History House
21 Courthouse Street
7 for 7.30pm
The meeting will be followed by a talk on Churches of Hastings & St Leonards presented by Joy Collins.
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.
The next Cemetery Walk is on Sunday May 12th at 2pm. Meet at the main gate.
New Stories & Features
27th April to 23rd June
At Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
This display shows the work of a project to record extant memorials in the older sections of Hastings Cemetery and then to research some of the people and topics found. Whistler's mother, Queen Victoria's pastry chef, two Naval officers who were present at the siege of Sebastopol, are just a few fascinating stories the project’s uncovered.
There are mysteries you may be able to solve!
Updated
New Stories:
What has this to do with it? Click on photo to find out!
20th April to 7th July
At Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
This exhibition is a pictorial history of Hastings as seen through the eyes of the two artists W.H. Brooke (1772-1860) and E.Leslie Badham (1873-1945). In 1922 Badham was invited to study Hastings Museum's collection of sketches of the town between 1820 and 1840 which had been drawn by Brooke, and to compile a contemporary record of Hastings. This exhibition will bring the two collections together.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/William-Henry-Brooke
Weds 17th April 11am
History House, 21 Courthouse Street Coffee morning and talk by local author Victoria Seymour £2
http://friendsofhastingscemetery.org.uk/
● Frederick Chamier - Gravestone & Inscription
● Charles Vigant Monterossi de Falbe- Gravestone & Inscription
● Gambier, Dr. Thomas
● Lieut.Col the Hon Gilbert Elliot & Katherine Ann Childers - Inscriptions & grave stones
● Ionides Family
● John McClelland and Sophie Swaine
New Stories:
● George Devey - Architect & unacknowledged Father of the Arts & Crafts Movement
● Ransom, Charlotte – Servant
Save Our Heritage
In Hastings & St. Leonards
Working to preserve and promote the Borough’s historic environment
OPEN
PUBLIC
MEETING
WEDNESDAY 10th APRIL 2013
VENUE
WHITE ROCK HOTEL
HASTINGS
6.30pm for 7.00pm
Inaugural Meeting Chair: STEPHEN GRAY
Your opportunity to show your concerns
about the protection of the boroughs
heritage
(Associated with OHPS)