Pam Dor Coffee Bar – Early 60’s Hastings

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supplied by Peter Millington

Peter Millington….Eric behind the counter at the Pam Dor Early 1960’s.

Mick Knights….That’s the ever popular Eric, the owner, serving. I, along with just about every teenage lad, was banned by him at one time or another!! The Pam Dor had the first Discotec in Hastings, which was on the second floor, a place I never entered, nor did very many, as it soon closed. its second incarnation was the Astral club, which morfed into Toff’s.

Peter Pursglove….i did the door up there for a few years until it closed Alan ,Mollly Russell ran it ,busy little club

Tom Boyer….Great times, we loved it, a fabulous place to meet. Tom & Lin Boyer (nee White)

Sue Bartholomew (Nee Finch)… I remember the Pam Dor, it was the best place to go, we paid a shilling entrance and that also got you a coffee or a frothy hot chocolate, and sit in there for as long as you wanted, it was always busy and behind in Middle Street was a long line of Lambrettas or Vespas belonging to some young lad who was in the Pam Dor.

Colin Bell… Love this photo Pete, met my first ‘proper’ girlfriend there…happy days…

Mick Mepham… Who were your ‘improper’ ones Colin and are you still in touch with them?

Nicola Dobson… Spent a lot of time in there…I remember that seating area..they should have coffee bars again Im sure they would be popular!

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Changing face of Queens Road area Hastings photos supplied by Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland

all photos © Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland

Gulf garage and gas showrooms,  Queens Road Motors, Albert Road’s magistrates building adjoining John Collier with ‘Nan’s green Metro in the photo, Gamley’s and Blockbuster.

Samantha Blake… (Queens Road Motors photo) Now supported living flats. I used to work in the flats there,  the residents that used to live at Osbourne House on the ridge xxx

Sam Rosewell… Samantha, my nan worked at Osborne House for years xx

Matt Thomas… Queens Rd Motors was one of the places that used to serve me cigarettes under age

Jacqui Murphy… Great photos!

Pauline Richards… (1st) And the Gas board!

Stuart Gurney… I started my gas board apprenticeship in that building

Chris Meachen… (1st) The signage of ‘Maintrack models’ just visible on the right

Terry Pollard… Chris, My wife and I bought Maintrack Model shop and I converted it into a cafe called “Two Teas”. We didn’t realise what a job it would be, there was wet-rot, dry-rot, rising damp, falling damp, rotten joists and floorboards, crumbling brickwork etc etc ad nauseum. Took me 3 months to gut it and refurb. It looked and worked brilliantly though, and was a proper money-spinner.

Chris Meachen… Terry, I used to work building and repairing models in the storeroom at the back. It was so cold and damp that paint wouldn’t dry properly in the winter. After the first year I transferred my workbench to my bedroom at home.

I’m still doing the same work, but now in a proper workshop..

Allan Fairhead… (3) I use to go to Sunday school there in the 50’s , just out of sight was Rix the jewellers.

Lee Dunton… (3) Thought so used to go to Saturday morning matinee there In the late 70s remember seeing the first star wars film in 78 !

Cliff Marchant… (3) Yes, its behind the white van on the corner. It was called the Gaiety, or it was when I used to go in the 60’s.

Tim Moose Bruce… (photo 3) In the background, the cricket pitch, before the powers at the time committed an act of architectural genocide and built that scourge of a shopping centre.

Gill Chambers… Y was that magnificent building knocked down

Angela Cupaiolo… (1) Many a phone call I made in that phone box

Trevor Mepham… Great photos, remember them well

Kevin Sherwood… Used to catch the 133 from the Gas Show Rooms to the Langham onto Elphinstone school. St Andrew’s chuch stood where the garage is so the photo is 1970+. And thats my phone box!

Jon McCallion… I bought a lovely Volkswagen beetle from that Gulf garage as I remember the guy who owned it was called Malcolm. How things have changed maybe for the worse

Jacquie Hinves… As a student nurse would catch the bus to St Helens from Queens Road or Hastings railway station. I remember the cricket ground , now some ghastly shopping mall and the council depot by the gas stations, where Morrison’s is. Grandad had his work area across the road.

John Henderson… I remember queuing in Albert Rd for the cinema.

Russell Field… Loved Gamleys

Dean Reed… look Blockbuster lol

Phil Szomszor… Loved a trip to Gamley’s as a kid! Great pics

Beshie-ann-Carver-carpenter… Loved Gamleys, used to just go in and wander around when I was bored, when I grew up in Cornwallis street.

Master Martin… Had the giant Lego animal in Gamleys was a nice memory

Steph Dorado… Oh my days Gamleys!!! an important part of many Hastings childhoods… just going in there felt like Christmas!

Ian Richardson… Much more better back then Internet shopping killed the shops although we all shop online now .

Ade Cirket… Went to Gamley’s with my eldest daughter

Lee Elliston… (1) Gas board depot and show room

Lynn Normoyle… (1) Such good times working there and some fun trips with the social club. Nice looking building, shame they demolished it.

Dave Styles…. (1) This garage was the first place I ever used my credit card. I filled my motorbike with petrol for under three quid.

Ade Cirket… (2) Worked there while at schoool

Pete Brazier… (2) My most favourite memory of this place was during the time the film Battle Of Britain was in the cinemas, there was a spitfire on the forecourt of the garage, (I wish there were some pics available). I remember that when it was collected, it had it’s wings removed and all put on a transporter, because it was late in the day they had to spend the night in the TA center Cinque Ports Way at Bulverhythe,  where my father was caretaker, (I had no camera at the time worst luck!)

Scott Woodcocks… Who remembers Cheap Jacks by the cricket ground, The Disc Jockey and i think it was Dimarcos by Woolworths and not forgetting Out Of This World

 

 

 

That Darn Cat! film – Gaiety Cinema Hastings 31st October 1965

Colin Bell… A happy/sad memory, the last film my nan took me to see there before she passed away not long afterwards.

Alan King… i remember seeing that at the cinema, wasn’t much choice back then, cliff richard filums, zulu, the man in the iron mask, the jokers, how the west was won, they’re about the only ones i remember from that age

Nigel Ford… Definitely saw that, not sure it was this date but unlikely it came back? With mum for sure and brother I expect.

Masons Music 190 Queens Road Hastings advertising feature 1985

Will Cornell… Weren’t you on GROVE Rd when I met you in 1990? So you went through that “larger premises” lease on “Queen’s Rd” pretty quickly, huh?

Alan Esdaile… Will, Yes we did move to Grove Road. Was in Queens Road for quite a while, first at 187 and then 190 Queens Road.

Co-Op Queens Road Hastings – school uniforms 1965

Alan Esdaile… I’m sure all mine came from Wards.

Pete Fairless… posh boy!

Colin Bell… And mine!

Merv Kennard… Didn’t know there was anywhere else to get the uniform other than wards!

Andy Ives… mine too

Nicola Dobson… Mine too

Ralph Town… The cap really doesn’t work with the rest of the ensemble. lol

Alan Esdaile… I think my cap disappeared in the first few days, when the older kids grabbed it. Parents were not happy!