Eversfield Place
| Junctions | |
|---|---|
| Junctions | Verulam Place Warrior Square |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1851 |
Birth of the seafront
Construction of Eversfield Place started with a number of groups of terraces and individual buildings in 1851[1], all the buildings sharing a common front-line. It must be said that Eversfield Place is in St. Leonards - hence the numbers starting at 1 on the western end, although there was a proposal tabled by Hastings Borough Council in 1854 to make this portion (and other properties in St. Mary Magdalen's parish) of the town Hastings![2] The various terraces/buildings and corresponding street numbers are below;
| Original Name | Date constructed | Current day numbering |
|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 Cliff Cottages | Pre 1834[3] | 5 - 6 |
| Helmington Place[1] | 1851 | 62-63 |
| Agincourt Terrace[1] | 1851 | 5-10 |
| Eversfield House & Eversfield Place[1] | 1851 | 12-20 |
| Eversfield Mansions[1] | 1851 | 5 |
During the construction of numbers 42 to 46, there was a major fire on the 2nd of February, 1851 at the building sites caused by a fire that was thought to have been put out being re-kindled. This resulted in the near-total collapse of the properties under construction and an insurance payout in excess of £1,000 for re-building[4]
Most (if not all) of the large sea-front properties were utilised as lodging-houses and hotels virtually since their construction, although since the 1970s a large number have been subdivided into flats and maisonettes.
St. Margaret's Church
St. Margaret's Church is believed to have originally stood at the top of the cliffs behind Eversfield Place. Whilst work was being carried out at the rear of number 50 to remove some rock-falls, Alderman Robert Deudney recalled that ruins of the church was said to have been found.[5]
Images
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CDV-card-of-1885.
George Woods circa 1890
Eversfield-Place-1895.
Grand-Hotel-as-seen-from-Hastings-Pier.-c-1897
W.-H.-Hobbs-Son-Taken-at-Eversfield-Place.-c1900.
Eversfield-Place-looking-East.-1903.-Originally-a-black-and-white-picture-hand-tinted.
Eversfield-Place.-1903.
Cab-Rank-corner-of-Warrior-Square-and-Eversfield-Place.-1903.
West-corner-of-Warrior-Square-and-Eversfield-Place-with-Hastings-Pier-in-the-background.-1904.
Eversfield-Place.-1904.
A-wet-day-on-Eversfield-Place.-1904.
White-Rock-1904.
Beach-at-Eversfield-Place.-1904.
Warrior-Square-Parade-c1905.
Eversfield-Place-St-Leonards-c1905.
St-Leonards-Parade-c1905.
Eversfield-Place-at-St-Leonards-c1905
Warrior Square 1905
The-Parade-at-Warrior-Square-c1905.
The-beach-at-Eversfield-Place-c1905
Beach-at-Eversfield-Place-St-Leonards-c1905.
Eversfield-Place-Parade-c1905
St-leonards-storm-damage.
Eversfield-Place.-1906
Eversfield-Place-and-corner-of-Warrior-Square.-1908.
On-the-beach-Eversfield-Place.-1908.
By-the-pier-1908
Eversfield-Place-and-Grand-Hotel.-1908.
Eversfield-Place-beach-in-1908.
Eversfield-Place.-1909.
Eversfield Place. c1910
Eversfield-Place.-c1910.
Eversfield-Place.-1910
The Beach and Pier, St Leonards on Sea - Posted 28th August 1916 - Includes message - Flickr - drew anywhere
Eversfield-Place.-c1911.
Promenade-at-Warrior-Square-looking-East.-1912.
On-the-beach-Eversfield-Place.-1912.
99. The Promenade at Eversfield Place, Hastings (c.1913)
Eversfield-Place-c1919.
Hastings-Pier-promenade.-1919.
The-promenade-by-Hastings-Pier.-1920.
Aerial Photograph of Hastings Pier c1922
Eversfield Place 1922
Holidaymakers-who-could-afford-a-motor-car-on-Eversfield-Place.-1922.
Carnival 1923
No-10.-Eversfield-Place-1930
Hastings-Pier-and-Falaise-Gardens.-c1930.
Eversfield Place-Hastings Pier c1930
Grand Parade-Warrior Square-Eversfield Place c1930
Bottle Alley c1935
Eversfield Place Promenade Construction
Bottle Alley Construction c1934 01
Bottle Alley Construction c1934 02
The-New-Lower-Parade-at-Warrior-Square.-1934.
Bottle Alley Construction c1934 03
BottleAlleyConstruction 1934
Bottle Alley Construction c1934 05
Bottle Alley Construction c1934 06
Grand-Parade-looking-East-along-Eversfield-Place-removing-the-old-tram-rails.-1935.
Aerial Photo above Bottle Alley c1935
Lower-Promenade-Warrior-square.-1935.
Eversfield Place c1936
The-new-Promenade-at-Warrior-Square-end.-1936.
Upper-parade-1936
New-parade-1936
Corner-of-Warrior-Square-and-Eversfield-Place.-1937
The-new-covered-parade-extention-1937.
Promenade at Warrior Square c1937
Lower-Parade.-1937.
The-seafront-and-pier-from-Warrior-Square.-1937.
Eversfield Place Beach 1938
Eversfield-place.-1947
Eversfield House 1949
Carnival-Floats-at-Eversfield-Place.-June-1949.
The-parade-at-Eversfield-Place-with-Bottle-Alley-underneath.-1950.
Multiview Postcard circa 1950
Doran Hotel Eversfield Place c1950
Eversfield Place 1951
Eversfield Place c1954
Alexandra-Hotel-Eversfield-Place.-1955.
Angling-Competition-Hastings-Pier-1956.
Verulam Place-1959
Randolph Hotel 1960
Mods and Rockers invasion 1964 06
Alexandra Hotel c1965
Stafford Hotel c1970
Eversfield Place 1977
Hastings Pier west side 1977
Hastings Pier 1990 02
Marine Court - Bottle Alley 1993
Eversfield Place 1993
Eversfield Place Shops 1993
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Features in Eversfield Place
References & Notes
- ↑ a b c d e Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 4 Chap. 45
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 6 Chap. 57
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 1 Chap. 11
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 4 Chap. 45
- ↑ Hastings of Bygone days and the Present (Henry Cousins - 1911) pg.17 ISBN: 9789332862449 ESCC Library Google Books " Amazon
