The Peerless Pier
Hastings Pier, was dubbed the Peerless Pier by the Earl of Granville when it opened in 1872. He was right. Even without the superstructure it looks great. Repairs to it are ongoing with it expected to be open in 2016...
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The Castle Rocks
When the tide goes out in Hastings, the receding water reveals flat sands. Opposite the castle and extending for several hunded meters along are sandstone rocks. These provide great rock pools...
Land Army Girls at Lewes Town Hall
This then and now image shows Land Army Girls at Lewes Town Hall in 1919. The Women's Land Army had recently disbanded and these women were awarded a presentation medal and parade for their efforts.
Hastings Seafront
This week's photo is of Hastings Seafront. This was taken on the same day as my recent Black and White post. The haze present...
Fishing Boats
Here are some photographs of the Hastings fishing boats. I spent a pleasant hour wandering along the fishing beach trying to find some interesting photos...
Black and White
Here are two photos, one of Hastings Beach and the other of Hastings Old Town, both processed in black and white. The hazy weather had made the colour versions of these images look a bit flat...
Sunday Music in Alexandra Park
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...
Double Wedding at St Peters Church
This now and then image shows a joint wedding that took at St Peter’s Church, St Leonards on Monday 3rd May 1915...
Havelock Road Race
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...
RAF Cadets at Wellington Square
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
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...
Before it Rains
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...