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Opening of the St Leonards Exhibition.
Hastings Background
From the Hastings Chronicle of 22/02/1853
The Chronicle published ‘Some Particulars of Hastings’ by William Durant Cooper FSA.
Carpenters on Strike
From the Hastings Chronicle of 01/03/1853
About 80 carpenters were on strike, seeking a wage rise from 4/- a day to 4/6. Over 40 had left the area, having “found work easily elsewhere at the higher rate”.
The new school of All Saints was to open at Easter for 300 girls; Countess Waldegrave was the principal donor.
Fall of cliff at East Groyne.
Hastings Council had purchased the Old Warm Baths for road widening.
A new lease for the Customs House opposite the Lower Lighthouse was issued by the Council, for £25 pa.
The old Warm Baths opposite Pelham Crescent were purchased by the Council for widening the seafront.
The Council gave part of the seafront the name Eversfield Place. On 5 August Grand Parade was so named, and part of Bohemia Road was changed to Magdalen Road. On 7 October it decided to number houses in London Road.
A trade body - the Operative Painters Association - was formed in the Royal Standard pub “to discuss and study the scientific principles inherent in the profession”. The 40 painters were seeking a 6d pay rise, to 4/6 per day, ...
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The annual Rock Fair took place in a field in St Michaels, White Rock, 26/7 July.
Sale of the Castledown Estate, next to the Castle, to a gentleman from the metropolis for his own residence. Did not reach the reserve price of £4,200 at auction.
Grand Parade was named by the Council, and Bohemia Road was altered to Magdalen Road.
“Building operations on a very large scale are contemplated on the Eversfield estate, the whole of which, comprising about 400 acres, is about to be laid out for terraces, detached villas, pleasure grounds, etc. The ground is to be let ...
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Fishermen’s Museum
From the Hastings Chronicle of 09/08/1853
A Fishermen’s Church was to be erected at East Cliff, it was planned [now the Fishermen's Museum]. The foundation stone was laid on 25 August 1853.
Halton House Fete
From the Hastings Chronicle of 16/08/1853
A fete was held at Halton House, Robertsons Hill (off Old London Road), by owner Patrick Robertson MP, with music, dancing and fireworks.
Fishponds Farm
From the Hastings Chronicle of 16/08/1853
Mr Isaac Arkcoll will retire from his business in a few weeks. He had occupied Fishponds Farm, Ecclesbourne Glen, for a great number of years. Mr Waters will succeed him.
A fete was held in the grounds of Hastings Lodge, Old London Road, by the owner, Frederick North.
New Gaol
From the Hastings Chronicle of 06/09/1853
A new Borough Gaol was to be erected, it was announced.
Evening School reopened, at the Fishermen’s Club Room and National School House, East Hill.
A new general cemetery was proposed by officers of St Clements.
Gas Light
From the Hastings Chronicle of 01/11/1853
Notice of intention to apply for Act of Parliament for Hastings and St Leonards Gas Light and Coke Co.
The result of the municipal elections was a triumph for the Liberal party, with 5 out of 6 candidates winning.
The mayor’s dinner was held at the Royal Swan Hotel; Thomas Hicks, mayor, welcomed Charles Clift as the new mayor.
The Town Council heard that Countess Waldegrave was willing to give up the Priory Meadows to the town; a committee was set up to look into it.
The former wooden steps at Claremont had been replaced by wider granite ones, the Council was told.