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Hastings Photo Archive - All Saints Street at Dawn in the Snow
I find by looking at these pictures, that I know why I love this type of landscape. I feel connected to the seacoast as if I myself was born in England. My Grandmoms name was Hichens and her parents...
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Hastings Photo Archive - G Coleman Shop
This looks as if it is opposite the junction of Calvert Road near to the corner with Hughenden Rd. Brilliant shop window; I expect that the childen at Mt Pleasant School will have looked in it...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Gaiety Theatre
I was trying to find a photo of the above theatre - it was mentioned in the 1911 Census as being at Hastings, Sussex, England.
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Hastings Photo Archive - Bohemia Road Tram
Oh how lovely! I grew up at 25 Salisbury Road and went to school at the old St Paul's (now the YMCA). Bohemia Road was so busy and provided all we needed. We only went into town on Saturdays - for the...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Warrior Square
Hello there, Where did you live in Warrior Sq. area and where are you now ?
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Hastings Photo Archive - Coghurst Gates
As a child living in Victoria Ave. I well remember playing in this Gatehouse. Sadly it was derelect by then (1950/53) but my mother who was brought up in Winchelsea Rd., told of visits to the estate(...
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Hastings Photo Archive - The Briars Nursing Home
Interestingly the Briers Nursing Home has long since been pulled down and replaced with a block of Flats, but I own a property opposite where the original stood and this was apparently used by staff...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Hastings from the East Hill
Hello, Great picture. Is anyone able to identify the church on the seafront?
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Hastings Photo Archive - The Creamery Shop
In the years immediately before & during WW2, my mother May FAIRBROTHER (nee BALDI) worked here, together with her cousin Elsie COOPER (nee MORTON) Nellie WELLS (nee HODD) Linda GOLDSMITH (nee...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Highbury House School
My Great Uncle Robert Jonson was head Master in the mid,1800's. Source-The Athenaeum (page of Advertisements) Bev.
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Hastings Photo Archive - Ore Place
I served at RCT And ACC Records Sept 1966 to Dec 1969 ,when transferred to HMIT Bexhill. This was a fine building with its Jesuit chapel. Was the place demolished or cdnverted ? Is a good photo.
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Hastings Photo Archive - St Georges Road
If memory serves correct I think that there were a couple of shops there and that Tarbucks was the next. There is a small sign on the wall that I doubt would have been attached to a shoe shop.
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Hastings Photo Archive - Pleasant Row Illustration
i just dont have the words to let people know how these pictures make me feel, they are just amazing to see how things were, to see people walking around then in that time and just looking back, its...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Priory Meadow Cricket Ground
I was born in 12 South Terrace, Hastings, in 1924 . Lived there until 1939. Watched several county matches from the top floor of the four storey Victorian house. Was a ball boy during the Tennis...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Alexandra Park
This picture is amazing I love the way it captures the summary sence of Hastings. The beautiful flowers and the lovely greenness of the trees and grass mixed with the pale blue of the sky is paradise....
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Hastings Photo Archive - Fishing Boat RX59
As a 15 year old, I briefly worked at Gallops & Rye Arc Welding Co. of Rock-a-Nore Rd., who performed much maintained work on several of the Hastings fishing boats, inc.RX59, which carried the...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Henderson House
I was excited to find the 2 photos you have from the Geoff Wolfe Collection of Henderson House and Dining Room. These are from a series of postcards produced (I can remember one of the Billiard Room)....
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Hastings Photo Archive - Bathing Machines
"THE inhabitants of this Town beg Leave to acquaint the government that a handsome and convenient Machine, for private Bathing in the Sea, is now finished and fit for immediate use" Extracted from The...
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Hastings Photo Archive - Halton Church
I grew up in Clive Vale, later moved to Halton Place and visited this church. An old schoolmate swore he saw a ghost of a woman near the wall - any others seen it?
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Hastings Photo Archive - Market Cross
This is very interesting photo with the bus about to go up Old London Road . pity if no-one has view of opposite direction -there was a large wall with drinking fountain and a horse trough before all...
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