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 […]
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Newspapers frequently gave detailed accounts of summer day outings for the more substantial tradesmen, especially the builders, or for men in the same trade, such as cabbies or shop assistants. An outing for employees would typically set off from the workshop in long, open wagonettes or the smaller, also open breaks drawn by horses. It […]
There is a set of detailed maps of much of St Leonards and Hastings, surveyed 1873 and published 1875, on the (free) National Library of Scotland website. This post discusses the map for the West Hill Road (west half) , some of which is shown below, and there is also a map that includes the […]