Well, the final closures of Debenhams stores countrywide happened yesterday (BBC), but did you know that the Hastings branch at 3 Robertson Street was originally a drapers store run by William Plummer? He opened his store in 1871, before merging with his neighbour from 1-2 Robertson Street, George Roddis, (and another chap, Reginald Tyrrell of Bournemouth, who later left their arrangement), to become Plummer Roddis until bought out by Debenhams in the early 1970s.
The building had been rebuilt in 1927, to a fine design by the local architect Henry Ward, in the last year of his life, and who designed many other local buildings, including the town hall in Queens Road (blog).
Sad to see Debenhams go...
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