various trades. At 1pm the streets are thronged with men returning from the station works for their dinners; this shows the occupation of very many of the inhabitants. Others are employed in various houses of business, or do shop work at home. There are also a great number of small laundries. With the exception of the bottom row of houses the whole parish is essentially poor. Many of the houses contain two or more families". Contributions from local people about the history of Hanover can be found on the following pages. Perhaps you have local history knowledge? Contributions are already in the pipeline, but if you would like to contibute pictures, personal stories or other local knowlege about the area, please contact