All photos from Phil Gardner.
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1. Boots Terminus Road with bus
The Eastbourne Corporation bus is outside Boots and this photo shows the original frontage of the store which included a colonnade with display cabinets as can be seen in the photo. In the background is the rebuilt Barclays Bank, the original building was destroyed in World War II. Although not very clear the advert on the side of the bus was for Barkers, a department store that used to occupy the T J Hughes site, they were taken over by Army & Navy Stores more popularly know as A & N. Photo: -
2. Meakers and bus
This image is of an Eastbourne Corporation bus travelling up Terminus Road when the road was two-way traffic. On the left are shops called Meakers, a gents outfitters, and Dorothy Perkins, ladies clothing. They were demolished to make way for the entrance to the Arndale Centre, now the Beacon. Photo: -
3. Terminus Road Posners
This bus is travelling down Terminus Road. The shop, Posners, was a ladies fashion retailer and behind the bus would have been Woolworths and Jones, the shoe shop. Photo: -
4. Timothy Whites & Sainsburys
This image from the top end of Terminus Road shows the station in the distance. There was a road called Terminus Place running off by the self-service supermarket. Next door was Timothy Whites, a pharmacy and chemist shop, further along was a Sainsbury’s supermarket plus other retailers. These buildings were eventually demolished to make way for the extension to the Beacon Centre. Photo: -