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 […]
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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. […]
Places are limited, please book for free via info@bsls.org.uk with name, email or mobile number so Stephen can communicate where to meet him in St Leonards. Please indicate if you are a Member of the Society. The escorted walk will be held twice, both starting at 2pm: on Sunday 21 September, and on Friday 26 […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday 28th September, 2025, in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Members free, non members £5. A talk given by Hastings historian Ken Brooks, entitled ‘Burton St Leonards since 1837’ This illustrated talk will look at the development of St. Leonards after James […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Sunday, May 11th, 2025, at Crown House, 60 Marina, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 0BE. Members free entry, non members £5 entry. An illustrated talk by Ray McChrystal on ‘Gum Pigment and Paper: A History of the British Watercolour (with Scenes of Burtons St Leonards)’. Ray, a practising watercolourist, […]
The talk will begin at 4pm sharp on Sunday April 13th, 2025, in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Members free entry, non members £5 entry. A talk given by chef & writer, Ian Dowding, called ‘Turn Back Time’, he will take us on an informative journey around the food enjoyed by different […]
The talk will begin at 3pm sharp on Friday March 21st, 2025, at Crown House, 60 Marina, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 0BE. Members free entry, non members £5 entry. A talk given by David Clarke on ‘Green St Leonards’. Doors open 2.30pm. Previously advertised start at 4pm was in error.
The talk will begin at 4pm sharp on Sunday January 19th, 2025, in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Members free entry, non members £5 entry. A talk given by the Burtons’ St Leonards Society Chair, Stephen Van Dulken on Philip Henry Tree, Architect. Born in 1848 on Norman Road, Philip […]
The talk will begin at 4pm sharp on Sunday 6 October, 2024, in the Burton Room of the Royal Victoria Hotel, TN38 0BD. Members free, non members £5. This event will be an illustrated talk given by the Burtons’ St Leonards Society Member, Prue Maxwell-Stewart, on ‘The Amsterdam‘: the extraordinary story of the laden Dutch […]
On Sunday 14 July starting at 3pm our chairman Stephen Van Dulken will be re-running the well received walk around the former public house sites of St Leonards. The walk lasts around one hour with a planned final stop at the Horse and Groom (for anyone actually requiring refreshments by that point). Well behaved dogs […]