Hill House (Filsham Road)
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Located on Filsham Road, this large building, constructed between 1873 and 1897, with its entrance unusually facing the coast below instead of the adjacent road. Used as a school around 1903[1] until the late 1930s[2], the building was then utilised as a boarding house during the 1950s, becoming a nursing home in the late 1950s[3].
A lengthy report of a training 'skirmish' taking place between Hollington Park Lane and an imaginary line between the school and the railway line was given under the title of 'Cadets Night Attack' in the Hastings & St. Leonards Observer of 30 October 1909. The cadets were divided into two groups and the attackers were to push past a line of sentries to attack the Post Office located on The Green. The centre of the group were all captured by sentries, however the left flank was able to reach the bottom of Avondale Road following a series of skirmishes. The right flank achieved greater success by means of a diversion, and managed to capture both the commander of the defenders and his second-in-command, together with a young lady who apparently had occupied the attention of the defenders. With their prisoners, they moved onto Furze Croft, but were there captured themselves. The exercise was declared a success by the referee, Sgt.-Instructor Kirby of the Royal Engineers[4].
Planning Applications[edit]
Planning Applications (18)
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO DINING ROOM Ref. No: HS/FA/89/00589 | Status: Decided
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FORM A DINING ROOM Ref. No: HS/FA/90/00577 | Status: Decided
CHANGE OF USE FROM NURSING HOME TO SINGLE DWELLING . ERECTION OF BOUNDARY FENCES & DEMOLITION OF ... Ref. No: HS/FA/02/00284 | Status: Decided
ERECTION OF 35 TERRACED HOUSES AND 2 BUNGALOWS Ref. No: HS/OA/02/00592 | Status: Withdrawn
CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING INTO 14 X SINGLE BED FLATS. THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES DEMOLISHING E... Ref. No: HS/FA/03/00634 | Status: Decided
CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING INTO 10 X 1 BED & 2 X 2 BED FLATS, AS MOVE-ON ACCOMMODATION. PROP... Ref. No: HS/FA/03/01084 | Status: Decided
Erection of plastic greenhouse. Ref. No: HS/FA/79/00794 | Status: Decided
Erection of extension and double garage. Ref. No: HS/FA/78/00231 | Status: Decided
Erection of conservatory at front elevation. Ref. No: HS/FA/77/00200 | Status: Decided
Change of use from Nursing Home (Class XIV) to Rest Home (Class XI) Ref. No: HS/FA/75/00391 | Status: Decided
Erection of fire escape. Ref. No: HS/70/00279 | Status: Decided
Erection of garage Ref. No: HS/59/00593 | Status: Decided
Alterations and addition. Ref. No: HS/FA/57/00801 | Status: Decided
Change of use from Boarding House to Nursing Home. Ref. No: HS/FA/57/00793 | Status: Decided
Erection of Garage. Ref. No: HS/FA/56/00381 | Status: Decided
Erection of garage and aviary. Ref. No: HS/FA/55/00394 | Status: Decided
Erection of sectional timber garage Ref. No: HS/59/00552 | Status: Withdrawn
Removal of condition 3 and variation of condition 4 of Planning Permission HS/FA/03/01084. Ref. No: HS/FA/11/00446 | Status: Decided
References & Notes
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 12 September 1903 Pg. 0008
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 20 February 1937 Pg. 0020
- ↑ Hastings Borough Council Planning application ref HS/FA/57/00793
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 30 October 1909 Pg. 0009
