I came across an advert in the Hastings and St Leonards Observer, 14 June 1924, and it piqued my curiosity for two reasons. I like sales of adjacent houses, as it implies a common owner, and in this case there was also an attractive image of the street. I give it below, with a (very […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
I was looking through Pike’s 1901 directory for Hastings and St Leonards when I came across a full-page advertisement for Joseph Harvey’s shop at 53 King’s Road, as shown below. I have mentioned this man before on this blog. The advert mentions his home address of Woodmancote, Woodland Vale Road. Harvey was responsible in 1901 […]
There are a couple of mentions in the local newspapers for Richard John Porter, the proverbial servant who married his late boss’s widow. I came across a case before the bench in the Hastings and St Leonards News, 22 July 1864, titled THE ANTAGONIST OF CONNUBIAL FELICITY. The following is a summary of the case. […]
7 November 1844, Brighton Gazette: DIED. At St Leonards, on Sunday morning, after a very short but severe illness, Mr Edward Chamberlin, second son of Mr William Chamberlin, of the Royal Victoria Hotel [who was the manager]. 18 November 1844, Brighton Gazette: Miss Burdett Coutts arrived in London last week from Germany, and has since […]
Following the popularity of the previous walks, I have decided to put on a final walk this year on Sunday 26 October around the public houses of St Leonards, both former and existing. I talk about the history of licensing beerhouses and public houses, and tell some stories about what went on in the pubs. […]