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...
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...
This now and then image shows a joint wedding that took at St Peter’s Church, St Leonards on Monday 3rd May 1915...
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...
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...
The Stream by Marine Court in St Leonards is a light art installation created by Esther Rolinson and Sutton Vane Associates. It was commisioned by Hastings Borough Council and constructed in 2002. At night...
We thought we would have a nice walk along Bexhill seafront last weekend. As we drove there via Catsfield the sun, which had been out since it rose, went in. As we got closer to Bexhill the clouds were getting thicker and thicker to the west...
These two photos showing the flooding River Brede were taken from the road bridge. We haven't had the persistant rain this winter that we experienced last year. Instead we seem to have received lots of rain in a short period of time...
These two photographs of Pett Level were taken on what I think was a perfect winter day. It was sunny and there was no wind. Ice was still formed on water that had not been exposed to the sun during the day...
Long term readers of this blog may find this image of a seaside bench in St Leonards-on-Sea familiar. That's because I have taken a photo of the same bench before.
This last image in the current series shows the Cardiff Pals gathering near Wellington Square as they say farewell to Hastings in March 1915. The Cardiff Pals were the 11th Battalion of the Welsh Regiment and served in the Salonika campaign.
The battalions billeted in Hastings during World War 1 didn't just enjoy the sea air and attractions of the town. They were expected to train as well. This shows the 'B' Company of the 11th Battalion Welsh Regiment...
