Queens Arcade (est. 1882)
10 Queens Road
Hastings
TN34 1PA map
Buses: 31, 98, 99, 100, 101, 322, 323
Rail station: Hastings (7 mins)
Parking: Priory Shopping Centre (24 hours)
Owners: Undisclosed (previously Went Tree Charity 2027-2021)
Early example of a covered shopping arcade.
Listed in 2022
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Rainbows (est. Oct 2024)
7 Queens Arcade
Hastings
TN34 1PA map
07594 307 635
Owners: Alison and Simon Nicholls
Retro sweets
The Story
The original Rainbows closed in 2023. The business has been acquired by the new owners. A friendly service is guaranteed.
Open from 10:00.
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1882 Queens Avenue Arcade opened in Hastings town centre for Ben Harry Went Tree (1844-1927). It consisted of 16 shops and an assembly room. Designed by Philip Tree (1848-1922) and Charles Val Hunter & built by F Cruttenden. More info
1924 Scottish engineer John Logie Baird worked above a shop at Queens Arcade when he was working on the invention of television. More info
1927 Arcade owner Mayor of Hastings Alderman Went Tree died. Arcade put into a Trust, with the objectives of distributing any proceeds of the rentals paid by shopkeepers in the Arcade for two causes: acquisitions by the local Hastings Museum, and support to persons from the town seeking to emigrate to Commonwealth countries
2021 Arcade auctioned off by Went Tree trust to a private bidder for £461,000. More info
2022 Queens Arcade listed Grade II. More info |
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