Hastings Forum

[quoted] peter simpson wrote: Me too!!! Born there in 1960, as was my sister in 1963; we lived just up the road. From memory it closed and was demolished around 1976; I remember a massive (blue?) sign visible from Old London Road announcing tha`t it was 'Fernbank Maternity Home'_ _ _ [/quoted] hello...

The wash house was a public bath where anyone could go and bath for a fee . on the left as you go into the bourne from the sea front. house now on site .

do you mean the rows of terrace houses overlooking what was *Tin Town* ?, there was a footpath with steps down from Halton to the power station and up to Tin Town. I lived in no.3 fellows road. Tin house, I was born there in 1946.

[quoted] sylvia daintree wrote: I to was born at Fernbank in the 50s. I would love to see a photograph of the home. [/quoted] there is / was a footpath that took you right by the old fernbank maternity hospital from old london road. I used to walk it every day for a few years to school at priory roa...

There used to be an isolation section at St.Helens hospital in ORE north east hastings. hope this helps.

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G.K. wrote:
Seem to remember a pond.
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I lived in *Tin Town* from 1946 to 1953 aprox and I cant remember any big ponds in the area.

[quoted] daveyhairbear wrote: Hi My parents originally came from the Hastings area and I was taken on holiday there a number of times as a small child in the 70's. I remember going on a walk from Hastings to Fairlight along a footpath near the coast. I was shown a "cave" carved into the sandstone, l...

[quoted] Marina wrote: Not overly impressed with Eastbourne personally. I guess if you're in your seventies and going out means the band stand on the seafront then it's fine but i'd stick with St Leonards. Plenty of entertainment in nearby Hastings and a load of clubs to join for all interests. Chec...

[quoted] RobDavis wrote: Hi, I know this is very subjective, but in most towns\cities there are areas you just don't consider moving into. I assume St Leonards has them too, so could somebody let me know what they think? We're aiming to try and move from the east midlands in the spring. We have very...

[quoted] Crazy Sussex Lad wrote: If you're a local, what would you like to see the most in Hastings, I personally would like to see some sort of retail park with a bowling alley, a decent cinema and a shop like Sport Soccer to get some cheap but decent footy boots from! CSL [/quoted] The end of Chav...