From the 1880s onwards, planning applications were typically, though not consistently, reported in the local papers a day or two after either being allowed or rejected. Here we have some St Leonards applications from the Hastings and St Leonards Times, 6 December 1890, as an example: …bakers’ oven at No. 30 Western-road, St Leonards, for […]
It may be thought that little documentation can be found on relatively modern roads, but I found a great deal on a pre World War II road. As it happens, it is also a good example of what is common today but used to be rare: a single builder purchasing and developing a large piece […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday 18th January, 2026, at Crown House, Marina, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 l, l £5. Members free, non-members £5 entry. Doors open 2pm. Talk is 45 minutes. ‘The Hawkhurst Gang’ by Capt. James Bollinger. ‘My talk on the Hawkhurst gang tells the story of England’s first organised […]
A lengthy pamphlet could be published on the many activities of Stephen Putland, and this account will only cover his occupation of 7 London Road, and his children. At present this corner address is occupied by a wellness studio next to Saxon Street, with Grand Parade further south, on the seafront. No. 9 is an […]
18 August 1846, Sussex Advertiser: Samuel Brown, of St Leonards, was committed for three months, in default of payment, under an order of affiliation made by the bench towards the maintenance of an illegitimate child. Defendant, who is apprenticed to a bricklayer, said he was not in receipt of any wages, and consequently was unable […]
Warrior Gardens is situated a couple of streets to the north of Warrior Square, and is numbered from no. 1 downhill to no. 23, which is close to Western Road. The houses are joined together as a terrace but the architectural styles vary to some extent. They are typically several floors high. Formerly there were […]
Mount Pleasant is a row of houses fronting onto a footpath, parallel to Norman Road. The houses face south over the English Channel. Opposite its beginning, which is next to East Ascent and Mercatoria, is St Clements Place, currently numbered 1-3. No. 3 is also called Clarence House. Nos. 1 and 2 are furthest along […]
25 December 1845, Brighton Gazette: ST LEONARDS. On Saturday last J.F. Stanford, Esq., of 1, West Ascent, gave a musical soiree at his residence, when he invited the principal resident musicians of Hastings and St Leonards. Some very creditable pieces were performed, and Mr Stanford, who is an accomplished violoncello player, was very much gratified. […]
On Remembrance Sunday I am writing about what happened to a single local family in World War I. My main source is the newspaper, extracts from which are given in date order. No comments are, I think, necessary. In the 1901 census the Jinks family were at 7 Aldborough Road, Bohemia, but by the 1911 […]
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 […]