In the 1 February 1947 issue of the Hastings and St Leonards Observer we have the following interesting autobiographical account. Veteran Driver’s memories WHEN BOROUGH HAD ONE MOTOR BUS. Days of the horse cabs and the town’s only motor bus, which plied between Hastings Station and the Fishmarket, are recalled by Mr George William Spice, […]
Monthly Archives: June 2025
There is a dramatic account of the (successful) attempts to rescue the crew, and the captain’s family, from the Pfluger when it ran aground at West Marina, St Leonards on Sea, on the 11 November 1891. Sometimes accounts refer to the ship as the H.C. Pfluger, sometimes the (correct) J.C. Pfluger. This is from the Sussex […]
Landslips have occurred from time to time on the cliffs to the south of West Hill Road onto gardens and buildings on Caves Road and Marina. This post tells the tale of two such landslips in 1937 and 1939 as taken from contemporary newspapers. The image below is from a 25 inches to 1 mile […]
The Radical and Quaker MP John Bright (1811-89) used the 1861 census to charge that there were only 30,000 land-owners, and alleged that “fewer than one hundred and fifty men” owned “half the land in England,” and that it was a “practical monopoly on land “. Edward Henry Stanley (1826-93), the 15th Earl of Derby, […]
Members of the Society enjoyed a garden party at 9 Maze Hill today. Many thanks to our generous host. Here are some stories connected with the address. Below is a photo of the house, with 1832 carved in stone at the top of the street facade. At first the house appears to have been rented […]