Hastings Forum

Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this but I was wondering if anyone had any Info on fly carriage driving or even better some photos from about 1880-1920 as my great grandfather and his family were in this business in St Leonards mainly and Hastings at this time
Thank you
Mark Spice

Owens dad was born in Kent but his grandfather lived in salehurst I think. In the 1871 census the family were living in st Mary Magdalene but in 1881 Owen went back to St Leonard's

I am looking for any members of the Spice family that are left residing in the Hastings and St Leonard's areas. My great grandfather Owen Spice was born in St Leonard's and his family were carriage or fly drivers. He left Hastings in about 1910

Thank you for the info so far. The only other thing I know is that his family were all in the same business and they moved about through Hastings and St Leonard's

Thank you Geoff, I don't suppose there is anywhere I could find out about the carriage drivers of Hastings and St Leonard's

I am looking for any information about priory mews which I believe was off priory street. I'm not sure if it was where the multi-story car park is or across the road. My great grandad lived there before he moved to Bedford in about 1916. His name was Owen Spice and he was a carriage driver. So if th...