West Hill Panorama
On this day the clouds over the channel were worthy of a photograph, but one photograph wasn’t enough to convey the scene. This West Hill Panorama is the result. If you click on the photo it will take you…
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Prince Albert Memorial Clock Tower
On 10th June 1864 the clock was installed on the Prince Albert Memorial Clock Tower, completing its construction. At 65 feet tall the tower had a life size sculpture of Prince Albert, the clock and a drinking fountain. A glass…
A panoramic picture of Hastings
This panoramic picture was put together using eight different photos. For those not familiar with Hastings allow me to be a guide. The view is from the Harbour Arm, looking north. The Fishing Fleet is to the right and…
Hastings Pier and Bottle Alley
I liked this particular perspective of Bottle Alley and Hastings Pier. Where the vanishing point of the alley intersects with the entrance to the pier. There was good news for Hastings Pier in November when the Heritage Lottery Fund…
River Brede in Flood
A rare break in the clouds enabled me to take a couple of photos of the River Brede in flood. If the internet is to be believed, during the summer it is home to man eating blanket weed, a…
Burwash War Memorial
Burwash village in East Sussex was home to Rudyard Kipling who lived at Batemans about a mile away from the village centre. Kipling based a number of his books in the area including Puck of Pooks Hill and Rewards and…
Hastings Fishing Fleet
 In August 2012 the fisheries exploited by the Hastings Fishing Fleet were re-certified as sustainable and well managed by the Marine Stewardship Council. It common sense that fisheries should be sustainable, but short term financial gain counts for more in…
Rye at Sunset
Rye’s history has a lot in common with that of Hastings and Winchelsea. It was once a bustling seaside town and member of the Cinque Ports confederation. The changing coastline and raids by the French during the 12th century doomed…
Hastings Old Town from the West Hill
The West Hill is the sandstone wedge the separates Hastings Old Town from the town centre. The clouds bearing the overnight rain was moving away over the channel, and the temperature had dipped. These two photos were taken in between…
Alexandra Park War Memorial
Alexandra Park War Memorial was commissioned by the Mayor of Hastings upon the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28th June 1919. The Mayor, Mr A Blackman, announced “The Peace was signed today. On this day of rejoicing let…
St Catherine’s Lighthouse, Isle of Wight
St Catherine’s Lighthouse is situated at the southern most point of the Isle of Wight. The lighthouse was built in 1838 as a response to the wreck of the Clarendon in 1836, in which 25 people perished. The story of…
Two views of Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight
Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight is the 681m pier from which you can catch the Wightlink Catamaran for the 20 minute journey to Portsmouth. The original pier was built during 1814 so that visitors to Ryde didn’t have…