Published in November 1917 in the Hastings and St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser, the caption with the original photo said ‘The parents of the late Lance Sergeant R F Canning commemorated the anniversary of his death…
All Saints Memorial Plaque
Read morePublished in November 1917 in the Hastings and St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser, the caption with the original photo said ‘The parents of the late Lance Sergeant R F Canning commemorated the anniversary of his death...
Ancient and Modern
Read moreThe original photo used for this Then and Now image of Ancient and Modern was taken from the Hastings & St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser...
Boy Scouts Deliver Coal
Read moreDuring the winter months the 2nd Hastings (Calvert) Troop of Scouts have devoted their Saturday afternoons to delivering coal to old age pensioners and others...
Hastings Pier Fire 1917
Read moreTo commemorate the 100th anniversary of the fire on Hastings Pier in 1917, I was asked to create some now and then images by the team working on the East Sussex WW1 website...
Seaforth Highlanders in Alexandra Park
Read moreThe photographs that make up this Then and Now image were taken at the Bandstand, Alexandra Park, Hastings...
Canadian Presentation (Part 2)
Read moreFollowing on from the last post, Canadian Presentation 2 shows the winners of two Distinguished Conduct Medals and six Military Medals
Canadian Presentation (Part 1)
Read moreThis then and now image shows Canadian soldiers during a medal presentation in Warrior Square, St Leonards.
A Rush for Potatoes
Read moreWhilst the availability of food during WW1 was never as high as during peacetime, the ramping up of German submarine activity in 1917 started to make a real impact...
