Old Hastings Preservation Society was founded in 1952 to promote the permanent preservation of buildings of beauty/historic interest, especially in Hastings & St. Leonards and foster an appreciation of the history of Hastings. We encourage and record research which supports our objectives. Good architecture, design and town planning is encouraged. In 1956 we founded the Hastings Fishermen’s Museum open daily in Rock-a-Nore Road and more recently Hastings History House.
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Saturday, 15 April 2017
Advance Warning - May Day starts in April!
Morris dancers will be in town April 28th - 30th and the procession will be on 1st May.
The Morris Dance Eucharist will be in St Clements, 10am, Sunday April 30th.
Monday, 10 April 2017
Old Town Carnival Week
They should be available online shortly
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
More walk booklets from David Clarke
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
New Cemetery Stories
I was recently in Barley, doing a bit of historical research, and discovered that the one time rector, Dr. Samuel Lee, a fascinating man - http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/lee_scholar/lee_scholar.htm
and Dr. Vores (see Recent Stories, below) were brothers-in-law . “And her brother-in-law, the Reverend Thomas Vores, then of Park Chapel, Chelsea, and afterwards of St Mary's, Hastings, thus expressed himself:--'Dr Lee is confessedly the first Orientalist in England, probably in Europe. He has unwearyingly devoted his wondrous attainments to the defence of the great and blessed truths of God's pure Word, and God has called you, dear sister, to the honourable office of being a helpmeet to such a man.'”
- Beck, Samuel - "Prisoners' Friend" Quaker, responsible for building of Halton Mission Hall, and his daughter, Susannah Rickamn Beck, who was trainin to be a minister in India when she died, and granddaughter,Agnes Beck.
- Jenkins, Brigadier General Noble Fleming -"In a time of peace he had died a soldier's death, so they gave him a soldier's funeral"
- Pelham, James (Great church and municipal worker) & Maria (A Loss to the Poor of St Leonards)
Recent Stories
- Bridges, Ada & Henry, of whom little is known, and their son Eric, who died in action on 29th January, 1917
- Vores, Rev. Thomas & Elisabeth Plomley - for 33 years incumbent at St Mary-in-the-Castle
Monday, 3 April 2017
New Book - Making History in Pevensey by Alan J Starr
Available from Hastings History House, 21, Courthouse Street, Hastings TN34 3AU