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…
By The Seaside : The Secret Of The Sea
I was struggling to find something to write about this photo, so I looked for some appropriate poetry instead. I found a verse by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a prolific American poet who lived between 1807 and 1882. I wondered if…
Hastings, Surfer’s Paradise
Hastings is not known as a surfer’s paradise because it is not one. But when the wind is strong and blowing in the right direction and the tide is in there is, if you are inclined, a chance to…
Sunrise on a Windy Day
The alarm going off an hour before sunrise. Forcing myself to shake off the desire to stay in the warm and go back sleep. Looking out the window to see if the skies look clear. Creeping about the flat trying…
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…
Hastings Harbour Arm at Sunset
Here is Hastings Harbour Arm as the sun sets. The Harbour Arm was used to shelter the burning cargo ship SS Lugano in April 1906. The fire started as the ship was sailing in the Channel on the way to…
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…