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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2010 23:20:34 GMT
 That my friends, is an 'in-joke' ;D oi mate, ave you gota spare fag? ere mate, can you spare 30p? everyone in st leonards needs 30p for somethnik or other... Poor old St Leonards. Used to be the posh end too! Did you know there used to be a massive stone archway across the road marking the line between St L and Hastings? Taken down when they widened the road but there's a plaque somewhere along the prom marking where it used to be.  Looks grand there eh? noice! no, i didnt know that.. i'll look out for the plaqwue next time im down that way.  when we moved down here, the plan was to live in st leonards, believing it to be the 'nicer' part.. glad we didnt do that. i read a good thing the other day.. apparantly , anyone who was born in hastings and has lived in hastings all their life, if they row out to sea on the night of a full moon, and look up at the ruins of that castle what william the conqwueror builyt up on the cliff, they will be able to see the castle in its full glory. i've no idea if it works. |
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Post by Patrick on Nov 12, 2010 1:14:11 GMT
A little bit more: St Leonards Archway
From the Hastings Observer of 06/11/1886
The Council discussed removing the St Leonards Archway, then forming the eastern boundary of the original town of St Leonards. It stood across the seafront 150 yards west of London Road.The Observer of 18 December reported that the Council had decided to buy it, with a view to demolishing it.
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St Leonards Archway
From the Hastings News of 12/09/1890
At a Council meeting on 5 September, Cllr Perrins proposed the widening and re-construction of the St Leonards Archway, on the seafront just west of London Road. On the mayor’s amendment, the matter was referred to the council in committee.
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St Leonards Archway Bought
From the Hastings News of 13/07/1894
The Council meeting on 6 July was informed that the St Leonards Archway had been purchased by the Council on 25 June. This was despite receiving a petition with 287 signatures opposing it. Cllr RE Smith described the arch as a “rabbit hutch”. Alderman Jenner said the Council would look ridiculous if the structure were left intact after the purchase. The next Council meeting, on 31 July, then gave the go-ahead for the removal of the Archway, by a small majority. Cllr Elworthy had sent out a circular seeking public views; 581 of the 709 replies opposed the scheme.
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St Leonards Archway Demolished
From the Hastings News of 25/01/1895
The historic St Leonards Archway was secretly demolished overnight on Wednesday 23 January by the Borough Engineer and twenty labourers. This had been strongly opposed by many people, so it was done without prior publicity, and at high speed. The Archway, with its four stout piers, had stood on the seafront just west of London Road, on the west side of the seafront’s junction with Market Street. “The Borough Engineer and his assistants had kept the secret thoroughly, and nobody appeared aware that the order of demolition had gone forth. … At 11.30 at night men mounted the roof of the arch, and with pickaxe commenced the task of pulling down. … At noon only a foot of the piers remained above the pavement, and the debris had been carted away.”
[The Archway was a beautiful architectural feature, but caused traffic problems, being only 17 feet wide between the arches. The more influential people in the local establishment forced through the demolition, in the same way that the Albert Memorial in Hastings town centre was demolished unnecessarily in 1973.]Councils eh?  As corrupt today as they've always been. Here's the spot I've cycled past it many a time - but never really knew what the lump of rock (on the left) was for. |
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Post by housesparrow on Nov 12, 2010 6:48:02 GMT
Bits of St Leonards are lovely. We stayed there for a few months and fell in love with the place.It was deliberately designed to mix the rich with the poor. And like everywhere else, the big houses have been turned into flats and the poor houses are where the rich people live.
But there are some very rough parts, and I just don't like those at night, which is what I was explaining to Weyland; it was my excuse for leaving early! Changing trains is a bore at the best of times; you have to cross a bridge which takes you right out of the station, then, re-enter for the west bound platform. All completely unstaffed, of course.
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As corrupt today as they've always been.
