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A Wilkinson Lieutenant-Comdr.Hartley W., is listed at number 83 P.road West in 1950.According to my Directory there is no Helena Court listed. About this time the road became Pevensey Road and in 1953 number 83 has a different person listed. Later the road became Boscobel Road. Have you tried the lo...

From "Hastings of Bygone Days" by Henry Cousins, a chapter on Two Well-Known Smuggler's Haunts, 'New England Bank', Bopeep, this old inn which stood on the ground now occupied by West St.Leonards Railway Station.Also mentioned is the Old Woman's Tap (where the Victoria Hotel is now)

What was "The Old Woman's Tap" which was on the site of what is now the Royal Victoria Hotel, and a favourite rendezvous of smugglers.

St.Mathews gardens is not very far from Magdalen Road so it is most likely the same person. Both these addresses are divided into flats. Why not check with the local births and deaths office at Hastings ?.

I read an item recently about a medal which had been awarded to Richard Cobby for serving at the Battle of Navarino in 1827. he had been impressed into the Royal Navy because of his activities as a smuggler, After the battle he escaped and went to Hastings and continued his smuggling but was never c...

My Kelly's Directories of 1972 and 1974 gives his address as number 21 Magdalen Road. Given his age 70 years do you think he is still around ?

Kings Motors (Oxford) Ltd. Motorcycles was at 17/19 Norman Road. This is now a supermarket.. Taken from the 1958 Kelly's Directory..

In 1891 John Banks was a butchers in 74 Bohemia Road and also at 4 Tower Road, there was a James Banks, butcher at Old London Road..and a George Banks, butcher at 22 Kings Road. Albert Terrace was in London Road, in Halton I believe, just before you get to Ore. There is noone by the name of Banks Di...

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Could this have been the National Children's Home on the West Hill ? this is fairly near The Highlands. One way to confirm this is to ask whether the orphanage looked out towards the sea and towards Eastbourne.