Hullo Phil. Somehow your name hasn't made it to the school roll at the web site I have created: www.hurstcourt.org . I will add it when I do the next set of revisions. If you have any photos or recollections I would be interested. Regards Jeremy (McLaughlin) jdm3964@gmail.com
I began thinking about school days..and for no apparent reason remembered "Killer" Duly. Google directed to this site. His face is clearly remembered in my minds eye and although pretty handy with the cane, was the best teacher I ever had. The only one to exploit and encourage what I was good at, namely, composition and words in general.
I am older than all your contributors it would seem. I attended Grove School from 1946 to 1949 when I left age 15. I seem to remember it called Tower Road School or, more grandly, St Leonard's Secondary Modern School for Boys. Often wonder what became of all my fellow pupils whose names are inscribed in my autograph book. F Nash, Rodney John Beaton, Graham Ball, B Wills, J A Day, "Pablos" Carter and others. In those days everyone had to have an autograph book!. Memory fails me as far as the other teachers were concerned, although I do remember a Mr Escott who taught Metalwork. Why him in particular I have not the slightest notion. I remember a rather large lady lecturing the school assembly about the joys of swimming. She represented HESSA (Hastings and East Sussex Swimming Association). My principal recollection is her insistence that we might, for reasons that escaped me then and still do, experience "strictures". I had no idea to what she was referring .but, whatever they were, the effects were serious!
I gather from previous postings that the school has been demolished....but the memories are there forever.
I was at Redlake primary school from1969 to 1975 when I had to leave suddenly due to a road accident opposite Redlake petrol station, anyway I would love to hear from anyone who was in my class in 1975, Mrs Hunter was my teacher then.
Home of Musgrave Brisco (High Sherriff for Sussex) -brother of Wastel Brisco of Bohemia House/Summerfields House
I am Elsie Mary’s grand daughter, my father was Reginald Phillips. Elsie moved to Canada with my family in 1967, and Uncle Vic soon followed. All are buried in Toronto. We landed in the Toronto Beach area where Elsie lived with her first husband after WW1.
How strange. We are living at 59 Milward Road and will be moving to Kos next year?
Coincidence!
Dear,
Together with my friend Thea van Zanten en Lida de Groot, three girls from the Netherlands stayer a week in Caple en Ferne. We were invites bij Lilly and Jim (Porter) . We met these lovely people in Greve and they asked us to come over.
We had a wonderwel time, very good memories!,
Akkie Langerak
What is the dome on top of the bandstand used for?
Thankfully the Provident helped no end of families in the 50s and 60s getting clothing for kids.
Although I lived on Hollington Old Lane, my mum would take us to Dengates in Stonefield Road
using the 133 from Battle Road (opposite Roses the general store) into town.
I think that being a Hastings girl she had some sort of loyalty to businesses there.
Sadly I never did get a pair of TUFF shoes with animal print soles!
What an idyllic and genteel scene.
The peace and quiet must have been so taken for granted by those in the picture.
Seeing this makes one realise that progress is such a destructive force.
I have not been to Hastings since 2010 (Mums funeral), but even the hectic Silverhill I
knew in the 50s' and 60s' could never foresee the wholesale decay of 'improvements'
that were to come.
I remember this junction well.
My Dad taught me to drive in 1970 in his 1962 Hillman Minx - no synchromesh on first gear
and coming up battle road, had to judge the speed to get up Duke Road in 2nd or suffer the
aggro of judging the right time to 'slip it' into first for smooth progress up the hill. Thankfully I
learnt rapidly coz another of his favourites was the left turn from Stonefield Road and up into
Nelson Road.....Happy days.
p.s. I passed the driving test 1st time!
Did anyone notice the manufacturer of these wooden boats, they seem to have all disappeared from seaside boating lakes .
I was born in the Briers
22nd April 1943. Among my Mothers belongings when she died, I found the original bill for her stay there for my birth. Although I cannot find the original bill, know I have it it somewhere, but the amount charged for her stay in the Briers at that time amounted to about £4.00
This may seem like a simple question but where was the Fairlight lifeboat launched from?
It wa. My s 1946 or 47. Iwas about 10 or 11 and my mother.Edith Jewell was manageress of the cafe and restaurantin the back of the pool complex. I would spend most of the summer school holidays in the pool and got to know many of the people who performed in the aquashows. I learned to swim and was taught to dive by Betty Slade , an Olympic diver. My parents lived in Marine Court, right on the seafront. Wonderful days!
