The area around the pier has changed dramatically over the last hundred years, as has the pier itself. We can see from this contemporary postcard by the famous postcard photographer Louis Levy that the Grand Hotel on the left, the municipal Hospital on the right, and behind it. Lady Jocelyn’s house, have all gone. … Continue reading Westward From Hastings Pier
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Grand Hotel 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. Stories such as “Hastings Pier- The Early Days” and “Westward From Hastings Pier” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture.
Hastings Pier- The Early Days
Illustrated with pictures from Ion Castro’s collection Hastings Pier was opened by the Earl of Granville, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports on the fifth of April 1872, which coincidentally was the country’s first ever Bank Holiday. Work had started on the pier on the 18th of December 1869 by the famous engineer Eugenius … Continue reading Hastings Pier- The Early Days