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St Pauls Parish Hall
A group of children outside St Pauls Parish Hall as they appeared in the patriotic tableau “Britannia’s Flag†which scored a success in the hall on Empire Day and resulted in the sum of £4,5s being sent to the local fund…
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War Hospital Supply Depot
This Now and Then image shows members of the War Hospital Supply Depot with Canadian soldiers on the balcony of 41 Marina, St Leonards…
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Recruiting at Battle Abbey
A group of men from the 5th Royal Sussex Regiment with the recruiting committee outside Battle Abbey. They were out trying to get…
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9th Hampshire Cyclists Regiment
The then and now image above shows the 9th Hampshire Cyclists Regiment preparing for parade on Sea Road next to West Marina Gardens. The original photograph appeared in the Hastings and…
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11th Welch Regiment at Winchelsea Church
Over 200 of B Company of the 11th Welch Regiment attended Divine Service at Winchelsea Church on Sunday 7th March 1915. The 11th Regiment moved to Seaford then Aldershot within two months…
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Ditchling Beacon
Ditchling Beacon is the highest point in East Sussex. At 248 meters it is not particularly high. It’s not even the highest point on the South Downs – Butser Hill is top at 270 meters followed by Crown Tegleaze at 253m…
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Down the Tracks
These views down the tracks were taken along the stretch of the Kent & East Sussex Railway that approaches Bodiam station. For any children reading, before I went on the tracks I checked to make…
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Rye Harbour Pill Boxes
The Rye Harbour Pill Boxes were built in August 1940. They were designed to house the Vickers Medium Machine Gun, probably two per pill box. Their design is apparently a local variation…
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The Peerless Pier
Hastings Pier, was dubbed the Peerless Pier by the Earl of Granville when it opened in 1872. He was right. Even without the superstructure it looks great. Repairs to it are ongoing with it expected to be open in 2016…
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The Castle Rocks
When the tide goes out in Hastings, the receding water reveals flat sands. Opposite the castle and extending for several hunded meters along are sandstone rocks. These provide great rock pools…
