I find the first newspaper extract full of pathos. 19 Apr 1837, True Sun INSOLVENT DEBTOR’S COURT, APRIL 18. A DISAPPOINTED IMMIGRANT. James Ballard applied on his petition to be discharged, and was unopposed. The insolvent, who had been a baker at St Leonard’s, Sussex, resolved, at the beginning of the present year, to emigrate […]
Monthly Archives: October 2024
The Hastings and St Leonards Observer was typical among Victorian seaside resort newspapers in reporting the arrivals and other activities of ‘fashionable’ visitors to St Leonards. An unusual surname means that it is possible to see just how devoted a family could be to visiting the town. There are gaps, due either to the digitised […]
I am not sure how much of this long, satirical article is accurate. The simple illustrations are in my opinion rather bizarre. It was printed in the Illustrated Times, 24 October 1857. BY THE SEA-SIDE. – NO. XI ST LEONARD’S-ON-THE-SEA Is the West End or Belgravia of Hastings. St Leonard’s proper begins at the archway […]