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Fires
From the Hastings News of 07/01/1887
Fire destroyed the Roman Catholic church of St Thomas of Canterbury in Magdalen Road on 3 January. There was also a fire at a tailors and outfitters in High Street on 6 January.
The Clive Vale Congregational Church, on the corner of Edwin Road and Githa Road, was officially opened. [Now replaced by flats, apart from the church hall.]
Untrue Albert
From the Hastings News of 28/01/1887
The Albert Memorial clocktower was reported to be 7.5 inches out of true.
Sunday Closing
From the Hastings News of 18/03/1887
There was a big demonstration in favour of the Sunday Closing Bill on Thursday 17 March. But the next day there was a meeting against it, reported the News of 25 March.
The well-known local banker and JP George Scrivens died, aged 81.
Queen Victoria's Jubilee Day - the 50th anniversary of her coming to the throne - was celebrated around the town. The new pleasure steamer May started making daily trips from the pier on that day.
Old Town Road
From the Hastings News of 29/07/1887
New proposals were published for the building of a new road in the Old Town.
Improvements to the approach to Warrior Square Station were completed.
Oyster Saloon
From the Hastings News of 12/08/1887
A new oyster saloon opened at one of the town's better shops, 45a Robertson Street, which remained in the fish trade for many years.
Pier Steamer
From the Hastings News of 12/08/1887
The pleasure steamer the Nelson was plying from Hastings Pier every weekday.
The massive new groyne at Rock-a-Nore had at last been completed, and a memorial stone was laid on Wednesday 10 August. This was to become the most important of the town's groynes, with the shingle building against it creating the ...
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Ore Station
From the Hastings News of 09/09/1887
The railway station at Ore was completed.
A new iron footbridge over the waterfalls at Old Roar had been finished.
Brett’s Son Dies
From the Hastings News of 16/09/1887
Mr AR Brett, the son of Thomas Brandon Brett, the well-known local historian and newspaper proprietor, had died.
Stonefield Estate
From the Hastings News of 23/09/1887
The fourth part of the Stonefield Estate, covering the north-west slope of the West Hill, had been sold. Milward Road and the northern end of Stonefield Road would be completed.
Ore Place
From the Hastings News of 23/09/1887
The sale of Ore Place, at St Helens, was announced. It was the residence of the late Mr Spalding.
Miss Sayer Dies
From the Hastings News of 30/09/1887
The death of Miss Maria Jane Sayer, aged 79, of Parade House, was announced.
The new West St Leonards Station was officially opened. It is on the Hastings-Tunbridge Wells line, by the Bopeep tunnel.
The new East Sussex Hospital at White Rock was officially opened by local MP Wilson Noble, after many years uncertainty over its location. It replaced the Infirmary, which had opened there on 24 June 1841, on land bought from the ...
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Lady Brassey, aged 48, had died on board the large family yacht the Sunbeam, between Australia and Mauritius, on 14 September. She was buried at sea.
Silverhill Fire
From the Hastings News of 11/11/1887
There was a big fire at the Eldridge and Cruttenden's shop at Silverhill, causing damage estimated at £1,300.