Currently in Heritage Eastbourne storage at the Town Hall. Left-hand photograph taken at a meeting with Kelly Van Doorn, Heritage Eastbourne Collections Officer, at the Town Hall 01/06/23.
The 1973 & 1984 survey results show that there was a single SPS plate at King Edward’s Parade roadside wall at the Wish Tower grounds. An SPS plate was photographed in-situ in that location in 1996 as shown in the right-hand picture above. This picture is courtesy of Richard Crook of the Eastbourne Heritage Centre (Online Exhibit ES PH 0045). The 2013 survey found that the plate had disappeared by that time. What is unclear is whether the plate photographed in 1996 is the same plate that is now in storage at the town Hall, and if it is, why was it removed?
In addition to those already listed as 'Plates Currently in Storage', there is also a Goat Chaise Stand (with a broken stem/tang), Luggage Porters Stand, and a Motor Char-a-banc Stand in storage at the Town Hall according to the Heritage Eastbourne database. These are in ‘Box 99’, which is yet to be found (information courtesy of Kelly Van Doorn). The Motor Char-a-banc Stand plate is likely to be the one mentioned by Harold Spears in 1973 where he stated that it came from 'the wall of the Grand Hotel in Jevington Gardens.'
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