Robertson Terrace
 Robertson Terrace c1908 | |
| Named After | Patrick Robertson |
|---|---|
| Junctions | |
| Junctions | |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1850 |
| Completion | 1854 |
Robertson Terrace faces the sea between Carlisle Parade and Harold Place with Queens Apartments (formerly the Queens Hotel) at its eastern end and was built in the 1850’s to early 1860’s on the seaward side of the area known as the America Ground.[1]
By 1852 the iconic Lion and Unicorn statues were in place joined by a wall that was topped with an ornate cast iron railing that was 90 years later removed as scrap iron for the war effort.
It is said the Lion and Unicorn were originally destined for Buckingham Palace - which was being re-modelled in 1847 – 1850 but were surplus to requirements and acquired by the developer Patrick Robertson.
After the raising of the Lion and Unicorn, the Queens Hotel and Robertson Terrace had followed by 1862, although it would appear that the construction was not without difficulty; the building firm of George and James Winter going into bankruptcy in 1854 and the properties they had constructed - numbers 8 to 12 being sold at auction in a state of near-completion[2].
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Carlisle Parade 1866 F. S. Mann
CDV.-Carlisle-Parade.-1880.
George Woods circa 1890
George Woods circa 1890
George Woods circa 1890
Carlisle Parade (The parade, Hastings, England) (LOC)
White-Rock-Parade.-1890.
1892 Full Page tourism advertisement
White Rock - Robertson Street - Robertson Terrace 1892
Robertson Terrace
Sunset after rain, view of White Rock 1900s - Flickr - seaside sally 2009
Robertson Terrace c1900
Gildersleeves-Robertson-Terrace-1904
Opposite-Robertson-Terrace.-1904.
Robertson-Terrace-and-Seafront-prior-to-any-alterations.-1905.
Carlisle-Parade.-1906.
White Rock c1907
Goat-cart-at-Robertson-Terrace-1908.
Robertson Terrace c1908
Carlisle-Parade1908
The-beach-opposite-Queens-Hotel-1908,
The-parade-and-Robertson-Terrace.-1911.
White-Rock-Parade.-1912.
Carlisle-Parade-1916
Aerial-view-of-the-town-centre-with-the-beached-submarine-1919.
Carlisle Parade, Robertson Terrace and White Rock c1920
Hastings Beach c1920
Charabanc.-1920.
Carlisle-Parade.-1920.
Gildersleeves1922
1930-3
Building-the-new-promenade-at-Robertson-Terrace.-1932.
Robertson Terrace c1935
Robertson-Hotel-Robertson-Terrace.-1935.
Albany Hotel at night 1934
Robertson-Terrace-and-the-Albany-Hotel.-1936.
White-Rock-Parade-and-Beach.-1936.
Albany Hotel & Queens Hotel
View along Carlisle Parade from Hastings Pier c1947
WhiteRock-1947
Carlisle Parade 1950s
Robertson Terrace c1960
Robertson Terrace c1970s
Carlisle Parade 1977
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| Street number ⠉ | FromYear ⠉ | FromRef ⠉ | ToYear ⠉ | ToRef ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Parade Underground Car Park | 1931 1931 1931 | ||||
| Gildersleeves Hotel | 17-18 | ||||
| Metropole Hotel | 17-18 |
| Occupier | Number | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Hotel | 1885 | 1943 | |
| Queen's Hotel | 1862 | 2003 |
References & Notes
- ↑ Ion Castro (via Hastings Observer)
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Sussex Advertiser 11 July 1854 Pg. 0007
