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Paupers
From the Hastings News of 28/01/1876
In a Parliamentary report on pauperism it was stated that on 1 July 1875 there were 746,506 paupers in England and Wales. In Sussex there were 18,944 paupers in a population of 420,910 or 4.5% of the population. In Hastings ...
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Storm damage
From the Hastings News of 17/03/1876
On Sunday morning 13th people were unprepared for the storms that appeared and much damage was done. Net shops were broken in many places, with ropes and nets drifting out to sea. West Street and much of George Street were ...
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Steamers Collide
From the Hastings News of 28/04/1876
A serious collision occurred on 7 April when the steamer Savernake collided with the steamer Vesuvious; the Savernake managed to beach ashore at the Fishmarket whilst the Vesuvious sunk. No loss of life occurred but two Dutchmen were in the ...
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A property sale on 26th saw 111 lots of the West Hill Estate, 100 plots being in St Georges and Whitefriars Road.
Croft Chapel
From the Hastings News of 06/06/1876
The last service was held on 4 June in the Croft Chapel before it was pulled down and replaced. The chapel was built in 1820 and held 300. The new chapel was to cost £2,300.
Thomas Brassey laid the foundation stone for the White Rock Baths and Aquarium on 28 June. The arrangement at present was to proceed with the baths, leaving the aquarium for subsequent consideration.
No 39 Martello Tower, which had been wrecked by the heavy gales in the spring, was brought down on 7 July. The materials were purchased by Mr.Brisco.
The Central Wesleyan Church in Cambridge Road, on the Cornwallis Park Estate, which cost £7,000, was opened on 14 July.
A new water pumping station was opened on 28 July by the mayor, Mr Thorpe, in the Buckshole Valley, part of the public park. The Council have sunk a further four wells in the hope of having a prolific water ...
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New Croft Church
From the Hastings News of 13/10/1876
The new Croft Congregational Church was being rapidly built, and two memorial stones, one by the Rev Halley Stewart, the late pastor, and the Rev CR Hovell, the present pastor, were laid on 6 October. The site was of the ...
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New Hotel
From the Hastings News of 27/10/1876
The Alexandra Hotel, in the middle of Eversfield Place, had been reopened on 26 October as a good quality hotel after it originally had been a first class lodging house.
Arson at Pub
From the Hastings News of 08/12/1876
A bad fire occurred at the Carpenters Arms Inn [later known as the Cambridge], in Cambridge Road between Prospect Place and Dorset Place, on 1 December. It was spotted at midnight and soon spread to adjoining shops and workshops, including ...
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Old Humphrey
From the Hastings News of 08/12/1876
The Council on 1 December heard that plans for 36 houses on the Hastings House Estate in the Old Town were to be called Old Humphrey Avenue.