Quarry Wood
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Located in Grange Road, this substantial property, named after the fact there was a quarry covered by woodland on its site was constructed between 1872 and 1897, most likely around 1887[1].
The first occupiers would appear to have been Mr. & Mrs. John D. Murray[1]. Originally from Middlesex, forty year old John was listed as being an architect and surveyor on the 1891 Census, and the family had three daughters and a son. The Murrays were obviously fairly well off; the same Census return listing them employing a Governess and four servants[2]
In the 1960s, it was variously planned to be used by the "Home for Elderly Vegetarians"[3] and as a school for children with cognitive disabilities[4], before settling into a role as an old people's home[5]. The property was then converted into ten flats around 2010 with the development creating a further twelve flats by means of a linked building and additional storey being added[6].
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References & Notes
- ↑ a b British Newspaper Archive Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 24 December 1887 Pg. 0003
- ↑ 1891 Census Return Sussex Ore District 6 Sched. 38
- ↑ Hastings Borough Council Planning application ref HS/63/01052
- ↑ Hastings Borough Council Planning application ref HS/63/00956
- ↑ Hastings Borough Council Planning application ref HS/64/01077&&activeTab=documents HS/64/01077
- ↑ Hastings Borough Council Planning application ref HS/FA/09/00062
