Denmark Place car park Hastings 1980

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Andrew Freeman… Used it every day when I worked at Hastings & East Sussex Building Society early 70’s.

Colin Ash… When we had the Queens hotel and toilets

Janet Gilham… This used to be my favourite parking space in Hastings, I didn’t realise that many years later I’d live in the house built on it.

Mick O’Dowd… The view from the Carlisle!

Colin Mould… We used to tip out the Lido, roar down the seafront into The Carlisle, the landlord put the glasses on the bar. It was one of three privately owned pubs, The Hole in the Wall was another. The car park was a bomb site.

Steve Hamilton… I’m sure I can see myself in the distance on the pier in the halfpenny arcade!

Jasper Bitter… Ah, all those pot-holed car parks – this one, the one opposite the pier (sheltered housing as well), the old station car park and middle street. Good times back then!

Danny Brittain… Harp – you can still get a pint of Harp in Ireland. It’s not bad

Alan Esdaile… Does anyone remember when there was an amusement arcade, ice cream kiosk and more, on the front here?

The Great Storm of 1987

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photos by Michael Martin and Jimmy Burke. Hastings Observer.

Wendy Weaver… Lost almost all of our roof in the 87 storm.

Gill Harrod… Todays storm certainly similar!

Matt Thomas… Gill, I don’t think nowhere near in comparison

Tara Reddy… Many roofing businesses started up that year!!

Lorna Brazier… And that’s just a small fraction of the damage across Hastings & St Leonards in 87.

Christopher Parry… I was at sea during that storm,I’m just saying. I remember those days!

Monica Bane… Great pics, Still have the newspaper from that year!

Paul Collins… Looks like a piano landed on the roof of The Cricketers

Steve Beerling… I was working on the building as a labourer in the 87 storm and remember going up ladders the next morning repairing roofs and it was still pretty blowy up on them. Pretty daunting.

Alan Frost… I had just painted the cooling towers at Gatwick when the storm hit, my manager and myself were on top of the cooling towers tieing down a sheet to stop the rain washing our paintwork off

Ian Johnson… I remember that storm I put my Grandads roof back on the next day in the rain with Ivan

Amanda Hilton… I’d been at work as a control Operator for East Sussex Fire Brigade for 6 weeks it was a massive learning curve. Nothings fazed me after that. I retired after 34 years service .

Nicola Dobson… Worst night of my life

Broadoak Studios… I slept through that one!

Neil Cartwright… Our fence picked up and flew like a frisbee into our conservatory.

Dawn… Slept through it and total shock when I woke up. My dad however, worked through the night at Beauport Caravan Site to keep everyone safe. Lots of trees down – Scary stuff!

Alan Esdaile… Friday 16th October 1987.

David Martin… I watched my timber summer house lift off the ground about 2 feet & crash to the ground with my kids hamsters in ! They survived it !

Graham Sherrington… Horrible I had left the country in Sept to a phone free country did not know anything till 1988.

Stuart Moir… The big storm “Michael Fish”

Wendy Weaver… We lost our roof (St Paul’s Road). Could get anyone to repair it for 6 months. Went through more gales, snow etc with just tarpaulins.

Sparrow Baker… Was working in Robertsbridge signal box. Interesting night

 

Hastings Hospitals old building photos

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photos supplied by Conquest Hospital Radio archives.

Matt Thomas… (photo 4) I can see the ward where I spent 5 months

Alan Wood… I lost some of my bits there !!

Alan Esdaile… I lost some of my bits everywhere.

Clive Garrard… Great photos. I used to get Hospital radio requests from the RESH and St Helens Hospital from 1989 to 1992 for my Hospital radio request programme.

Ken Hatch… Got 4 brand new children from No1, steered clear of nos2 &3 but had ingrowing toenail removed at no4 good old hospitals and so much better built than The Conquest although that too is a great hospital staffed by amazing people

Jenifer Hitchman… Best hospitals ever.

Michele Stepanek… Proper hospitals may have been old but we’re clean and well run when they had matrons on each ward

Emma Lucy King… I was born here, my son was born in the Conquest which has some of the wall tiles from the Buchanan

Denise Joyce… Hospitals with lingering memories. I had my children in one, worked in Bexhill Hospital, used the RESH for A&E and saw my poor Mum go through groundbreaking surgery on her spine in there. My baby son had meningitis at 8 weeks, so we spent a lot of time in St Helens Hospital where he made a full recovery. All in all, all of these hospitals served our needs – and we are grateful.

Jane Wiltshire… I did my nurse training at Dt Helens and the RESH- best time ever!

Andrew Downey… Been there a few bloody times. Had a few laughs as well!!!

Heather Deacon… I started at 16 as a Cadet nurse ( Sept 1964) at RESH & St Helen’s) loved it. Been a nurse all my working life , 40 years.

Mark Gomes… I worked as a porter in the Buchanan best job I ever had

James Gardiner… Had my appendix out in there in about 1944-45. I remember soldiers being in the same ward. One gave me my first chewing gum.

Jean Colvin… Did my nurse training at the three hospitals in the 60s, night sister in st Helens, good times!

Dawn Carn… Born in the Buchanan, trained at RESH, St Helens and Bexhill, met my husband at RESH, had two beautiful children in Buchanan, My nan died in St Helens. Beautiful memories tinged with sadness.

Becky Dowley… Brilliant photos. I had my three babies in the Buchanan. Happy memories.

Marian Penfold… I was in St Helen’s in 1965 aged 8 for quite a while. I had Rheumatic Fever. Often think about the lovely nurses who looked after me. I was so scared going there in an ambulance. I remember a Staff Nurse Swan.

Sharon Hawkes… Came to Hastings as a Radiographer in 1994. Happy times staying at the Buchanan accomodation. Met some great people. Used to be on call for the special care baby unit. Dr Whincup and his amazing team.

Stephanie Hollands… My sons were born in Buchanan and I was born in Fernbank maternity hospital

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Aquarius Club, George Street, Hastings circa 1973 – Tony Howard photos.

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All photos © Tony Howard

Peter Fairless… Wow, a proper venue! Never seen it like that before.

Anne Murray… What was the nightclub that burnt down called?

Lucy Pappas… Anne, Are you thinking of the Hi Fi?

Anne Murray… Yes that could be it. I remember being outside and my friends brother was one of the fire crew!

Jacquie Hinves… Happy days spent there.

Lucy Pappas… Wow! I don’t remember it being like that!

Martyn Baker… It was the first club that I had ever heard proper seamless DJ mixing between dance tracks. I was 16 at the time, and it totally knocked me out!

Glenn Piper… I only went in once, and that was to work on a Budgie gig

Stuart Moir… Played that stage many times, lovely memories of my band mates above

Judy Atkinson… Used to go Thursday nights – Steve Maxted on his trapeze!

Reg Wood… Judy, Me too. Great memories.

Tony Davis… Had some fun nights there either djing or drinking

Kathy Harding… I met my husband there in 1972

Vivienne Gibbs… My father worked on the doors back in the day

Ian Watling… Fond memories, great place, thanks for posting

Mick O’Dowd… Saw some class acts here including Centre Page!

Clare Bennett… It wasn’t my sort of place don’t think

Christine Giles… Saw The Sweet there and Lindisfarne

Mark Randall… Would this be where I saw Haircut 100? Was it at some point called ‘Thursdays’ or some such ?

Merv Kennard… Worked with Tony from early 70s. Haven’t seen him for a few years. Hoping to be at next meeting with another newbie.

Robert Searle… Sweet were top notch, fantastic vocals and great backing, a harmony rock band.

Christine Giles… Robert, they were I was surprised

 

Exchange Travel, Parker Road, Hastings photo. Information wanted.

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photo © Monica Steward

Monica Steward… Does anyone remember Robin Steward? He was a graphic designer, worked there about 1974 or 5 until about 1980 . Sadly, he was killed in a road accident in Bristol, not his fault in 1982. His younger brother and I are trying to put together an autobiography to accompany an exhibition of some of his work. We think he designed the exchange travel logos. Any information or anecdotes would be much appreciated. The above photo was taken by Rob. I do recall he went to Malta one April to do photos for a brochure and it rained virtually every day!

Leigh Mitchell… Only just seen this, I was at Exchange from 1974-1979. Anita Medhurt and Graham How,  were probably working with Robin then too. Do you have a photo of him as the name rings a bell with me but can’t put a face to it, thank you.

 

Remember The Wheatsheaf Pub Bohemia Road St Leonards?

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Sheila Maile… Remember Bill & Irish at Welcome. Had wedding reception at Wheatsheaf 1982

Stuart Moir… Chinese restaurant for a while.

Paul Phillips… Stuart, Still is

Ian Johnson… I do, I used drink there sometimes

Pauline Richards… It was my grandmother s local as she lived nearly opposite at 133!

Martin Richter… i went to a memorial service in the catholic church down the road for a young lad on a work placement from Africa and (suited and booted) popped in for a pint on my way home – it wasn’t busy and the bar staff served the people to my left and to my right – but not me – even though i was holding a tenner to help pay their wages

Michael Dengate… It was my local for a long time, Kay and Jackie run it, many a good night was had in there, played darts, snooker and shove penny, also card games.

Chris Fitzgerald… I used to buy sweets before school across the road from there.

Chris Hart… Wasn’t that the local cop shop hangout?