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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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Priory Meadow
Priory Meadow, in the centre of Hastings, was once part of the Hastings Priory. The marshly land, probably once part of the harbour before it silted, up was used as farmland before being converted into a cricket ground in 1864…
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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…
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Ightham Mote
Ightham Mote is a National Trust property near Sevenoaks in Kent. It is a moated manor house that originally dates from the 14th Century. Over the centuries the house has been…
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Land Army Girls at Lewes Town Hall
This then and now image shows Land Army Girls at Lewes Town Hall in 1919. The Women’s Land Army had recently disbanded and these women were awarded a presentation medal and parade for their efforts.
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Sunday Music in Alexandra Park
This then and now image shows the crowds gathered in Alexandra Park to listen to the Municipal Band in May 1915. The Hastings and St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser, from which all of the original images used in this series come from…
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Old Scotney Castle
I’ve blogged about Scotney Castle before, but the place is very photogenic that I think it is worth doing again. The day we visited was nice and calm…
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Double Wedding at St Peters Church
This now and then image shows a joint wedding that took at St Peter’s Church, St Leonards on Monday 3rd May 1915…
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Havelock Road Race
Runners line up to take part in a military team road race in Havelock Road, Hastings in February 1915. There were eight teams and 79 runners taking part in the 9.5 mile race…
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RAF Cadets at Wellington Square
This 1919 image shows RAF cadets outside of their boarding house at 20 Wellington Square, Hastings. They were in Hastings for part of their training programme. The source of the original photograph…
