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Photo F. J. Parsons, Ltd.

 

The Baths Promenade, White Rock, 1920.

From the Author's Collection.

 

Destructive Storm at Hastings Pier and the Baths Promenade DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BATHS, NOVEMBER I4TH, 1875.
From a Snap Shot taken at the time.
This storm caused extensive damage to property on the Sea Front. The views shews the Baths during construction. The Pay Houses of the Pier were "toppled over," and otherwise much damage done at the Pavilion end.