Borgeauds
From Historical Hastings
Borgeauds Bakery with premises at 51 London Road,7 Gensing Road, 8 Sedlescombe Road North and 407 Battle Road opened between 1899 and 1911 when Alfred Borgeaud took over the Gensing Road premises which had been converted from a grocery shop to a bakery by Frederick Harman some time between 1878 and 1899.[1] By 1953, the bakery was owned by Messrs L & W Fookes with the main production premises being on Tower Road West from 1944[2][3] on the site previously utilised by Robinson's Bakery. By 1966, the bakery also had an outlet at 4 Castle Street[4]
At some time, there were ovens in a basement in Queen's Road, moving to the Tower Road West premises around 1850.[3].
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References & Notes
- ↑ Post Office Directory 1878, Kelly's Directory 1890, 1899 & 1911
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 11 March 1944 Pg. 0005
- ↑ a b The Bohemia Village Voice: The Old Bakery – happy memories on £1.50 per week | The Bohemia Village Voice, accessdate: 31 December 2019
- ↑ 1066 Online via H Wojtczak