Tommy Had a Large hut opposite Brewer Street from which the Parrot resided. In the early 1960’s the Golden Harvester and Skylark were here as well, and Bob Able took over Tommy Upton’s plots with his fleet of Blue Line boats, I used to skipper the Heidi. At the top of Coppin Street we see Togo Harris boat moving south we come to Jim Skardons boat “ Mary Anne” then Tommy Upton’s Boats.
Turn up Coppin street half way up were the Harris family and the Buds then next to the three compasses was Tommy Upton’s house on the right was Jonny Buds house, behind this was formed the first Salvation Army hall, which backed onto our house at 6 Brewer Street.
Turn left into middle street and on the left is Old Mother Crews shop, then the fat Ladies junk store a bit further along on the right is Barlow’s shop with Bob Ables Deal marine craft boat building store ( I served my apprenticeship here) opposite side of the road is Terry Franks gun and tackle shop and my Uncle Georges shop. Moving South past the Alms houses we pass several pubs including the Pelican, and Three Compasses, almost opposite the Covering Seats at the top of Farrier Street lies Mc Donald’s paper shop.Įntering Farrier Street we precede townwards and on the left is the Deal Lugger shop. This area was the capstan grounds with a few boats still in location in the 1950’s The Seagirt had a Lewis Gun on its parapet during the Second World War
The sewer pipe was in location opposite Golden Street Mick Walls had a small amusement park and skating ring just north of the seagirt, now built on there were public toilets there as well.Īt theTop of exchange street, Opposite the Mission to seaman’s House, were Claire Hickman’s boats, the “If Not” and “Why Not” Alf ( Sonny ) Betts boat the “Rose Mary” also the Skylark the Royal Exchange Hotel (pub) was located here, and just to the south the “The Mary Hougham Alms Houses” which were for allocation to fishermen only. South of the coastguards stood the rowing club, RNA held meetings in here in the 1980’s, the Forrester’s, North Star, the Angling club which is the old North Deal Lifeboat house. From Sandown Castle to just past the coast guard station there was a small sea wall with occasional wooden groins, these were replaced in the 1950’s with the now metal groins with greenheart wood and a new sea wall was built from the coastguard station southwards to Farrier Street, the beach used to come right up to the houses at North street and along the sea girt was pulled down in this period.