Arthur Brown – Hastings Stadium Elphinstone Road 28th August 1967

Mick O’Dowd… I was there. Never heard of him before that day. Him, along with Geno Washington stole the show!

Edward Adams… I was there as well

Derek Woodgate… I was at the Hastings show. Got the piss taken out of me for wearing a kaftan. Someone shouted hey look its Cliff Richard and Sandy Shaw as my girlfriend was shoeless.

Lisa Jane… I believe that was the first (or one of the first) dates my parents went on

Dawn & Dorset Laundry Elphinstone Road Hastings

photo: Leigh Kennedy

Matt Thomas… I remember the night it was on fire

Martin Richter… lovely building

John Wilde… Always admired this building

Claire Lonsdale… Beautiful

Keith Veness… Another one of Hastings Fires

John Mcewen…. My claim to fame is that I alerted the fire brigade. Was going to work at 3.30 in the morning.

Kev Towner… Absolutely loved this building. I lived in Linley Drive as a child.

Lucy Pappas… I loved that building x

Eileen Adams… Where abouts on Elphinstone Rd was this?

Matt Thomas… Eileen, On the corner of Hoadswood Rd and Elphinstone Rd opposite the allotments

Debbie Antonowicz… I remember it and it was knocked down when it should not have been…..

Sarah Harvey… That is a rhubarb field next to it, which was part of the farm that was situated in Elphinstone Road. Me and a friend used to go and pick (more like nick) it and go around selling it house to house for extra pocket money.

Matt Thomas… Sarah, would that have been Scutes Farm?

Sarah Harvey… Matt, indeed it was. Now Scutes Close occupies part of the farm site

Gavin Hide… my mum still lives in Springfield Cottage just on corner of Elphinstone Gardens…..still has a small patch of rhubarb

Angela Frances Gardner… I had a friend Paddy who worked there

Mike Rawlinson… Didn’t it get burned down?

Claire Triance… Yes as these gr8 building often get burned so that developers get to build on site happens all time

Rose Biela… Love the architecture

Tracy Birrell… Such a beautiful Art Deco building. I was the telephonist/receptionist here in the ’70’s.

Andrew Clifton… I worked for them for a short time.

Martin Stringer… Used to live almost opposite that when we owned Tudor House.

John Busbridge… Accidentally caught fire because it was in the way and had or was getting a preservation order on it?

Dawn Campbell… Hi, My mum worked there for many years, I remember meeting her there after school walking home from the High school on the Ridge, which is also sadly no longer. Then I used to visit and take my baby son with me to show him off to her colleagues. Although it was hard work she always seemed to enjoy her time there. This was between the years 1975 to 1990

Allan Mitchell… I remember those days Hi Uncle Den Love The Picture Of Dawn Dorset Laundry I Worked There For 4 Years Had great Laughs But Very Hard Work Love To You Donna Booby Neph Allan Xxx

John Fox… I worked there for 6 years in the 80s. Good times.

Kevin White…I did some electrical work there from time to time, when I was an apprentice electrician on Farley Paine ltd in the mid 70’s. My Mum used to work there in the 50’s or 60’s

Julie Findlay-jones… My dad worked as a driver for the laundry that was by Kings Road but I’m not sure if it was the same company.