Hastings Forum

Bread and Dripping /(especially toast), scrumptious. Ask the butcher for a bone, usually free, boil it up to get all the meat (for the Hot Pot) and the juices for dripping . I didn't like the Jelly all that much so tried to avoid it. Another favourite was Bread and Lard Me mam was one of the "T...

When I first moved down here in 1984, I purchased a First floor flat on the Seafront and I remember having a BBQ on the Balcony with friends as we watched the St Leonards Carnival go past. What has happened to it?

Chris

A good sketch of the Rock Fair on the Derelict Land, known today as the America Ground - aka Robertson Street

https://www.flickr.com/photos/escchisto ... otostream/

Hi

There is a map on here (1066online) showing where all the bombs dropped

Hastings Bombs Map

You will need good eyesight though !!

Richard

Thank you for that additional information.

When you say Half a Crown or 2/6d to todays generation, they are not aware of any kind of monetary value, so saying 12.5p gives them that

and Yes, it was just for a visit, no medicine.

"Chris in 1066 has some basic information on his website referring to Victoria Dwellings and Terrace" . Richard, thank you for the reference to my site. The one reference to the WATSON is a 'Mr' at 8 Grand Parade, so assume no connection. There are 6 references to Victoria Dwellings: Miss...

Kevin

Thanks for your advice.
Earlier today I had virtually decided not to try again with Win10
As you suggest, we have 12months in which to do it
At the moment I am quite happy to plod along with Windows 8

Chris

Hi Geoff

Thanks for the thoughts/tips
no other drives other than C and a memory card with pictures on it (do you tink I ought to remove it)
My lap top is about 18months old and my anti virus is AVG and as far as I know, no other hardware running

Chris

Hi There Looking at the 1871 census, the infirmary listings were the first on White Rock followed by No 1 etc. The address today of the Yelton Hotel is 1-10 White Rock, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1JU, so its safe to say No 9 used to stand where the Yelton is today. Not sure if the houses that occupi...

I have downloaded windows 10, its installed and then goes to its final stages, but on reaching 30% on the big blue countdown, it stops and says it cannot complete and then takes a long slow process to go back to windows 8. I have never used outlook by the way.
Any ideas or suggestions