Manuscript History of Hastings and St. Leonards Vol 8
Index to Contents of Volume Eight 1860
This is a transcription of the index Thomas Brandon Brett's Manuscript History of Hastings & St Leonards vol 8.[1]
Chapter Sixty Three: St. Leonards 1860 Page 1
The St.Leonards Commissioners (pg. 1)
Vestry Meetings (pg. 3)
Mechanics' Institution (pg. 4)
The Queen's St.Leonards Archers (pg. 6)
Balls and concerts (pg. 7)
Horticultural Society (pg. 8)
St.Leonards Regatta (pg. 8)
Church Matters (pg. 9)
Norman Road Thoroughfare (pg. 10)
Galley Hill (pg. 12)
Falls of Cliff (pg. 13)
Storms (pg. 14)
Loss of the "Endeavour" (pg. 14)
Particular Deaths (pg. 16)
Accidents and fatalities (pg. 18)
The Western Stonebeach (pg. 19)
Revival of the Postal Question (pg. 20)
Western Waterworks (pg. 30)
Lectures – Laundry women’s Strike, etc (pg. 31)
Professor Jacob (pg. 33)
A Three horse Omnibus (pg. 34)
Chapter Sixty Four: Hastings 1860 Page 35
Meetings (pg. 35)
The Western Stonebeach (pg. 35)
(Roads) (pg. 37)
Town Council Meetings (pg. 35)
(Offers of Land) (pg. 42)
Proposed Pier at Verulam Place (pg. 47)
Bathing machines and Bathing (pg. 48)
The Chaplain's Stipend Again! (pg. 51)
(Gas Matters) (pg. 53)
The Volunteers (pg. 54) – The Water Supply (pg. 55)
Revised Burial Fees (pg. 63)
The Borough accounts. (pg. 64)
The Postal Question again (pg. 66)
Still the Postal Question (pg. 71)
The Mechanics' Institution (pg. 81)
Mr. North's Lecture on Spain (pg. 84)
Introduction to "The Song of Roland" (pg. 96)
The Philosophical Society (pg. 99)
Philosophical Institution and Literary Institution (pg. 102)
The Victoria Life Boat (pg. 103)
The Fishery (pg. 104)
Capt. Sleigh's Harbour Plan (pg. 108)
Capt. Sleigh's Breakwater scheme (pg. 110)
The Proposed Harbour (pg. 111)
Womersley's objection (pg. 111)
Letters on the Proposed Harbour (pg. 112)
The Harbour Discussions (pg. 120)
(animosities, personalities, (pg. 121)
end of the Dispute (pg. 126)
The Benefit Societies (pg. 128)
Mr. Humes views (pg. 128)
Benefit Societies requiring reformation (pg. 130)
Benefit Societies Discussion (pg. 131)
Benefit Societies wanted to be re-formed (pg. 130)
Dinner and new position of the "Old Friendly" (pg. 142)
Public and other Dinners (pg. 150)
Dinners, balls and other Entertainments (pg. 151)
Public Bands and Concerts (pg. 152)
Fetes and Flower Shows (pg. 153)
Proposed New Bells (pg. 153)
Powder Mill Explosion (pg. 154)
Destruction of a Martello Tower (pg. 154)
The Local Volunteers (pg. 158)
The Rifle Volunteers (pg. 158)
Formation of the 1st Cinque Ports Rifles (pg. 159)
A grand Muster of Volunteer Rifles (pg. 162)
Volunteer Corps. (pg. 164)
Volunteer Movements (pg. 165)
Presentation of Colours (pg. 169)
Shooting for Prizes (pg. 174)
The Lord Warden "and her champion crew" (pg. 176)
The Hastings Regatta (pg. 177)
Particular Marriages (pg. 178)
Deaths (pg. 179)
Accidents, Rescues, Inquests (pg. 180)
Archaeological Meeting< (pg. 183)br />
Archaeological Excursion (pg. 183)
George Douglas Hazle (pg. 189)
Particular Deaths (pg. 189)
Notes and Queries (pg. 190)
All Saints Church (pg. 191)
Mechynge's Will (pg. 192)
All Saints Church (pg. 193)
Notes and Queries (pg. 193)
Extracts from MSS in the Bodleian Library (pg. 193)
A Crown Lands Law Case (pg. 200)
Bank Dividend (pg. 201)
Working Mens Reading Room (pg. 201)
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