Church Street (Ore)
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Extending from 10 Clifton Road to 11 Victoria Avenue[1], Church Street today is a shadow of its previous self, being not much more than a trackway:-
There was a general store/off-licence at the Clifton Road end,a bakers next door to this followed by a row of houses then some open ground followed by more houses with a small general store in the middle of these. At the top of this row was a yard owned by Timmy Scrace who was a totter with a horse and cart,then allotments with a final row of terraced houses with a row of steps into Victoria Avenue[2].
A further description reads:
...before the Council purchased Church Street for redevelopment there was a small general store halfway down Church Street. It was run by an elderly lady during the late 50s and always smelt of paraffin. We would call in there for sweets usually en route to Sandown School when we took a short cut over an area we called the ‘Ollar’[a]! Where we crossed a small stream and walked up to the bottom of Sandown Road. It was usually a very muddy route to school so was not recommended by my parents![3]
It is reported that prior to municipal dumps being removed to out-of-town areas, the dustcarts used to dump their loads along the road; the waste being mainly dust and paper items that would naturally decompose[4].
"Un-natural Offence"[edit]
In September, 1891 Charles Catt of Church Street appeared before Hastings Magistrates charged with "An Unnatural Offence with a dog". Charles Threasher, a gardener of Willow Cottage gave evidence that he had observed the prisoner's activities from a field behind the Hastings Sanitorium. A boy named Joseph Whiting shouted out to Catt and Catt got up and walked away. Threasher stated he was around 100 meters away and could see quite clearly what was happening. A cowman from Mount Pleasant Road gave corroborating evidence. P.C. Slight took Catt into custody and upon giving the caution, Catt said he had nothing to say. The case was committed to the next Sussex Assizes[5].
Images & Features[edit]
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References & Notes
- ↑ The Ollar is now known as Speckled Wood
- ↑ Kelly's 1956 Directory
- ↑ Tony Bourne: Historical Hastings Facebook Group
- ↑ Gill Gwatkin: Historical Hastings Facebook Group
- ↑ "Shrimper" - Hastings Forum Childhood Haunts
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings and St. Leonards News 11 September 1891 Pg. 0007
