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Kiteboarding at Camber Sands
For walkers at Rye Harbour and Camber Sands it wasn’t a particularly nice day. A […]
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Sunset on the Beach
Sunset on Bexhill Beach. A strong wind blows spray from the tops of waves rolling […]
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Hastings Pier Fire 1917
To 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…
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Canadian Presentation (Part 2)
Following on from the last post, Canadian Presentation 2 shows the winners of two Distinguished Conduct Medals and six Military Medals
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A Rush for Potatoes
Whilst 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…
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A Rest on Trinity Street
A number of men in khaki taking a rest in a quiet corner of Holy Trinity church, Trinity Street, Hastings.
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The View from the West Hill
The West Hill in Hastings is an open space that separates the Old Town with the town centre. As well as the castle and smugglers caves, the hill was once the site of a windmill and used for farming.
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Bottle Alley
Bottle Alley is the 480 meter long lower deck of Hastings Promenade that runs between the Pier and Warrior Square. It was built in the 1930’s by Sidney Little the ‘Concrete King’ of the South Coast.
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Small Creatures
Alexander Park is a great place to take a walk and one of the highlights of living in Hastings. I visit the park many times in a year, and enjoy the changing colours across the seasons.