Bateman’s, built for a local ironmaster in 1684, became Rudyard Kipling’s in 1900. The property and land was bequeathed to the National Trust by Kipling’s wife Caroline when she died in 1939. Â Kipling loved Bateman’s, and several stories and poems…
At the east end of Hastings Country Park, close to Fairlight there are rolling hills known collectively as the Firehills. They are named after the gorse fires that are frequently occurring during dry periods. It is will worth a trip…
I’ve posted photos of the De La Warr Pavilion twice before, but never during sunny weather. The sun makes the white paint work gleam and the striking Art Deco design really stands out. The pavilion was designed by Erich Mendelsohn…
This London Panorama was taken from the middle of the Golden Jubilee Bridge, looking west. The original colour photo lacked something but a black and white conversion with high contrast has made it a better image. The Golden Jubilee Bridges…
Hastings Underground Car Park was designed and built by Sidney Little. It was opened in 1931 and was the first large-scale underground car park in the world. It is a listed building. Sidney Little was the Hastings Borough Engineer between…
Scotney Castle is a National Trust property near Lamberhurst  in Kent. As well as extensive grounds there are two properties to enjoy, the ruined castle and the house pictured above. The house was designed by Anthony Salvin and built between…
Bodiam Castle, built in 1385 by Edward Dalyngrigge, is now a National Trust property. They were bequeathed the property in 1925 by Lord Curzon who had purchased the derelict castle in 1917. He did a great deal of work to…
The building of Warrior Square was completed in 1864 according to the Hastings Chronicle. There doesn’t seem to be much more information about it that I can find. Warrior Square is an expanse of gardens surrounded on three sides by…
As I was in London again this week I thought I would visit the Battle of Britain Memorial designed by Paul Day. My visit there was prompted by the research I did on my post about the sculpture at St…
The sculpture at St Pancras station is a fantastic piece of work. It has been created by artist Paul Day, whose other work includes the Battle of Britain monument and Queen Mother Memorial in London. The work series of panels…
