Hastings (1910-1919)

Travelogue-style scenes from Hastings, East Sussex.
Jumps back & forth between shots of baseball game in park or sports ground near sea front; ancient castle ruins; seaside attractions & town entertainments; nature scenes.
Old castle has ivy and bushy plants growing on crumbling walls. Scenic shots of water lilies; w/ castle tower reflected in pond. More lovely idyllic shots of park; near castle. Picturesque small wooden bridge over stream. Huge gates swinging open; then closed; behind them a lawn w/ large house in BG. People walking in a park; men playing bowls; a few baby carriages (prams). On shore; attractions for holidaymakers: a pavilion; w/ shaded beach chairs arranged in a circle around a circular temple or gazebo; where musicians play (think she means deckchairs around bandstand! SL).
More nature scenes: woods; etc. Another ruin; less intact; looks like church - possibly the Battle Abbey; near site of William the Conqueror's victory in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Shots of 2 people walking along country lane. Old man walking past some sort of garden; w/ woods in BG. Couple looking at abbey ruins. More shots of baseball game played in park w/ town buildings in BG. Shots of pier * this is St Leonard's pier *- looks like there is a skating rink at the end of it (building with 'Rink' on the roof). Shot of sea front with tramlines along road. Shot from pier looking toward shore.
Architecture; antiquities.
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[@DeepPurple1066]

This also includes Bodiam Castle and Battle Abbey

[@Crocs4cats]

The scenes of them playing rounders is at the old cricket ground, now Priory Meadow. You can see the Quaker Meeting House behind them and the Unitarian church.

[@alzeNL]

should of never been built. I hope that one day the green field that was given to the populace of Hastings is returned, not the horrific shopping center, which is a blight on the town.

[@Daisy-tl2lh]

how much we have lost the result of two world wars and aggressive immigration