The Queens Hotel opened in 1862[1] (Parsons gives the opening year as 1863[2]), having been constructed to a design by the architect Mr. Francis H. Fowler which included 200 rooms, first and second class coffee rooms, saloons, suites for families, meeting rooms, billiards and smoking rooms and a library[3].
Construction[edit]
Formation of a company and issue of shares to raise capital for the building commenced in 1857, when a board of directors was assembled, consisting of eight directors - five from London and three from Hastings - these being; T. Agar, Esq., of Oakfield Lodge; E. Hayles, Esq. of Belmont; and Robert Hempsted, of 14 Grand parade. The ground was laid out on the site of the Shipwright's Arms on the 14th of May and construction of the cellars began two weeks later - John Howell being the contractor. Unfortunately it was some twelve months before sufficient capital had been raised to commence work on the above-ground portion of the building[4] - construction of this commencing towards the end of 1858, with the firm of Holland and Hannen being the chosen contractors in spite of not being the cheapest tender[5]
- Images
The-Albert-Memorial.-1875.
White-Rock-and-Carlisle-Parade.-1880.
CDV.-Carlisle-Parade.-1880.
Harold Place & Queens Hotel
Yachts-at-Hastings-c.1890
(Yachts starting, Hastings, England) (LOC)
Carlisle Parade (The parade, Hastings, England) (LOC)
Glass-plate-of-the-Queens-Hotel-and-Harold-Place.-1891.
White-Rock-and-beach-1892.
The-beach-at-Harold-Place.-1900.
Hastings Beach ^ Fishing Boats - Flickr - drew anywhere
Harold-Place-and-Queens-Hotel.-1902.
The-beach-at-Carlisle-Parade.-1902.
Queens-Hotel-with-the-Albertine-and-Skylark-Yachts-on-the-beach.-1903.
Entertainments-on-the-beach-1903
The-Albertine-or-Skylark-taking-on-passengers.-1904.
The-sea-washing-down-Harold-Place November-4th-1904
The-Parade-at-Denmark-Place-c1905.
Watching-the-repairs-to-the-sea-wall-at-Carlisle-Parade-1903-what-stops-people-falling-over-the-edge-in-seeing-whats-going-on
Denmark-Place-and-Queens-Hotel-c1905
Queens-Hotel-and-beach.-1906.
Town-Centre-looking-up-Queens-Road.-1906.
A-packed-beach-and-parade-opposite-the-Queens-Hotel-1906.
Harold-Place-and-the-Queens-Hotel.-1906.
Goat-cart-at-Robertson-Terrace-1908.
Hastings-seafront.-c1910.
Group portrait in a beach-launched pleasure yacht, possibly the 'New Albertine', in front of the Queens Hotel, Hastings by William Smith (1910)
Aerial-view-of-the-town-centre-with-the-beached-submarine-1919.
From-the-Queens-Hotel.-1919.
The-Beached-submarine-1919
The-beached-Sumarine-U118-at-Harold-Place.-1919.
Albertine-and-possibly-the-Skylark-Yachts-by-the-Queens-Hotel-1920
View-looking-West-from-Castle-1925
Caroline Parade Castle Street c1930
Promenade Construction Carlisle Parade
The-new-promenade-Just-after-completion.-1934.
Queens-Hotel-Restaurant-on-Harold-Place-1935.
Hastings New Promenade ^ Underground Car Park - Posted 29th August 1935 - Includes message - Flickr - drew anywhere
11th-March-1937.-D-H-Nobles-Humber-at-the-head-of-a-line-of-cars-waiting-to-take-the-road-test-at-an-RAC-Rally-at-Hastings.
View over Hastings from the Castle c1946
Harold-Place-showing-a-bomb-site-to-where-a-Restaurant-once-stood.-1947.
View along Carlisle Parade from Hastings Pier c1947
Harold-Place-showing-the-bomb-sites-c1947
A-nice-aerial-shot-of-the-Central-Cricket-Ground.-1956.
The Beach From Hastings Castle - Posted 17th June 1961 - Includes message - Flickr - drew anywhere
Mods and Rockers invasion 1964 03
Queens Hotel and Denmark Place 1972
Hastings St Leonards - 1980s Footage Harold Place YouTube
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