Playing on the Beach
Two children play on the beach at low tide. A minimalist piece of digital art showing the rolling waves as they approach a sandy beach. This is a digital painting from a photograph I took of Hastings beach some years…
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Lifeboat and All Saint’s Church, Hastings
A view of the Cyril and Lilian Bishop Lifeboat and All Saint’s Church in Hastings Old Town. All Saint’s Church dates back at least to the Norman Conquest. The original church may have been sited somewhere else, but it was…
Weathered Fishing Boat
A weathered fishing boat on Hastings beach surrounded by a clutter of boxes, nets and net markers. It is strange to me how this seemingly abandoned boat and disused equipment can be aesthetic in the location where it has been…
Hastings Harbour Arm
Three photographs of Hastings Harbour Arm during Storm Doris in February 2017. As of 2019, this scene has changed now as the Harbour Arm has received significant reinforcement in the form of concrete and granite blocks. More information about the…
Hastings Pier Reflected
Hastings Pier Reflected A photograph of Hastings Pier taken at low tide on a calm sunny day. The pier is reflected in the wet sand, creating an unusual view of a much photographed landmark. Click on the image to view…
All Saints Memorial Plaque
Published in November 1917 in the Hastings and St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser, the caption with the original photo said ‘The parents of the late Lance Sergeant R F Canning commemorated the anniversary of his death...
Ancient and Modern
The original photo used for this Then and Now image of Ancient and Modern was taken from the Hastings & St Leonards Pictorial Advertiser...
Boy Scouts Deliver Coal
During the winter months the 2nd Hastings (Calvert) Troop of Scouts have devoted their Saturday afternoons to delivering coal to old age pensioners and others...
Hastings Pier Fire 1917
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the fire on Hastings Pier in 1917, I was asked to create some now and then images by the team working on the East Sussex WW1 website...
Seaforth Highlanders in Alexandra Park
The photographs that make up this Then and Now image were taken at the Bandstand, Alexandra Park, Hastings...
A Rush for Potatoes
Whilst the availability of food during WW1 was never as high as during peacetime, the ramping up of German submarine activity in 1917 started to make a real impact...
A Rest on Trinity Street
A number of men in khaki taking a rest in a quiet corner of Holy Trinity church, Trinity Street, Hastings.