The Rev. Paul Warschawski was long associated with St Leonards. This post is an attempt to nail down details his life and that of his children, but there are some mysteries I have not been able to resolve. One interesting fact is that his two sons, and his son in law, all changed their surnames […]
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At the funeral of Christopher Maxwell-Stewart on the 28 November, at St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, the eulogy was read out by his son Hamish, but was written by Prue, his wife. Here is the complete eulogy. Christopher was born at Buxted, near Uckfield. In February 1936, the sixth of the seven […]
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 […]
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 […]
I find the first newspaper extract full of pathos. 19 Apr 1837, True Sun INSOLVENT DEBTOR’S COURT, APRIL 18. A DISAPPOINTED IMMIGRANT. James Ballard applied on his petition to be discharged, and was unopposed. The insolvent, who had been a baker at St Leonard’s, Sussex, resolved, at the beginning of the present year, to emigrate […]
I am not sure how much of this long, satirical article is accurate. The simple illustrations are in my opinion rather bizarre. It was printed in the Illustrated Times, 24 October 1857. BY THE SEA-SIDE. – NO. XI ST LEONARD’S-ON-THE-SEA Is the West End or Belgravia of Hastings. St Leonard’s proper begins at the archway […]
Maze Hill Terrace, an attractive row of four houses, is numbered 1 to 4 from left to right. The two end houses are slightly grander in style and have their own front porches, unlike the pair in the middle. They also have, as end houses, two extra windows on each floor. There are four floors […]
The deaths of both James Burton, founder of the town, and of his wife are recorded in this post. 7 June 1836, Morning Herald Livery and posting stables at St Leonards on Sea. To be let for 3, 5 or 7 years, standings for 90 horses… Apply to Mr Kaye, St Leonards on Sea. 22 […]
Many members of this society enjoyed a garden party at Glanymor, 3 Highlands Gardens today. This post is about the early history of that house. The name, by the way, is Welsh for ‘seaside’. It is Grade II listed, and Historic England describes it and the neighbouring houses: HIGHLAND GARDENS 1. 5204 St Leonards Nos […]