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Pre-Raphaelites at the Seaside

The story of how the Pre-Raphaelite artists were inspired by Hastings and the surrounding countryside.

Posted byJohn Bostock30th Nov 202130th Nov 2021Posted inArt and Artists, Tales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Edward Lear, Hastings, Holman Hunt, Lizzie Siddal, Millais, Pre-Raphaelite, Rossetti, St LeonardsLeave a comment on Pre-Raphaelites at the Seaside

Secret Hastings – A Tale of Two Churches (Part 2)

Secret Hastings – The story of Hasting’s Oldest church, now a picturesque ruin.

Posted byJohn Bostock24th Oct 202126th Oct 2021Posted inTales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Brisco, Churchyards, General James Murray, Hastings, Slave trade5 Comments on Secret Hastings – A Tale of Two Churches (Part 2)

A Visit to the Temple of Art

A flying visit to the National Gallery in London

Posted byJohn Bostock28th Sep 202128th Sep 2021Posted inArt and ArtistsTags:Art History, National Gallery, RenaissanceLeave a comment on A Visit to the Temple of Art

Ode to the Seagull

How I learnt to know and love Seagulls

Posted byJohn Bostock26th Aug 202129th Aug 2021Posted inTales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Hastings, Ornithology, seagulls, St Leonards2 Comments on Ode to the Seagull

Secret Hastings – A Tale of Two Churches (Part 1)

Secret Hastings – A hidden Church in a wood and a graveyard full of stories

Posted byJohn Bostock3rd Aug 202124th Oct 2021Posted inTales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Augustus Pugin, Charles Lamb, Churchyards, Hastings, St Leonards, Wells Coates4 Comments on Secret Hastings – A Tale of Two Churches (Part 1)

The Priest Who Loved Fossils

How Hastings inspired Teilhard de Chardin in his spiritual quest

Posted byJohn Bostock13th Jul 202129th Aug 2021Posted inTales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Evolution, Fossils, Hastings, Jesuits, Piltdown manLeave a comment on The Priest Who Loved Fossils

Tunnel Vision – The Genius of Marc Brunel

The Extraordinary life of Marc Brunel and the construction of the Thames Tunnel

Posted byJohn Bostock11th Jun 202111th Jun 2021Posted inArchitecture and EngineeringTags:Brunel, Civil Engineering, London, River Thames, Victorian4 Comments on Tunnel Vision – The Genius of Marc Brunel

A Rebel in the Family

The life of Lewis Valentine, Welsh Patriot and Pacifist

Posted byJohn Bostock14th May 202128th Sep 2021Posted inGenealogyTags:Genealogy, Lewis Valentine, Pacifism, Plaid Cymru, Wales2 Comments on A Rebel in the Family

Sacrifice in a Bog

The story of Tollund Man and the Bog bodies of Denmark

Posted byJohn Bostock13th Apr 20213rd May 2021Posted inArcheologyTags:Asger Jorn, Bog People, Ceramics, CoBrA, Iron age, Tollund Man1 Comment on Sacrifice in a Bog

Leftovers – The Art of Tal R

The World of the Danish artist Tal R and his 2019 Exhibition in Hastings Contemporary

Posted byJohn Bostock3rd Mar 20213rd Mar 2021Posted inArt and ArtistsTags:Art, Denmark, Hastings Contemporary, Tal RLeave a comment on Leftovers – The Art of Tal R

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