By John Hodges At some time in the seventeenth century Hastings began to expand out of the valley of the Bourne , and odd buildings were erected in an area to the West that became known as the “Suburbs”. It was not until 1811 that this newly developed street became known locally as George Street, … Continue reading The Hastings Arms
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George Street provides the setting for this group of Rye’s Own articles, where buildings, people and events meet in the magazine’s record of the district. Readers can move between “How Dinosaurs Were Discovered in Hastings”, “Jack in the Green”, and “Old Town in Readiness Colour on The Seafront”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
How Dinosaurs Were Discovered in Hastings
By Jennie Ridd In 1832 George Wooll, a lithographer who lived at 5 High Street, Hastings, and George Rubie, local schoolmaster, helped to found the Hastings Literary and Scientific Institute at Rubie’s rooms at 1 Burdett Place, George Street. They were well qualified for the task, since Wooll ran the Repository of Arts from Number … Continue reading How Dinosaurs Were Discovered in Hastings
Jack in the Green
By Gemma Pocock Photographs Iain Pocock What a lovely day it was on the 3 May. I went, with my husband, daughter and step children, to Hastings for the day. On arrival it was really busy, I just thought it was because of the gorgeous weather but later discovered it was all down to “Jack … Continue reading Jack in the Green
Old Town in Readiness Colour on The Seafront
By Hastings Trader After a hard winter and a terrible Easter the seafront shops are at last able to look forward to some bright sunshine. Despite setbacks of weather, increasing parking charges and ever higher rents and rates, traders in the Old Town and along the seafront are doing their best to keep the area … Continue reading Old Town in Readiness Colour on The Seafront
Olde Pump House Hastings
One of the Best Known Meeting Places in Hastings One of the features of Hastings Old Town is it’s famous Tavern, Ye Olde Pump House. It is situated at the heart of George Street and is the ‘local’ of many Old Town characters, who go a long way to enhance the special atmosphere of the