Chelsea Girl bag – Queens Road Hastings 1970’s

Bag supplied by Mo Elms

Nadia Compagnone… Loved that shop when I worked in Sussex Stationers at the top of Queens Road.

Clair Finn… Remember it well xxx

Colin Bell… Remember waiting for what seemed like eternity when my then girlfriend was in there shopping! 

SinkySnap… wasnt there a Chelsea Girl on Castle road then it was Tammy Girl?

Lucy Pappas… Loved Chelsea Girl x

Anne Murray… Used to go in there all the time, my favourite shop!

Tracy Birrell… Spent all my Saturday job wages in here in the 70’s. I loved this place!

Linda Woods… I worked in Chelsea girl from 1974 to 1994. Good times

Jane Dorsett… I used to work there, great days.

Linda Turnbull… Was the Pam Dor above this shop. ?

Alan Esdaile… Yes, Linda.

Linda Turnbull… often enjoyed a bop and a drink there

Sara McManagan… I love that shop

Dawn Leaney… I used these as school bags to carry my books to and fro school. Carried under the arm not like a shopping bag. Super trendy at the time, all us girls did.

Susanne Bowen… I used to work here, Suzanne Botting 1977-78. Very nice when we had the manageress Shirley, but after that everything went ratshit.

Linda Woods… Susanne, Sorry to hear that

Aquarius with The Steve Maxted Show and Candy Choir September 1973

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ad supplied by  Leigh Wieland-Boys, poster supplied by Jozef Maxted

Chris Giles… I think it was Steve Maxted  that sometimes came into Chelsea Girl …

Andre Martin… Centre of the world for sooooo many young ladies in the 1960s!!

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supplied by Andre Martin