The Lawn, St Leonards on Sea, consists of five pairs of semi-detached houses, numbered 1 to 10 as viewed from the road from left to right. The houses are Grade II listed and are described as follows on the Historic England website: THE LAWN 1. 5204 St Leonards Nos 1 to 10 (consec) TQ 8009 […]
Monthly Archives: November 2024
In the 9 May 1848 issue of the Sussex Advertiser there was a report on magistrates hearing an application for a liquor license. This was by Louisa Barnett, single woman, for the license of the Tivoli Inn, recently held by Richard Harman. She was represented by her lawyer, Mr Baker. The Tivoli was situated on […]
On this Remembrance Sunday, I am giving in this post some entries from the Hastings and St Leonards Observer’s “On active service” section during World War II. The initial dates are of the newspaper issue. Links are to the official record in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) website. I have added a few notes […]