Hastings Forum

I was born at 13 Gensing Road when the shop belonged to Backshalls the shoe repairer. No 14 was a grocer's shop while no.12 was Miltons, the greengrocer. There was a hairdresser/barber shop that belonged to Mr Welfare about no.10. My grandparents lived at Chapmans Dairy at 22 and 23 North Street. <b...

Just found this website! Is Bert Gurr still alive? He was my husband's best man at our wedding. My husband ,Budge Burgess, rode for Langham Lions way back then.

Just found this website! Is Bert Gurr still alive? He was my husband's best man at our wedding. My husband ,Budge Burgess, rode for Langham Lions way back then.

[quoted] Bill wrote: I believe I was told the St.Leonard Church was destroyed during WWII, was the churchyard (graveyard) also destroyed? [/quoted] I have just come across your message re St Leonards Church. The church was virtually destroyed by a V1 Doodlebug. The churchyard is still there and the ...