Jesus is born to Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.
Approximate time of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, death and resurrection.
This time the Romans stayed for four hundred years.
One year later Caesar came to Britain again bringing with his five legions and 2000 cavalrymen. This time they reached the River Thames. After more fighting the British celts promised to pay tribute to Rome and the roman army left in peace.
...for the first time. The roman general Julius Caesar took with him two Roman legions. After fighting and winning a number of battles with Celt tribes in the south-east of England he returned back to France.
In 1877 remains of a corridor type Roman villa were found under houses and gardens on the corner of Preston Road and Springfield Road near to the south corner of Preston Park. Foundations, walls and pavements were found for a Roman villa that was probably destroyed by fire soon after 270AD.
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Celtic Iron age encampment on the top of Hollingbury Hill, 178m above sea level.
In 1085-86 William the Conqueror sent men all around England to find out how much land each landholder had, how much livestock (animals) they had and what it was all worth. All of this information was collected so that he could find out how much in taxes he was owed. It was then written in Latin in the Domesday Book.
The Domesday book in 1086 is the earliest written evidence for people living in a town/village in what will one day be called Brighton. At this time the Domesday book calls it 'Bristelmestune' and it is split into three manors, each with a different Lord. Lord Widelard of Balliol - 14 villagers, 21 smallholders, 5 plough lands, 7acres of meadow and woodland. Lord Ralph of Quesnay - 18 villagers, 9 smallholders, 1 slave & 3 ploughlands Lord William of Vatteville - 13 villagers, 11 smallholders, 4 ploughlands & 1 church. It is important to remember that places that are a part of Brighton today such as Preston, Ovingdean, Aldrinton, Hangleton, Patcham, Rottingdean etc. were recorded in the Domesday book as being different places.
The Domesday Book describes the village of Preston (at this time separate to Brighton) as having 62 households, 39 villagers, 23 smallholders, 12 ploughlands, 15acres of meadow, woodland, 1 mill & 1 church. The Lord of the manor was the Bishop of Chichester, Stigand of Selsey. The church mentioned by the Domesday book was replaced in the middle of the 13th Century by St Peter's Church in the grounds of Preston Manor.
The Domesday book in 1086 records Patcham as being a separate place to Brighton. It say that the Lords of the manor were 'Richard' and 'William of Warenne'. There were 226 households, 163 villagers, 47 smallholders, 6 slaves, 10 shepherds, 80 ploughlands, 84 acres of meadow, woodland & 1 church.
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In 1752 a Doctor Richard Russell published a book in English explaining that sea-water near Brighton could help to cure many diseases. Brighton suddenly became very popular!
In the middle of the 1780s Prince George, son of King George III borrowed a small farm house which over looked a fashionable promenade in Brighton. Brighton was becoming a very popular place for rich and famous people to visit. In 1787 George hired an architect Henry Holland to change his farmhouse into a villa called the 'Marine Pavilion'. In 1808 he built stables next door to house 62 horses.
In 1811 Prince George became the Prince Regent because his father King George III couldn't act as a proper king because of illness. As Prince Regent George had all the powers of being a king without actually being king. In 1815 George asked John Nash to transform the small Marine Pavilion into the much grander palace we see today.
When King George III dies in 1820 Prince George becomes King George IV.
In 1823 the Royal Pavilion is finally finished.
In 1841 the train line from London to Brighton opening resulting in many more people visiting and eventually living in the town. Brighton begins to grow more rapidly.
Born in Lourdes, France
The Blessed Virgin Mary appears to Bernadette Soubirous on a total of 18 times at Lourdes
At the age of 22 Bernadette joins the sisters at their motherhouse in Nevers. She spends the rest of her life there.
Originally opened as 'Preston' train station and was not a part of Brighton. This train station was opened as increasing numbers of people move to the Preston area.
A map of the area around the school from the Local History Archives at 'The Keep', Brighton. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MAP TO SEE IT IN MORE DETAIL
Bernadette dies of a long term sickness at the age of 35
A map of the area around the school from the Local History Archives at 'The Keep', Brighton. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MAP TO SEE IT IN MORE DETAIL
5 Sisters of the Charity of Nevers leave France because of many religious schools are being closed.
The five sisters of charity open a new school in the building previously called 'St Johns'...Lourdes Convent is opened.
A map of the area around the school from the Local History Archives at 'The Keep', Brighton. CLICK ON THE MAP TO VIEW.
The first mass at St Mary's was said on Easter Sunday 1912.
Steel frame arrives in Dec 1938 and construction begins in 1939 with it being completed in the first year of the war.
Bernadette canonized by Pope Pius XI and becomes Saint Bernadette.
Second World War Brighton Air Raid - North side of the building destroyed (current Yr1 & 4 classrooms)
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Sisters Theresa and Margaret Mary, the last of the Sisters of Charity of Never leave Brighton.
40 years ago Mr Right
...become one town.
...The Queen chooses Brighton and Hove to become a city to celebrate the new millennium.
New entrance and office built to the left of the Lourdes door.
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Head teacher of St Mary's Primary, Portslade
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5500 years ago stone age people chose to build a set of circular ditches on the top of what we now call Whitehawk Hill (near today's racecourse). Lots of people have tried guessing what these circles may have been used for. What we do know is that archaeologists have found the remains of four burials, tools made of flint and the bones of ox, cattle, pigs and deer. It is unlikely that stone age people actually lived on this site however it is likely that they lived nearby, possibly Brighton's earliest residents?!?! This site is about 1000 years older than Stonehenge and is one of Britain's earliest stone age sites!
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