West Hill
During the 19th Century, much of the West Hill was owned by the Milward Estate and sub-divided into a number of named fields.
Field Names
- Castle Hill Field
- Priory Field
- Stone Field
Some earlier field names are listed by Baines from town records during 1612 as being Wellfield and Cognore[1]
Windmills
The West Hill was the location of a number of windmills over the years, and the exact locations of these is still a matter of some contention to this day.Baines suggests the following numbers of mills as being extant on the hill as an aide to date images[2]:-
- 1724 - 1760 : One
- 1769 - 1819 : Two
- 1823 - 1829 : Four
- 1833 - 1854 : Three
- 1861 - 1873 : Two
He further notes that this does not take into account French's Mill which was further inland. Known mills are Barnfield Post Mill and English's Mill
Images
- Images
Hastings from the top of Mr. Wenhams House c1784
Lighthouse Steps c1811
Light Steps W. H. Brooke c1840
Old Town c1865
View-from-hill-1890-taken-from-a-glass-lantern-slide.
The West Hill from the East Hill c1904
Town Guns firing salute over West Hill c1906
West Hill c1907
West Hill c1908
View over Old Town from West Hill c1909
Looking-down-onto-the-old-town-from-off-the-East-Hill-in-1911.
View over to the Harbour from the West Hill c1911
West-Hill.-1912.
View over Old Town towards Clive Vale c1913
Milward-Cescent-1914.
West-Hill.-1920.
Looking-at-the-top-station-of-the-West-Hill-Lift-in-1924.
West Hill 1925
West Hill circa 1930
West Hill c1930
West Hill and Old Town c1932
West-Hill-1934
Old Town Langdon 1934
View from East Hill towards West Hill c1935
The-Old-Town-from-the-West-Hill-1936.
Hastings-Old-Town-from-the-East-Hill.-1937
3.7 inch AA Gun West Hill 1944
Looking-over-the-Old-Town-from-the-East-Hill.-1958.
Old Town c1960
Old Town from West Hill 1960s
West Hill Cafe c1960
West Hill Lift c1960
West Hill Cafe c1970
West Hill, Hastings
References & Notes
- ↑ Histories of Hastings' Houses and Properties in three volumes: J. Manwaring Baines - Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
- ↑ Historic Hastings, J. Manwaring Baines ISBN: 0948869003 ISBN: 9780948869006 Amazon
