Grand Parade
| Other Names | |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Adelaide Place Seymour Place |
| Named After | Former Name - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Dowager Queen of William IV) |
The road near Adelaide House was originally known as Adelaide Place.[1]; being named for the Dowager Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen - the widow of King William IV and aunt to Queen Victoria who had been advised to stay in St. Leonards on medical grounds.
Minutae, Trifles and Mentions from the News
Auction at Garraway’s Coffee House, Cornhill, London. Messrs. Farebrother, Clark, and Lye to sell by auction, by direction of the assignees under bankruptcy, freehold estates. 9 Grand Parade, let furnished to Mr W. Waghorn. A small house in Shepherd Street let to Mr James Brett. A small house in Gensing Road, facing to Shepherd Street, let to W. Twort.[2]
Tree v Manser. This action was brought by plaintiff, a builder at Hastings, for the recovery of an account for carpenter’s work to several houses at St Leonards, belonging to the defendant, a solicitor at Rye.- Mr Serjeant Channell and Mr Lush were for the plaintiff, and Mr Serjeant Shee and Mr Bramwell for the defendant. [Re bills for building in Seymour Place, 1 and 8 Grand Parade, 1 and 2 Warrior Square, 16 Undercliff, and 20 East Ascent in 1844-46. Many financial details. Verdict for plaintiff. HMU 3/2/5/4 at The Keep is sales particulars for sale, by order of mortgagees, of 1, 4, 9 and 10 Verulam Place, 1 and 2 Warrior Square, 5 and 6 Seymour Place, and 1 and 8 Grand Parade.[3]
Seymour Place became part of Grand Parade between 1849 and 1865.
Images & Features
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Images[edit]
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Page247-St Leonards Archway 1829-Hastings of Bygone Days and the Present
The-South-Saxon-Hotel-in-1850.
South-Saxon-Hotel-St-Leonards-in-1859.
St-Leonards-Archway-1890
George Woods circa 1890
Glass-plate-of-St-Leonards-Arch-1891.
St-leonards-Bank-1899.
An-early-hold-to-light-postcard.-1903.
Grand-Parade-Eastern-end-of-Marina.-1903.
Grand-Parade-1903.
Grand-Parade.-1904.-2
Grand-Parade-St.-Leonards.-1904.
One-of-the-Hold-to-Light-Postcards.-1904.
Trams-at-Grand-Parade.-1905.
St-Leonards-Parade-c1905.
Grand-Parade-c1905.
1905-7
Grand-Parade-St.-Leonards.-1907.
Grand-Parade-and-St-Leonards-Pier-entrance.-1907
Grand-parade-1907.
Grand-Parade.-1908.-Note-that-the-tuck-in-was-made-for-the-taxi-cabs.
West-Marina-tram-on-Grand-Parade.-1908.
The-beach-on-Grand-Parade.-1908.
InvasionGrandParade 1909
Grand Parade 1909
At-the-foot-of-London-Road-St-Leonards.-1909.
Grand-Parade-St-Leonards-on-Sea-c1910
Grand-Parade-looking-East.-c1910.
Grand-parade-on-a-windy-day.-1911.
Corner-of-Warrior-Square-and-Grand-Parade-.-1912.
Grand Parade c1912
Well-patronised-beach-at-Grand-Parade.-1952.
Grand-Parade-on-a-windy-day.-1915.
Page249-Grand Parade 1920-Hastings of Bygone Days and the Present
Grand-Parade.-1923.
Ellis-Son-Vidler-Wine-Merchants-Grand-Parade-1926
Grand Parade circa 1928
Promenade, Marina c1929
Grand Parade-Warrior Square-Eversfield Place c1930
Building-the-Promenade-along-the-seafront.-1933
Grand-Parade-looking-East-along-Eversfield-Place-removing-the-old-tram-rails.-1935.
Shelters on the lower promenade beneath Grand Parade c1935
Lower-Promenade-Grand-Parade-with-St-Leonards-Pier-in-the-background-1935.
An-aerial-view-of-Marina-and-Marine-Court-in-1937.-Just-prior-to-war-and-photographic-restrictions-1
Grand Parade bomb damage
GrandParade1949
Grand Parade c1952
Grand-Parade-in-c1952-bomb-damaged-buildings-now-replaced-with-Grand-Court-flats.
The-promenade-at-Warrior-Square-in-1952.
Trolley-Bus-just-past-the-bottom-of-London-Road-St-Leonards.-1952.
Grand-Parade-looking-East.-1954.
Corner-of-Warrior-Square-c1955.
No-11-Trolley-Bus-to-Hollington-on-Grand-Parade-turning-into-London-Road.-1955.
Grand Parade 1950s
Grand Parade 1962
Rough Seas 1990
Grand Parade, St.Leonards on sea
The Promenade and Warrior Square, St.Leonards on Sea
Ex-Lloyds Bank 28-29 Grand Parade
Ex-Lloyds Bank 28-29 Grand Parade Vault
| Street number ⠉ | FromYear ⠉ | FromRef ⠉ | ToYear ⠉ | ToRef ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Wyatt Hughes | 18 | 1954 | 1954 | ||
| Divito | 12 | 1967 | |||
| Ellis Son and Vidler | 23 | 1870 | 1980 1980 | ||
| Lloyds Bank | 474 28-29 | 1970 | 1980 | ||
| Mintons China |
| Occupier | Number | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 055.jpg | |||
| Adelaide House | 23 | ||
| Map | 23 | ||
| F. Rossiter | 9 | ||
| St. Leonards Archway | 1828 | 1895 |
References & Notes
- ↑ Hastings and St Leonards Observer - Saturday 23 April 1927
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Sussex Advertiser 4 July 1848 Pg. 0004
- ↑ Brighton Gazette 23 March 1848
