Swan Hotel Sold
From the Hastings News of 12/04/1889
The historic Swan Hotel in the High Street, the town's main hotel and meeting place for many centuries, had been sold and would be demolished. The News of 30 August 1889 said that the demolition had taken place.
Women Guardians
From the Hastings News of 26/04/1889
At the Workhouse Board of Guardians elections, two women were elected for the first time, Mrs Budd and Miss Mosely.