Norman Road Rocks

Stretching from Warrior Square to within a few feet of the oldest pub in St Leonards, Norman Road used to be a vibrant shopping street complete with an active church, a car showroom, a cinema and a Russell and Bromley! But back in the 1970s, things started going downhill: and continued downwards.

The St Clements restaurant, just off Norman Road, was reviewed in 2007 by Jay Rayner. He wrote a glowing review, but he also commented: If, as Keith Waterhouse once said, Brighton looks like a town that is helping the police with its enquiries then St Leonards-on-Sea looks like a town that has been convicted, done the time and is now out on parole.

It was only recently that things began to pick up. The car showroom is long gone, the church is now residential apartments, Russell and Bromley is a grocery store but the Curzon cinema, closed in the seventies, reopened as the Kino Teatr in 2014. Norman Road soon developed a character described on the Cool Places website as St Leonards buzzy hub, a parade of contemporary galleries, quirky cafs and independent shops selling everything from hip homeware and vintage furniture to haberdashery and dog treats.

We are pleased to say that Objectify will be opening a new shop shorlty specialising in Antiques and Interiors so if your in Norman Road why not pop by and see us!