Hastings Chronicle

Busy Brasseys From the Hastings News of 11/01/1895

Lord and Lady Brassey were at the opening of the Local Museum and Loan Collection of paintings at the Brassey Institute, Claremont, on 9 January. The News of 4 January had reported that Lord Brassey had presided over a public ... (more...)

Proposed Sanatorium From the Hastings News of 25/01/1895

There was a public inquiry on 23 January into the Hastings Council application to borrow £900 for the purchase of a site to build a hospital for infectious diseases. There was already a sanatorium in Cackle Street [Frederick Road], on ... (more...)

Big Cliff Fall From the Hastings News of 25/01/1895

There was a large fall of earth and stone on Tuesday 22 January from the East Hill cliff onto the east end of the Refuse Destructor yard  at Rock-a-Nore. This was the part used as a stone yard. Sheds, another ... (more...)

St Leonards Archway Demolished From the Hastings News of 25/01/1895

The historic St Leonards Archway was secretly demolished overnight on Wednesday 23 January by the Borough Engineer and twenty labourers. This had been strongly opposed by many people, so it was done without prior publicity, and at high speed. The ... (more...)