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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Sussex => Topic started by: Agnes14 on Monday 09 May 05 14:30 BST (UK)
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Does anyone know anything about the Hampden Park Hotel, Eastbourne?
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Have a look on Google. I do not think the hotel is still there but Hampden Park is.
Andrea
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Hi
The end of my road, is opposite the entrance to Hampden
Park, but have never heard of a Hotel ?
cheers
sandra
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It is possible that this is a jest used by a tramp or a young person sleeping rough.
Another thought is that it is a lodging house. Elizabeth Hampton and Elizabeth Ruth Hampton had lodging houses at 37 and 8 Gildridge Road, shown on the 1899 Kelley's Directory.
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/pageviewer.asp?fn=00008sig.tif&dn=WSC13009tif&zoom=s
Finally, is there a date and are you sure this is Eastbourne?
Rod
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Found it! :D
It is listed in the 1911 Kelley's Directory for Sussex, with Henry Scott as the manager, with an address just given as Hampton Park (page 916).
In the 1965 Kelley's for Eastbourne it is shown as Hampton Park Hotel (Trust Houses Ltd) at 2 Brodrick Road H P. On modern maps Brodrick Road runs from near the railway station north then turns west towards Willingdon. It is one of those places that from a distance is "Eastbourne" but is on the outskirts of the modern town in what was the rural village fringe.
Rod
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Thanks Rod, that's brilliant.
Agnes
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Hello,
Will go and check this out at the weekend, as now I am
intrigued !
sandra
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Hi
This hotel was indeed knocked down in the early 60's - I have spoken
to someone today who remembers it, saying it was a very
"posh" hotel, and they always had lovely flower displays.
cheers
sandra ;)
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Thanks Sandra, it's quite intriquing why my friends gran was there in the first place
Agnes
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Hi
I was born in Eastbourne and went to the infants school in Broderick Road. At the bottom near the parade of shops which were built about 1970, there used to be The Trust House Hotel. I believe it was derelict during the 1960's, and as kids we were sure it was haunted. If you look at a book of Eastbourne in old photos I'm sure you will find a picture of the hotel, owned by Trust House Forte I believe. :)
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Thanks Susan, I haven't found a photo of it yet so it's worth having a looks.
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Hi All,
Is this hotel anywhere near Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, have just got my G/Grandfather death cert. thru and he was a commissionaire and lived at Pevensey Rd. At least i think it's my g/father as it was registered by his Widow and my Nan wouldn't divorce him!! I sense a bit of bigamy there, it must be him as there was other (that i've found anyway) name like it in my family,only my Dad.
Regards Margaret.
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Margaret,
Pevensey Road is down near the sea front, Hampton Park is inland two miles to the north. BUT it is possible that he used the train, working one stop up the line while living in the main town where property was less exclusive. There were and are many hotels in Eastbourne and he could have worked at any of them.
Rod
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Thanx for that Rod,
Is there any way I can find out if he had children with this lady? His name was HERBERT WILLIAM SENNITT and she signed his death cert as E. Sennitt, Widow of deceased, like a Graveyard list only there's nothing leading to it on the Council website. It's very fascinating as i would like to know her name, was it Ellen or Elizabeth etc.
Cheers
Margaret.
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Margaret
A couple of other ideas:
Local newspaper for any obituary/notice of death
Electoral regsiters for last known address
Eastbourne library may have some of these resources
http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/find/eastbourne/
Best wishes
Casalguidi
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Margaret,
first thing is a few dates. Always helps to know when you are looking!
Rod
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Hi Rod,
The dates are 30.12.1931 that he died, in a sanatorium (I think) of heart disease, whose address was 123 Church St. but he lived at 76 Pevensey Rd, with his widow E. Sennitt. His name was Herbert William Sennitt and he was 63 when he died. Thanx.
Margaret.
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Margaret,
there are no Sennitts in the 1915 Kelley's and the 1965 shows 76 Pevensey Road as the Buckleigh Guest House. I will try at the library for any directories between these dates. It may take me a week or two to find the time, so please be patient,
Rod
PS if anyone else has more records or quicker access, please jump in!
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You are so kind Rod, Thanx ever so much. Meanwhile I shall keep looking on 1837 online to see if they really did get married. I did see a programme on Ch.4 a couple of weeks ago and their cameraman was a John Sennitt (which is a very stong name in my family tree) so i mailed the tv station and they said their film was made by a company in Brighton, so i wrote to them, but to date have had no reply...... so maybe they had a Son together plus others. Thanx once again.
Regards Margaret.
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Margaret,
I have not forgotten this. Have tried several local libraries but they did not have the directories I was looking for. I will try some others next week when I have an hour free.
Rod
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Thanx Rod.
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Message for M.Sharp.
Being new I cannot communicate by PM with you but noting your interest in the name Dowsing I am about to dispose of a postcard addressed to a Mrs Dowsing at Hampden Park Eastbourne. It is from a wounded WW1 soldier and addressed "Dear M". I believe he also wrote another contemporaneous postcard to a Miss Baker, Brasted Hall, Sevenoaks. I will scan the rear of both before sale in case they are of interest to you.
I also note your interest in the name Collison. I am certain I tried to look up that name in connection with locating a postcard picture that I believe to be of the Bury St. Edmunds area. I will attempt to locate and leave a further message if I can find it.
Regards.
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Hi there,
Have pm'd u with my e-mail address if u would not mind sending me them, how interesting. Thank u so much.
Kind regards Margaret.
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Not sure if you are still looking but I have a postcard of the Hampden Park Hotel (or the Trust House as we knew it) dated around 1912
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Thanx for the pic. It looks just like a corner pub doesn't it? Haven't been onsite for couple of yrs now due to ill health, but i will get back into it (i hope anyway), so do bear with me pls.
Many thanx once again.
Margaret.