Licence Plates Surveys 1973 to 2023. The attached tables show the survey results and record which plates are still in-situ, have been lost, newly discovered, or rediscovered.

 

Bath Chair Stand (BCS)
1973 & 1984 locations noted by Harold Spears	2013 survey results	2022/2023 survey results	Updated address (if applicable)
Arlington Road near the junction with Old Orchard Road.	Yes	Yes	Boundary wall of Medical Practice.
Bolton Road outside number 10.	Yes	Refitted	Opposite Kamsons Pharmacy.
Bolton Road outside number 15: See ‘Plates Currently in Storage.’
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Chiswick Place, south side near theatre.	Yes	No (Lost sometime after 2013)	N/A
1973 & 1984: Compton Street outside rear entrance to Arundel Hotel on corner of Devonshire Place.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
Cornfield Terrace near junction with Burlington Place.	Yes	Yes, Keith Bell	To the left of the gate marked 2A.
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Cornfield Terrace, opposite No 3 (old information centre).	Yes	Yes	Cranbourne Court, 1 Cornfield Terrace.
*Elms Avenue opposite Burlington Road.  1973: Not Listed. 1984 update seems to suggest this plate was found after 1973, but was removed before the 1984 survey.
1973: Grand Parade opposite Lascelles Terrace. 1984 no update listed.	No update listed.	No (Lost sometime after 1973)	N/A
1973: Not Listed, but reported in 1974 as ‘Pier Gardens’. 1984: Grand Parade opposite Queens Gardens.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Marine Parade opposite Queens Gardens.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
King Edward’s Parade roadside wall Wish Tower grounds: - 1973 – 5 listed 1984 – 4 listed	4 listed	3 listed  (2 lost since 1973)	Opposite Wilmington Square (Grand Court side). Opposite Wilmington Square (Citrus Hotel side). Opposite Lansdowne Hotel next to WD boundary stone.
Not Listed	Not Listed	Yes	Meads Road, boundary wall of Our Lady of Ransom Church opposite the junction with Saffrons Road.
Southfields Road, side wall of 2 Old Orchard Road.	Yes	Yes Kevin Gordon	As per 1973/1984
Not Listed	Not Listed	Yes	Upperton Gardens Park near the junction with Hartfield Road.

 

Goat Chaise Stand (GCS) See also ‘Plates Currently in Storage.’
1973 & 1984 locations noted by Harold Spears	2013	2022/2023	Updated address (if applicable)
1973 & 1984: King Edward’s Parade roadside wall Wish Tower Grounds.	Yes	Yes	Opposite the Lansdowne Hotel adjacent to the disabled parking bay.

 

Hackney Carriage Stand (HCS) See also ‘Plates Currently in Storage.’
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Grange Road. On wall of Eastbourne College grounds.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
Hardwick Road, near Devonshire Park Theatre entrance.	Yes	Yes Keith Bell	Adjacent to Taxi Rank.
1973: Elim Church, plate held by library. 1984 (reinstalled): Hartfield Road, near Elim Church.	Yes	Yes	Arundel House, 1 Hartfield Road.
King Edward’s Parade roadside wall Wish Tower grounds: - 1973 – 3 listed 1984 – 3 listed	Yes	Yes, 01/02/23	Opposite Wilmington Square/end of Grand Court. Opposite Wilmington Square gardens. Opposite the Citrus Hotel.
Not Listed	Not Listed	Yes	Meads Road, boundary wall of Our Lady of Ransom Church near the junction with Grange Road.
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Queens Gardens.  Wall of Queens Hotel carpark.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
1973 & 1984: - Seaside outside No 64.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
Not Listed	Not Listed	Yes	St. John’s Road, boundary wall of electricity substation opposite The Moorings flats.
1973: Not Listed. 1984: The Avenue, on wall of Upperton Gardens.	No	Yes  (rediscovered)	As per 1973/1984
1973: Not Listed. 1984: The Avenue, near Upperton Lane.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
1973: ‘Upperton Road, outside Flowerland (2 plates)’.  This was crossed out and ‘Gone’ added in Journal No 10 September 1973.	N/A	N/A	N/A

 

Luggage Porters Stand (LPS) See also ‘Plates Currently in Storage.’
1973 & 1984 locations noted by Harold Spears	2013	2022/2023	Updated address (if applicable)
Not Listed	Not Listed	Yes	Henley House, 4 Enys Road.  Reported by Kelly Van Doorn.
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Grange Road, on wall of Eastbourne College grounds.	Yes	Yes	Near the ‘Grange Road’ sign at the corner of Grange Road and Blackwater Road.
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Hartington Place.  Two on the wall of the Mansion Hotel.	One remaining	One remaining  (1 lost since 1984)	Boundary sidewall of hotel.  Very difficult to spot due to multiple layers of black paint.
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Queens Gardens.  Wall of Queens Hotel carpark.	No	Yes (rediscovered)	Actually located in Colonnade Gardens near the junction with Queens Gardens.
1973 & 1984: Pevensey Road on South side near the fountain.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	January 1974 Journal No11 ELHS article states ‘Pevensey Road, No 68, opposite the Fishing Tackle shop.’
1973 & 1984: South St.  Two on the boundary wall of St Saviour’s Church grounds.	Yes	One remaining.	Second ‘missing’ plate - see ‘Plates Currently on Display.’
1973: Not Listed. 1984: St. Aubyn’s Road.  Side of Weyanoke Hotel.	No	No (Lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
1973 & 1984: The Avenue.   Two plates on the island at the junction of St. Leonard’s Road.	Yes	Yes	One on the wall facing The Avenue, the other on the wall facing Avenue House.
1973: Not Listed.  1984: Tideswell Road, near Junction Road.	No - under the Arndale	N/A	N/A
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Trinity Place, near Chatsworth Hotel.	Yes	Yes	Sidewall of hotel near Lightning Fibre box.  Difficult to spot as heavily over-painted.
Not Listed	Not Listed	N/A	Langham Hotel - recovered 2024

 

Motor Char-a-banc (MCS) See also ‘Plates Currently in Storage.’
1973 & 1984 locations noted by Harold Spears	2013	2022/2023	Updated address (if applicable)
1973 & 1984: King Edward’s Parade roadside wall Wish Tower grounds.	Yes	No (Lost sometime after 2013)	N/A
Harold’s 1973 report states that a plate from outside the Grand Hotel in Jevington Gardens is held by the Public Library.	N/A	N/A	Town Hall storage ‘Box 99’
1973: Not Listed. 1984: Silverdale Road on wall of Grand Hotel.	Not clear from survey result.	No (Appears to have been lost sometime after 1984)	N/A
Saddled Donkey Stand (SDS) See also ‘Plates Currently in Storage.’
1973 & 1984: King Edward’s Parade roadside wall Wish Tower grounds.	Yes	Yes	Opposite Grand Court near WD stone/entrance to Wish Tower grounds.
Saddled Pony Stand (SPS)
1973 & 1984: King Edward’s Parade roadside wall Wish Tower grounds.	No	No	See ‘Plates Currently in Storage.’