HELP needed in BRIGHTON PLEASE

[corbie]

I am hoping one of you great people on this site can help me.

 My Grand parents WILLIAM and LILIAN HYATT lived at 
     8 ISLINGWORD ROAD BRIGHTON
  It was a local shop. I'm wondering what is there now?
   Also my Gran was a devout catholic and went to mass 3 times every day! I would like to find which church it was she went to. I remember it wasn't far from where they lived as she would take me with her when we went to visit for our hol's. She died in 1954 and I'm trying to locate the church and where she could be buried.
   As I live in Toronto Canada I cannot go to Brighton myself to look for them.
    Any help would be greatfully received.
             Thankyou in advance
                      Corbie

[PaulineJ]

Part of an answer.

Use www.multimap.com and stick in the street and town.

Then on the RHS there is a little drop-down menu which wil show "Places of Worship".

Pauline

[corbie]

Hi Pauline,
  Thankyou for your reply.
 I have already gone that route which gave me an idea of what there is in the area.
   Much appreciated thanks again
            Corbie

[sillgen]

If you look at genuki.com it may list all churches in Brighton.  There are several very close to that road but our map does not name them.   Just googling for RC churches in Brighton might work too.   Is it the diocese of Arundel??  I think so.    The C of E ones are in the Chichester diocese I know.
Andrea

[suziq]

Hi Corbie
Having a quick look, there is St.Joseph R.C Church at Hanover, Elm Grove, Brighton which is just up the road from Islingword Road so that may be the one you are looking for.  I couldn't see anymore that were any closer.  Hope that may help.

Suziq 

[kizmiaz]

I'm just popping out to the shops and Islingword is a few hundred yards away. I'll have a wander down and see whats there now.

Back in a few minutes....

[kizmiaz]

Right, back now...

I wasn't sure which way Islingword was numbered, so didn't know whether 8 was at the bottom or the top.

Its numbered from the bottom, so 8 Islingword is within spitting distance of St Josephs at the bottom of Elm Grove. I would say that was the church she went to. Their website is http://www.stjosephsbrighton.co.uk/

As far as I know, it doesn't have a graveyard, at least not on the same site, so it is probable that your gran is buried in Brighton Cemetery up Bear Road. Brighton City council have an online service for requesting info on burials in Brighton cemeteries (http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/index.cfm?request=c1001142)

As for 8 Islingword Road, its a little house now called Ashberry Cottage and is no longer a shop of any kind

Here's a photo. Number 8 is the one with the bright window. Sorry about the quality, but its dark out there....

Glen

[hepburn]

Glen,
        I wonder if anyone was watching this mad person running up and down the street with a camera,taking photos of houses

[kizmiaz]

Glen,
        I wonder if anyone was watching this mad person running up and down the street with a camera,taking photos of houses

Ah, thats the benefit of having mobile phones with cameras. I was very discrete and (hope) I looked like I was making a call!!!