History of Hastings & St Leonards
Pick a section to read the local history
Town Centre
Including Alexandra Park, Castle, Hastings Pier, Priory Meadow Cricket Ground etc.
Hastings Old Town
Includes All Saints Street, The Bourne, Cliff Lifts, Deluxe Cinema, Fish Market etc.
St Leonards
St Leonards Pier, Silverhill, Cinema, Marine Court and much more.
Burton's St Leonards
Created by James Burton and his son Decimus - the original St Leonards town.
Blacklands
The Blacklands Farm Estate was sold off for development in the 1870's.
Clive Vale
Originally the 60 acre Clive Vale Farm, the estate known as Clive Vale had grown to 140...
West St Leonards
Includes Bathing Pool, Bo-Peep, Bulverhythe, Filsham Manor, Fountain Inn, South Saxons etc.
Ore Valley
Includes Ore Valley Estates, Broomgrove Power Station, St Helens Hospital & Workhouses.
Baldslow & St Helens
Includes history of St Helen's Church (old and new), Baldslow Mill and much more.
Hollington
Includes Beech Farm, Church in the Wood, the Four Courts and Wishing Tree etc.
Railways & Stations
Includes West Marina, West St Leonards, Warrior Square, Hastings and Ore Stations.
Trams & Trolleybuses
History of the Hastings and St Leonards Trams and Trolleybuses.
Famous Residents
Grey Owl, John Logie Baird, Catherine Cookson, Robert Tressell and many more.
World War 2
Local happenings during the Second World War. Hastings under attack from the Luftwaffe.
Miscellaneous
Includes Hastings Coldest Winter, SS Lugano, Biddy the Tubman etc.
The Battles of 1066
An accurate account of events leading up to and during the Battle of Hastings in 1066.User Contributions
Ore Valley During and after World War 2 by Michael J Errey
The Fortune of War Public House by Michael J Errey
Hastings United (old) & St Leonards FC by Leon Pettit
Hastings Pier by Barry Funnell
Dorset Laundry by Anne Rowley
