Hastings Week History Event on Monday 12th October, 1-2pm
Register via hlhg1066@gmail.com
For 1pm sharp on 12 October, 2026, Chris Cormack intends to gather a small group on the West Hill Lift (AT THE TOP) to discuss the involvement of the Abbey of Fecamp in the development of commercial sea fishing and preserving of fish to facilitate a huge growth of sea-fish consumption (known by archaeologists as the “Anglo Saxon Fish Event Horizon”). This proved a great economic incentive for Norman monasteries to actually participate in the 1066 Battle even as warriors!
A group from local & Hastings history societies shall also discuss Hastings Castle and the possible involvement of Rameslie in the establishment of the St Mary in the Castle Collegiate Church before 1066 and briefly touch on the post 1066 history.
All during an hour’s leisurely walk downhill from the West Hill Lift, expecting to arrive at St Clement’s Church soon after opening time at 2pm for the rest of the event.
If you are interested in joining the walk, PLEASE REGISTER by emailing hlhg1066@gmail.com, as soon as possible as numbers are necessarily limited and it is first come, first served!
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Hastings Week History Event
Monday 12th October, 2pm to 6pm at St. Clement’s Church, Swan Terrace TN34 3ES (easiest level access at West entrance)
A Hastings Local History Group event – contact hlhg1066@gmail.com
2.00 – 2.15pm: Doors open Mayor of Hastings and Deputy Mayor arrive.
2.15 – 2.45pm: Talk: The Bayeux Tapestry: Some Misinterpretations
2.45 – 3.15pm: Refreshments, viewing of side tables and costumed activities
exhibition boards, working models, ‘have a go at doing the stitches’
3.15 – 3.30pm: Countess Gytha’s Lament – dramatic spoken narrative – the
aftermath of the Battle of Hastings and what happened to Edith Swanneck’s children.
3.30 – 4.00pm: Refreshment break and ongoing costumed activities
4.00 – 4-30pm: 1066: The Monastery that Watched England – Powerpoint presentation by Royal Historical Society historian, David EP Dennis on the History of Rameslie and how the Norman Fécamp Abbey became the owner of land in England.
4.30 -6.00pm Refreshment break and informal discussions on aspects of 1066
history. Activities by people in costume dress.