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The 1066 online website in the article about the origins of Alexandra Park includes a description of the garden although doesn't call it "Shirleys Garden" per se: "The first real garden on the site of Alexandra Park was created by a local tradesman, Mr. Shirley, in the 1830's, and was...

Not sure if it helps, but I have just found an article in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer dated 17 June 1939 which says : "Mr Ross built the first two houses dubbed "Ross's Folly" in St Helen's Road, opposite Shirleys Gardens (now the Alexandra Park), adding also after on the ...

I am also trying to find out more about Tudor House in St Helens Road. It was lived in by ancestors of mine including Thomas Ross, who was 5 times Mayor of Hastings who also laid the foundation stone for the now demolished Albert Memorial. An article in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer dated ...