Wellington Square
| Other Names | |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Wellington Place Waterloo Square Priory Field |
| Junctions | |
| Junctions | Albert Road Castle Hill Road |
| Landmarks | |
| Places of Worship | Wellington Square Baptist Church |
Wellington Square was formerly known as Wellington Place and Waterloo Square[1] and the lower end of the square (Nos. 1 to 3) was the site of Lime Kilns operated by the , with the Priory Field was approximately in the current location of the central green[2][3].
At the start of the 19th century, the area (including the Castle Gun Garden, Queens Road, Stonefield Road etc) was in the hands of Sir Godfrey Webster, who sold the land to the Milward family around the early 1800s.
The land was subsequently purchased from Edward Milward by the banking firm Breeds, Farncomb, Breeds and Wenham about 1815. Finding there was good 'brick earth' there[4], they commenced building operations in around 1820.[5]. The square was adopted by the council in 1854[6], although following a protest from Mr. Shaddack and Mr. Farncomb that the west side should remain private, the order of adoption was amended to only cover the north and east sides[7]
Gardens[edit]
From the outset, Wellington Square has had a central garden area. Originally, this was for residents only.[5]
Bus Terminus[edit]
Starting at some point in the 1930s, Wellington Square served as the bus terminus for the town. In order the buses would not roll down the hill should the brakes fail, there was a stock of wooden blocks stacked behind the telephone box on the south-east corner of the square to place in front of the rear wheels.
Images[edit]
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Lime-kilns-on-the-site-of-Wellington-Square-Hastings.-c1800.
Lime Kilns on Wellington Square
Lime Kilns
A-view-from-the-Castle-Hill-in-1812.
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Page202-Hastings Castle, Shewing the Gun Garden and Lime Kilns.-Hastings of Bygone Days and the Present
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Hastings from Bohemia
White Rock circa 1827
Priory Ground from Bohemia 1827
Water-cart-at-Wellington-Square-1830.
Wellington-Square.-1830
America Ground
Castle c1840
America Ground from Cuckoo Hill Pg 215 Hastings of Bygone Days and the Present
1852 view across Hastings
Carlisle Parade 1854
View-of-the-America-Ground-and-Hastings-from-the-Coastguard-station-at-White-Rock.-1858.
Wellington-Square-1860.
Hastings c1890 from Castle Hill
Brent House Wellington Square c1900
The Castle Hotel, Wellington Square
Wellington-Square.-1902.
Day-Trippers-in-a-Horse-drawn-Charabanc-Hastings-1904.-Corner-Wellington-Square-and-Wellington-Place-looking-towards-Castle-Hill-Road.
Wellington-Square.-1905.
Wellington-Square-Hastings-c1910.
Wellington-Square-Hastings-c1910
The-St-Johns-Ambulance-Brigade-headquarters-under-the-Glenroyde-Hotel-1914
15000-people-at-a-recruting-rally-in-Wellington-Square-October-1915.
A-new-wave-of-soldiers-ready-for-the-off-at-Wellington-Square-1915.
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Top-right-hand-corner-of-Wellington-Square.-1935.
Rye-Bus-in-Wellington-Square-c1940
Wellington Square Baptist Church 1950
33-43 Wellington Square
46-47 Wellington Square 1950
21-22 Wellington Square 1950s
11-15 Wellington Square 1950
Princess Elizabeth Visit 18/05/1951
Buses at Wellington Square c1955
Mary Wray Secretarial College 1956
Wellington-Square.-1957.
Orpington to Hastings charity walk 1968
AEC Reliance 1980
Hastings St Leonards - 1980s Footage Woolworths YouTube
Wellington Square, Hastings
Wellington Square 2017
Wellington Square Shelter Interior 2
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References[edit]
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol III
- ↑ Hastings of Bygone days and the Present (Henry Cousins 1911 ed.) pg.119 ISBN: 9789332862449 ESCC Library Google Books " Amazon
- ↑ Hastings of Bygone days and the Present (Henry Cousins 1911 ed.) pg.20 ISBN: 9789332862449 ESCC Library Google Books " Amazon
- ↑ Historic Hastings J.M. Baines
- ↑ a b a guide by 1066online.com: History of Hastings in East Sussex, UK - a guide by 1066online.com, accessdate: 4 November 2019
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 6 Chap. 56
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 6 Chap. 56
