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In the Pink
West Marina Gardens was a place where soldiers billeted in the town came to do their exercises. Today the area is still used for the same purpose…
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All Saints Memorial Plaque
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…
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Ancient and Modern
The original photo used for this Then and Now image of Ancient and Modern was taken from the Hastings & St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser…
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Boy Scouts Deliver Coal
During the winter months the 2nd Hastings (Calvert) Troop of Scouts have devoted their Saturday afternoons to delivering coal to old age pensioners and others…
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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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Seaforth Highlanders in Alexandra Park
The photographs that make up this Then and Now image were taken at the Bandstand, Alexandra Park, Hastings…
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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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Canadian Presentation (Part 1)
This then and now image shows Canadian soldiers during a medal presentation in Warrior Square, St Leonards.
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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.
