queens road

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.

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

Chris Dunster… Lovely photos, visited Hastings when I was very young – 1980 maybe. Two petrol stations in Queens Road – one Gulf the other Shell but was one of them once BP? Did one have a car wash?? Childhood memories.