Royal British Legion, Haig House, Station Road, Hastings and the Chip Shop!

Photo source: Hastings Library Archives.

John Gale… Beano Burgers and mushy peas !!!!

Elaine Venables… John, Glad someone has posted this up. I remember this fish & chip shop also the beano burgers. Used to love them wish I knew where these people that ran this had gone, as nobody does those now.

John Gale… I had a beano burger sober once, never again

Tim Moose Bruce… They were made at Buss foods at Ponswood Estate. Also Sheppies, which were minced beef with sauce in a casing of mashed potato and coated with breadcrumbs. And Chickies. Same as a Sheppie but with chicken in white sauce instead of beef. Used to work at the factory as a maintenance engineer from 76 to 88.

Elaine Venables… Yes I remember the sheppies as well. Don’t remember chickies though lol. Are buss foods still on Ponswood Estate do you know & do they still do them. Would be good to know.

Tim Moose Bruce… Sadly no. They got bought out by Anglo Dutch Meats who went under.

Andy Clarke… John, 26p for a beano burger

Geoffrey Head… John, yes lovely Beano Burgers. Eat 2 no charge if i remember right

Lee Elliston… They were made on site by the owner. Bernie. They were as he always said, beefburger,beans,sandwiched in bread, battered and fried. Nothing called sheppies was ever sold there. Soz mate no brake brothers

Mark Rodrigues… I can’t place this road

Roamine Fulton-hart… it runs from the left hand side of Priory Meadow car park, the Primark side

Andy Ives… I remember it being quite a good chippy

John Fox… I had a Saturday job in thet chippy when I was 14.

Lee Elliston… John, I worked there with Bernie from about 1975. Met my best mate Noel there when he started the year after. Had a great time and always had money in my pocket.

John Fox… Yeh Bernie..Nice bloke. I didn’t work there for long..about a year or so but had a great time.

Matt Thomas… Got a photo somewhere of Siouxsie & The Banshees in there after their gig on The Pier.

Sheila Maile… There were houses at the bottom where my parents lived early 50s

Nigel Sinden… Sheila, do you remember the Sinden’s that live there?

Jim Reilly… Best wee chippy in town! Lived round the corner at top of Middle Street

Madeline Reade… Best Fish & chips and lovely people who run it.

Martin Richter… *chip shop memories* could be a whole new thing

Teresa Freeman… yes was a good chippy we lived next door but one our 1st house in 1979 x

Roger Dando… The Cav !

Neil McGuigan… 5 pints and a Beano Burger that was our regular boys Only Friday night out.

Allan Mitchell… I remember those days!

Judy Atkinson… I used to take my rabbits & guinea pigs to shows at the British Legion in the late 60s/early 70s

Chris Meachen… Ah, Bernie & his beanoburgers, his fame spread far & wide.. Also used to go to aquarium club every Friday, downstairs in the British legion..

Andy Clarke… Used to buy 2pence worth of chips and have onion vinegar on them when I was a kid. Loved that chippy.

Stuart Moir… Long before the cricket ground was built on. Our chippy’s always bought fish locally, portions were massive, had to be careful not to buy with your eyes

David Wright… I used to go to that chip shop when i worked at Abraham’s radio & tv Queens Road 73-78

Tony Court-holmes… remember it well

Paul Cullen… Amazing chippie, used it a couple of times a week when I lived in Devonshire Road. Beanoburgers, yum yum

Ruth Thomas… Remember the RBL and the fish ‘n’ chop shop very well.

Neal Hunter…Had a bedsit round the corner used the fish shop most days.

Lee Elliston… Me and my great friend Noel worked in the chip shop for four to five years, from an early age for a great guy called Bernie. Had some great customers . Fond memories.

Tracy Birrell… My Dad used to take me to get chips from here in the 60’s.

Susanne Wyatt… Loved that Fish and Chip shop, it was the best! Xx

Teresa Briffitt… I can remember my dad going there to the British Legion x

Roger Lee… I had my Wedding reception in Haig house in 1972

Wendy Weaver… It was a Pizza restaurant for a while, then Oakfield bought it and opened up their offices there.

Cheggers Emary… Beanie burgers were the best. Really cheap too

Leigh Kennedy… The source is Hastings Library Archives. I originally posted it in https://www.facebook.com/groups/historicalhastings/ group back in 2019

Andy Clark… My father lived at number 28 in the 1930s. His parents ran it as a boarding house. He always said it was next to the British Legion, perhaps where the fish and chip shop is in the photo?

Ralph Town… beano burger anyone?

Coral Pasqua… There use to be another fish and chip shop further down the road

Peter Davenport… Beano burgers!

Virginia Davis… Chips before Rennie’s.

Martyn Baker… I’ll have a beanoburger thanks!

Brian Hall… Buss’s up at Ponswood made beanburgers. Possibly the ones mentioned

Karen Janman… That was a good chip shop in the late 70’s

Jayne Elizabeth… The chip shop!

Elanie Chenery… Remember the Legion , had my 21st party there .

Holly Millward… I used to live round the corner in Devonshire Road. Chips 8p.

Eddie Earl… It was top end of Station Road just down from what was Royal George pub at the top

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