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Harold & Betty Robertson establish The 1066 Bakery in Castle Hill Road, Hastings
Son, Malcolm Robertson, takes over the business
Malcolm opens The 1066 Bakery in the Queens Arcade, Hastings
As the business grew, the production for the bakery moves to a large new custom built premises in St. Leonards, which we continue to use today.
With the inauguration of the new Conquest Hospital in Hastings, we opened the 1066 Café.
Our first Mr Bean Coffee House opens in Tenterden, which operated until 2022.
Mr Bean Coffee House opens in Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings
The 1066 Bakery opens on Station Road, in Hastings Town Centre
Tara, Darren and Ben take over and continue to expand the business
We lose Malcolm in tragic circumstances
We open our unique and very successful Double Decker Café in St. Leonards, which operated until 2019.
The bakery Wins the Regional Final of ITV’s Britain’s Best Bakery
We win another contract to continue operating the Coffee Shop at the Conquest Hospital and expand the premises
We open our first store in Bexhill, on Devonshire Road
We open our second site in Bexhill, on Devonshire Square
We refurbished our Priory Meadow store in Hastings
Family is at the heart of baking at The 1066 Bakery
Started as a small local bakery in 1950 by Harold and Betty Robertson, the bakery, with the shop above was situated in Castlehill Road, in the shadow of the historic Hastings Castle, providing freshly baked breads, cakes and pastries to the community, with a small wholesale round to local shops and markets. Son, Malcolm followed in the footsteps of his father and started working in the company aged 14 and eventually took over the business in 1972. He expanded the wholesale and subsequently opened a new bakery shop in Hastings Arcade. To enable further expansion they needed a bigger bakery. In 1990, the moved to custom built premises in Saint Leonards-on-Sea.
During the late 90s, the third generation were made directors of the company. The directors’ commitment to building upon their family roots meant further expansion, totalling 5 outlets. Sadly Malcolm died in a tragic sailing incident in 2009 and was unable to see the recent growth of his much loved business including a café operating from a renovated Double Decker Bus. His children Tara, Darren and Ben are committed to sourcing local produce and delivering quality bakery products. Family is very much at the heart of everything that The 1066 Bakery is and does. In 2014 the 4th generation of the family have become part of the bakery...and so the next chapter is being written!
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