The Cliff Railway on the East Hill, Hastings opened on 9th April 1903. According to this website, the town’s unemployed men helped to build it. With an incline of 1:1.28 it is the steepest cliff railway in Britain. Originally the…
The beach that Hastings Fishing Fleet occupies offers all sorts of photo opportunities, which is why loads of photographers go down there. On this morning I noticed that this boat, RX150 or ‘Roy’s Boys’, was connected to the winch cable.…
I briefly visited Liverpool and stayed in a hotel within the Albert Dock buildings, the worlds first non combustable warehouse complex. What was once on the cutting edge of commerce and trade is now a UNESCO world heritage site, with…
These blocks are outside the South Bank Centre, London. I approached them from the far end so could not see their purpose at first. From that end looking toward where I took this photo from they are just different sized…
Galley Hill is the highest point along the coast between Eastbourne and St Leonards. It provides great views out to sea, both east and west, and as such has been used for defensive purposes since at least Napoleonic times. It…
Bexhill seafront has recently had a comprehensive facelift. The new look complements the De La Warr Pavilion very nicely. The whole of the promenade from the Pavilion westwards now looks smart and modern. The material used to block the windows…
I like this view of Hastings Castle as it provides a sense of scale and the chance to imagine what I may have looked like when it was first built. I’ve written some more about its history in a…
This was taken one evening at West Marina beach. (Click to enlarge)
As mentioned in my previous post about the Jerwood Gallery, I like it’s design, particularly the tiles. This view was taken at the rear of the building. The seagull population do not respect anything however, and evidence of that can…
I’ve posted about this church before, so won’t go over what I said there. On this visit some people were already in the church when I arrived, they had taken the key to the church from the nearby house. They…
 The sea air does its work on a seemingly abandoned fishing boat and hut.
The Hastings fishermen use a variety of tracked vehicles to launch and land their boats. This particular one is a Track Marshall 90, built by a British firm whose history is a bit complex and poorly written. Needless to say…
