[From Moss's History. "The first establishment of a Work-house here (Hastings) is noted in the following entry in the Parish Books of All Saints, May 22nd, 1753.-- At a Vestry it was agreed to build a public Workhouse for the poor of St. Clement's, All Saints' and St. Mary-the-Castle (where the Pilchard House stood). In 1773, as appears from another entry, "the three Parishes separated and each provided (or its own poor. The Workhouse was in George Street, now No. 42."]
8th November, 1753. Mr. Milward to Mr. Collier, in London. "... One boy has the Small Pox in the pesthouse, but likely to do well."
First Isolation Hospital. (The pesthouse was a sort of isolation hospital. There is now (1906) a field near Mr. Collier's old house called " Pest House Field."-- Editor.) See plan of Collier Lands. Author.
4th March, 1754. "Mr. Pelham, the Prime Minister, died on this day, aged 60. He had sat for the County of Sussex since 1722.
