Hurst Court
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Constructed in 1863 on land known as St Helens Estate, owned by Thomas Pope. The stone for the building was quarried on-site in a location known as 'The Dell' which appears on contemporaneous mapping. The building opened as a preparatory school for young men by Dr Thomas Reed in February of 1864 originally known as 'The College, Ore'.
Hurst Court[edit]
The building changed name to Hurst Court in 1866, following which, Jesuits took over the building in 1884, operating a Jesuit College from the site for a few years. The building then reverted back to usage as a preparatory school until its closure in 1968. Mr Lloyd Griffith was headmaster in 1901, with Richard J. S. Curtis recorded as being a master at the school since 1917 and headmaster from 1933 to circa 1961, Mr. Curtis retiring in 1968[1].
WW2 Usage[edit]
During the second world war, the building saw temporary use as a military establishment; the school having been evacuated to Telford in Shropshire[2]. The buildings were damaged by a V1 flying bomb in this period[3].
1970s Usage[edit]
Hastings Youth Trust took over the building in January of 1970 operating a residential conference and training centre in the building.
The building was finally demolished in 2009 following having become derelict, then suffering a fire with the site re-developed as a restaurant; the Conqueror's Rest.
Images[edit]
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Hurst Court c1925
Hurst-Court-Entrance.-1935.
Hurst-Court-pool
Hurst Court c2008
References & Notes
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 29 June 1901 Pg. 0002
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 1 May 1943 Pg. 0004
- ↑ East Sussex County Council Archive The Keep GB179_AMS6331_2
