Used to holiday there with my folks in the 1950’s at Coombe Haven Caravan Park & have very fond memories of the place. The Olympic sized outdoor swimming pool was amazing, and when it rained (as it often did!) we’d go to the White Rock indoor pool that was ingeniously built into the promenade sea wall! ❤

Great stuff Lenny

If they had KEPT Dover WD operational and simply modernised the trains and tracks, I am certain it would be thriving as a service now. I don't know the full story, but I suspect a shady deal was done, behind the scenes between Eurotunnel / Eurostar and the British government. If you want the tunnel built, (private capital), you will eliminate the competition for foot passengers, ie Victoria to Dover WD. It was an excellent and POPULAR service. If it was allowed to exist the tunnel wouldn't be viable financially.

thanks for the upload, love the gorgeous Intercity locos and a very interesting running location.

it was £1 to ride all day up and down the line, remember it well going with me mum. Happy days :)

Thanks film I just remember cricket ground I was 5 then I think Gavin. Local lived hastings all my life 62 now I don't feel it .

Grew up in Hastings, really enjoyed this video. I've not been back since the pier got rebuilt. I think I'll hold onto the memorys I have :)

lovely film, it breaks my heart when ever I see the cricket field in town which has been replaced by horrendous shopping center. Hopefully one day the shopping center will be torn down and the cricket field, or at least a green space for the people of the town to enjoy, will return again.

Sad thought is that virtually everyone in the film will be dead now, except those who were little kids at the time. Has anyone watched this film and seen their parents or grandparents in it?

Horrible world now!!!!

I arrived at Dover Western Docks station in 1980 to catch a hovercraft to Boulogne, I remember it well because it was like stepping back in time to the 1920's/1930's. Wonderful old station.

A car more gentle time now sadly gone.

Thanks for the memory of a time that will never come again and one that I was lucky enough to grow up in.

It's so nice to see the pier in its heyday, lovely to see it with all the lights illuminated, nowadays it's a shadow of its former self, I heard that the owner who purchased it after the fire destroyed it has now sold it , he also owns Eastbourne pier too, and yesterday I was on Brighton pier and realised that Hastings pier has no arcades or shops and unfortunately will die a death . There just isn't and won't be the public footfall to keep it financially viable. Its a shame . -bud the painter-

came to Hastings in 1959 ,camping at Farelight Glenn , ended up living here in 2000 , after my friends moved here in 1969 . love it

DOC Shirley was on fire here,,

Brilliant!

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wow that was interesting..

wow Bob Geldorf

king Charles says , god bless you , and one is really proud of you ,

a classic in in purest form John Lennon

the best song and bass I have ever heard ,

Queen Elizabeth ,says really great boys

great music ,,Paul Mc McCartney

a true classic ,, Eric Clapton

happy days

brings back memories from the 70s ,, happy days

9:10 Very smart livery on that '47. 🚂👍

Do you have any other Stamco games from 1991

Wasn’t England enchanting in those times; what a crime that crept upon us to steal it!

Thank you for this Sarah, I was Fireman here from1963 to 1971 i then transferred to Leeds , lovely memories ,,

piss heads galore,,,great

great job guys - brilliant energy

Why did they clsoed dover western docks

4.09-4.22 Bottle Alley with the beach as it was! 4.24-4.29 the Sun Lounge,gone! 4.41-4.46 the park boating lake,when it had boats! 5.16-5.24 the Memorial Clock Tower,gone! 5.54-6.02 Foyles House from Foyles War!

This film is early 1960s when Costa Del Hastings started going into decline with far worse to come in the c1970s and c1980s. The best years for Hastings were probably late 1940s and 1950s.

The late 1950s was the last time Hastings was civilised. Look at Warrior Square in this film and how superb it once was and compare with today.

it's ashame i didn't see what it was like before they closed it pity they did i have been been down there but sadly couldn't get on the platforms because a ship was in and they couldn't let me in because of security it should have never closed they could have made it a container port like tilbury felixstowe Southampton 😟

Wot a shit hole thank god the tunnel opened

A little bit confusing. This film is my childhood. I remember it all. Someone mentioned 1963. Sounds about right but there are still Trolley Bus overhead cables. They didn't stop until 1959. But 63 fits with my memory. One of the cars looks 63 but not the overhead cables. I am going with 59.

It's just a Theme Park now no damn character my home town the Old Town has gone just full of overpriced shops selling crap and rich Londoners.

Lovely filming Sarah... beautiful station.... days of freedom ....

It's interesting to find out something about your church, I've been attending since 2099-2010 I think, it was, it's a friendly place, a lovely warm church toworsh God

Kodachrome II 8mm film is 1961 to 1974, so it can't be the 50s. The last trolleybus ran in 1959 and the trolley bus wires were removed the following year, so it can't be the 50s even if you allow that it is not Kodachrome film. I would date it to 1963.

Sad to see 99% of this lost to time. Hastings is just a dive now.

Been there many times,post station times,to pick up from cruise ships. Lovely building.

Lived in Norman Road for 9years. Loved St. Leonard's.

Wow, that Dover station has better architecture than any modern station, and, most London terminals. And B.R. bulldozed it. Criminal.

Was this train hauled by a 47. I used an EMU from Waterloo in 1993 to go to Belgium. I think they should have kept this station open