A view of the Cyril and Lilian Bishop Lifeboat and All Saint’s Church in Hastings Old Town. All Saint’s Church dates back at least to the Norman Conquest. The original church may have been sited somewhere else, but it was…
Hastings Pier Reflected A photograph of Hastings Pier taken at low tide on a calm sunny day. The pier is reflected in the wet sand, creating an unusual view of a much photographed landmark. Click on the image to view…
Bottle Alley is the 480 meter long lower deck of Hastings Promenade that runs between the Pier and Warrior Square. It was built in the 1930's by Sidney Little the 'Concrete King' of the South Coast.
Fairfield Church sits in the middle of a field, in the middle of Romney Marsh. In 1595 there used to be a village here named Fayrefelde but it has long gone. It's rumored that the church...
Sissinghurst Castle is a house and garden in the care of the National Trust. Situated in the Weald of Kent, it is not really a castle at all. It is more of a moated manor house...
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.
This photo merge of Hastings Parade and the old Hippodrome Theatre shows how much land has been reclaimed since the Harbour Arm was built. The original photograph was taken around 1905, six years after construction of the harbour stopped. Through…
We have had weeks of miserable weather, so last weekend when the skies were blue I went for a walk along Bexhill seafront with my family. It was a truly beautiful day, barely any wind and some warmth in the…
If you drive or walk along Hastings seafront from the old town to the new, you can’t help but notice the change in architecture immediately after Pelham Crescent. There are two 70’s office block monstrosities. One of them is Aquila…
These pictures show the river Rother flooding at Bodiam. This flooding occurred after several days of very hard rain. In the days since these were taken there was even more sustained heavy rain and the road was temporarily closed. Bodiam…
These photographs of Hastings beach at low tide were taken in 2011. I haven’t been able to take many photos recently so I’ve started trawling through old photos to see if any are better on a second viewing. I should…
The picture of Pett Level above shows the height of the sea defences. The land is only just above sea level and it is these defences that keep the sea at bay and usable for livestock. Of course, it used…
