Priory Meadow Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Hastings, East Sussex, England. The centre was opened in 1997 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The local radio station Arrow FM, which was founded in 1998, is broadcast from the centre.
The building was built on Central Cricket Ground, which had originally opened in 1864 and had since remained the main cricket venue in the town. This history is reflected by the statue in Queens Square of a batsman holding a pose having played a shot. The observant shopper will be able to spot the ball that this batsman has hit (as at May 2011, the ball can be seen in the wall above F. Hinds jewellers).
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