1959


This is the information held in the database for 1959.

I continue to clean the data (I am aware that there are duplicate resuls for example). If you can fill in any gaps (dates for examples), have any other results, or spot any errors please email us at: hastingsccarchive@gmail.com.

 

Officials

 

Name Role Year Notes Source

A Ballard Auditor 1959 1959 Handbook
Percy Bliss President 1959 1959 Handbook
Percy Bliss Timekeeper 1959 1959 Handbook
Percy Bliss Captain 1959 1959 Handbook
Percy Bliss Handicapper 1959 1959 Handbook
Percy Bliss Life Member 1959 1959 Handbook
Esther Carpenter Secretary 1959 1959 Handbook
Maurice Carpenter Time Trials Secretary 1959 1959 Handbook
Lyn Chambers Vice Captain 1959 1959 Handbook
Arthur Coleman Vice Chairman 1959 1959 Handbook
Arthur Coleman Timekeeper 1959 1959 Handbook
Dennis Coleman Auditor 1959 1959 Handbook
E Coussens Life Member 1959 1959 Handbook
C H Croft Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook
Len Hughes Life Member 1959 1959 Handbook
Len Hughes Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook
George Jenkins Life Member 1959 1959 Handbook
Frederick March Life Member 1959 1959 Handbook
Frederick March Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook
Frederick March Timekeeper 1959 1959 Handbook
Fred Martin Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook
Ian May Vice Captain 1959 1959 Handbook
L Mills Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook
M A Palmer Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook
H Panter Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook
Ron Powell Timekeeper 1959 1959 Handbook
Colin Sinden Social Secretary 1959 1959 Handbook
Jack Southerden Chairman 1959 1959 Handbook
Jack Southerden Life Member 1959 1959 Handbook
Ernie Spray Treasurer 1959 1959 Handbook
E A Tester Vice President 1959 1959 Handbook

 

Trophy Recipients

 

Note that 12 Hour trophies will sort both Time and Distance

Recipient
(Gender/Category)
Trophy Time    MPH
Event Distance
Year

Ian MayCarpenter 25 Trophy1h 03m 20s1959

Time Trial Results

 

Note: Tri = Tricycle; Tan = Tandem; TT = Tandem Tricycle

Rider
(Gender/Category)
Time
Position
Event
Distance      Course
Year

Martin Chambers East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
Lyn Chambers East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
Esther Carpenter
W Woman
East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
D Jones East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
K Kewell (Spartan CRC) East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
Tony Moorhouse (Spartan CRC) East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
Jack Southerden East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
Ian May East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
M Walker (Spartan CRC) East Sussex CA 25 miles 12 April 1959
25 miles     
1959
Ian May 01m 51s
East Sussex CA Hill Climb Wellingford Lane Burw...
Wellingford Lane Burwash
1959
Robert French 01m 54s
East Sussex CA Hill Climb Wellingford Lane Burw...
Wellingford Lane Burwash
1959
Jack Southerden 01m 58s
East Sussex CA Hill Climb Wellingford Lane Burw...
Wellingford Lane Burwash
1959
Lyn Chambers 02m 01s
East Sussex CA Hill Climb Wellingford Lane Burw...
Wellingford Lane Burwash
1959
Maurice Carpenter 02m 03s
East Sussex CA Hill Climb Wellingford Lane Burw...
Wellingford Lane Burwash
1959
Robert French 02m 25s
Catford CC Hill Climb Yorks Hill 18 October 1959
Yorks Hill
1959
Jack Southerden 02m 33s
Catford CC Hill Climb Yorks Hill 18 October 1959
Yorks Hill
1959
D Jones 02m 55s
Catford CC Hill Climb Yorks Hill 18 October 1959
Yorks Hill
1959
Robert French 03m 00s
Club Hill Climb Wellingford Lane Burwash 25 Oct...
Wellingford Lane Burwash
1959
Robert French 24m 51s
Club 10 miles 4 June 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 21s
Club 10 miles 19 August 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 21s
Club 10 miles 12 August 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 23s
Club 10 miles 5 August 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 24s
Spartan CRC 10 miles 29 May 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 30s
Club 10 miles 22 July 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 32s
Club 10 miles 9 September 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 35s
Spartan CRC 10 miles 27 August 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 35s
Spartan CRC 10 miles 3 September 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 40s
Club 10 miles 26 August 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 40s
Club 10 miles 15 July 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 46s
Spartan CRC 10 miles 13 August 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 48s
Club 10 miles 2 September 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 53s
Club 10 miles 23 August 1959
10 miles      Marsh (10)
1959
Robert French 25m 56s
Club 10 miles 27 May 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 25m 59s
Spartan CRC 17 miles 16 July 1959
17 miles      Battle Road
1959
Robert French 26m 09s
Club 10 miles 6 May 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 26m 34s
Club 10 miles 13 May 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 26m 35s
Club 10 miles 20 May 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 26m 51s
Club 10 miles 1 July 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Robert French 27m 43s
Club 10 miles 25 December 1959
10 miles      Q10/12
1959
Esther Rolleston
W Woman
33m 39s
East Sussex CA 10 miles 5 March 1959
10 miles      G50
1959
Robert French 34m 10s
East Sussex CA 12 miles 1 March 1959
12 miles      G51
1959
Ian May 34m 16s
East Sussex CA Hardriders 12 miles 1 March 1959
12 miles      G51
1959
Lyn Chambers 36m 29s
East Sussex CA Hardriders 12 miles 1 March 1959
12 miles      G51
1959
Robert French 38m 15s
Club 15 miles 18 January 1959
15 miles      Isle of Oxney
1959
Maurice Carpenter
TriTricycle
38m 24s
East Sussex CA Hardriders 12 miles 1 March 1959
12 miles      G51
1959
D Jones 41m 24s
East Sussex CA Hardriders 12 miles 1 March 1959
12 miles      G51
1959
Ian May 1h 03m 33s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 8 June 1959
25 miles     
1959
Lyn Chambers 1h 03m 50s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 8 June 1959
25 miles     
1959
Ian May 1h 03m 56s
Club 25 miles 8 March 1959
25 miles      Romney Marsh (25)
1959
Ian May 1h 04m 26s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 13 September 1959
25 miles     
1959
Lyn Chambers 1h 05m 02s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 13 September 1959
25 miles     
1959
Jack Southerden 1h 05m 03s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 8 June 1959
25 miles     
1959
Robert French 1h 05m 04s
Kent CA 25 miles 25 September 1959
25 miles      Q8
1959
Robert French 1h 05m 04s
Kent CA 25 miles 27 September 1959
25 miles      Q8
1959
Robert French 1h 05m 33s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 13 September 1959
25 miles     
1959
Lyn Chambers 1h 05m 40s
Kent CA 25 miles 25 September 1959
25 miles      Q8
1959
Robert French 1h 06m 10s
Mephisto CC 25 miles 30 August 1959
25 miles      Q1
1959
Robert French 1h 06m 13s
Club 25 miles 4 October 1959
25 miles      Marsh (25)
1959
Jack Southerden 1h 06m 29s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 13 September 1959
25 miles     
1959
Robert French 1h 06m 34s
Folkestone and District CC 25 miles 17 May 1959
25 miles      Q8
1959
Ian May 1h 07m 26s
Kent CA 25 miles 25 September 1959
25 miles      Q8
1959
Robert French 1h 09m 16s
Kent CA 25 miles 29 March 1959
25 miles      Q8
1959
Robert French 1h 10m 40s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 28 June 1959
25 miles      G52
1959
Robert French 1h 10m 42s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 8 June 1959
25 miles     
1959
Martin Chambers 1h 11m 51s
Mephisto CC 25 miles 30 August 1959
25 miles      Q1
1959
Martin Chambers 1h 12m 39s
East Sussex CA 25 miles 8 June 1959
25 miles     
1959
D Jones 1h 12m 41s
Mephisto CC 25 miles 30 August 1959
25 miles      Q1
1959
Robert French 1h 14m 56s
Club 25 miles 24 June 1959
25 miles      Broad Oak 25
1959
Robert French 1h 18m 30s
Club 30 miles 6 September 1959
30 miles      Marsh (30)
1959
Esther Rolleston
W Woman
1h 32m 46s
Club 25 miles 8 March 1959
25 miles      Romney Marsh (25)
1959
Robert French 1h 59m 41s
Club 42 miles 19 April 1959
42 miles      Rye - Hythe - Rye
1959
Tony Moorhouse (Spartan CRC) 2h 14m 19s
East Sussex CA 50 miles 3 May 1959
50 miles     
1959
Jack Southerden 2h 14m 31s
New Forest CC 50 miles 16 August 1959
50 miles      P2
1959
B Deane (Spartan CRC) 2h 19m 40s
East Sussex CA 50 miles 3 May 1959
50 miles     
1959
Jack Southerden 2h 22m 47s
East Sussex CA 50 miles 3 May 1959
50 miles     
1959
Robert French 2h 27m 31s
Kent CA 50 miles 10 May 1959
50 miles      Q3
1959
Robert French 2h 30m 33s
Club 50 miles 19 July 1959
50 miles      Marsh (50)
1959
Michael Lingham (Spartan CRC) 2h 31m 46s
East Sussex CA 50 miles 3 May 1959
50 miles     
1959
K Kewell (Spartan CRC) 2h 40m 07s
East Sussex CA 50 miles 3 May 1959
50 miles     
1959
Jack Southerden 12 HourKent CA 12 Hour 23 August 1959
208.021 miles
1959

 

Road Race Results

 

Rider
(Gender/Category)
Time
Position
Event
Distance      Course
Year

Bernard Dean (Spartan CRC) 6thSussex Division Road Race 24 May 1959

1959
Roy Hillman (Spartan CRC) 10thSussex Division Road Race 24 May 1959

1959
W Lievesley (Southern Coureurs) 1stSussex Division Road Race 24 May 1959

1959

 

Social Events

 

Event Association/Club Date

Club Dinner 1959 Hastings and St.Leonards CC 31/01/59

 

Newspaper Articles

 

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Date
Newspaper
Article

30/05/1959
Hastings Observer
111
Spartans in Championships

In the Sussex road race championships on Sunday Bernard Dean [Bernard Dean (Spartan CRC)] as best of the Spartan Club entrants riding into sixth place. The only other club rider to finish was Roy Hillman [Roy Hillman (Spartan CRC)], who rode very steadily to finish 10th. The race, which was run in hot windy conditions, was won by W Lievesley (Southern Coureurs). Of the other members, two retired with punctures and one with an attack of cramp. The Thursday evening race was postponed because of a thunderstorm and will be run later.

Tomorrow (Sunday) a club team will be riding in the Eastbourne Rovers’ road race over eight laps of a Ninfield, Ashburnham, Boreham Street circuit, starting at Boreham Street at noon.

Event:  

 

Documents

 

This is a list of documents held in the database. This does not include start and result sheets. These can be accessed via the results page or through the Clubs Page

Document
Type
Club/Association Date

20 Years Awheel - 1959
Book  (Index #: 1507)
1/01/1959
Catford CC Hill climb 18 October 1959
Start Sheet  (Index #: 1346)
Catford CC 18/10/1959
Dinner Ticket 31 January 1959
Ticket  (Index #: 1987)
Hastings and St.Leonards CC 31/01/1959
ESCA 10 and 50 Result Sheet 3 May 1959
Result Sheet  (Index #: 1610)
East Sussex CA 3/05/1959
ESCA 25 12 April 1959 Start Sheet
Start Sheet  (Index #: 1601)
East Sussex CA 12/04/1959
ESCA 25 13 September 1959
Start Sheet  (Index #: 1292)
East Sussex CA 13/09/1959
ESCA Hardriders 1 March 1959 Start Sheet
Start Sheet  (Index #: 1600)
East Sussex CA 1/03/1959
ESCA Hardriders 12 1 March 1959
Result Sheet  (Index #: 1286)
East Sussex CA 1/03/1959
ESCA Hill Climb 11 October 1959
Start Sheet  (Index #: 1295)
East Sussex CA 11/10/1959
KCA 25 25 September 1959
Start Sheet  (Index #: 1293)
Kent CA 25/09/1959
Mephisto CC 25 30 August 1959
Start Sheet  (Index #: 1290)
Mephisto CC 8/06/1959
NCU LCPM Sorian RC Dinner Ticket 7 February 1959
Ticket  (Index #: 1599)
7/02/1959
Womens Trike Association Letter 1 October 1959
Letter  (Index #: 1799)
1/10/1959

 

Images

 

You can sort by Date, Caption (based on the text) and Event (note there may not be an event lnked to an image and these will appear first)

Date      Caption      Event

Michael Lingham Broad Oak turn
Image #344

Bob French 1st Q1 Mephisto CC 25 30 August 1959
Image #354

Bob French KCA 25 Q8
Image #356

Club at Abbey Hotel Battle winter 1962
Image #357

Bob French senior and junior Rye Sports Day 1964
Image #358

Bob French Catford Hill climb (York Hill) finish 18 October 1959
Image #360

Bob French Catford Hill climb (York Hill) lower slopes 18 October 1959
Image #362

Bob French (left) (1st in Group & 5th overall) and G Masters (San Fairy Ann CC) (right) at the finish of the Mephisto scratch & group 25 Q1 1959
Image #402


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