Two in court on Hastings firearm charge 03 March 2016 Two people have appeared in court after police recovered a firearm in Hastings. Tamara Callan, 42, and Antony Hearn, 43, appeared in custody, via videolink, at Brighton Magistrates Court on Thursday (3 March), charged with possession of a semi-automatic machine pistol and ammunition with … Continue reading Hastings Firearms – Two in Court
Tag: Wellington Square
Discover Wellington Square in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. The trail includes “The Carlisle Hotel”, “Hastings Firearms – Two in Court”, and “Extracts from Snapshots of Childhood”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
The Carlisle Hotel
By John Hodges Early in the 19th Century, industry in what was to become the new town of Hastings, consisted only of agriculture with its many hop gardens in the Priory Valley and lime burning on the site of Wellington Square. However, one notable exception to this shortage was perhaps the continuing work provided by
The Castle Hotel Wellington Square
By John Hodges When all that lay beyond the Castle Cliff was open country and the White Rock projected into the sea, the site of Wellington Square was then known as the Priory Field.
Extracts from Snapshots of Childhood
By John G Langley Keen train-lover John remembers coming on holiday to St Leonards-on-Sea as a child. He and his family moved down to Hastings when he was seven.