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Military March Out

  • Military March Out

    Troops march along Queens Road, Hastings during a grand military march out on 23rd December 1914. It is not clear which regiment is shown…

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  • New Zealand Flag Winners

    On 1st October 1914 at the Christ Church Girls School, St Leonards, the New Zealand Flag was unfurled by the Rector, the Reverend G W Douglas. It was originally presented by children of…

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  • Old Hastings Fishmarket

    This Then and Now image shows where the Old Hastings Fishmarket used to be. The Octagonal building was built by the council in 1870, and the orginal photo used for this image was taken in about 1890…

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  • Brightling Needle

    The Brightling Needle stands at the 2nd highest point in Sussex, a couple of miles from the village of Brightling. It was built in around 1810 by John Fuller…

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  • Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh

    Fairfield Church sits in the middle of a field, in the middle of Romney Marsh. In 1595 there used to be a village here named Fayrefelde but it has long gone. It’s rumored that the church…

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  • Pevensey Castle

    Pevensey Castle is an ancient fortification originally constructed by the Romans in 290 ad, rebuilt by the Normans and updated across the following centuries…

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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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