The story of how the Pre-Raphaelite artists were inspired by Hastings and the surrounding countryside.
Author Archives: John Bostock
Secret Hastings – A Tale of Two Churches (Part 2)
Secret Hastings – The story of Hasting’s Oldest church, now a picturesque ruin.
A Visit to the Temple of Art
A flying visit to the National Gallery in London
Ode to the Seagull
How I learnt to know and love Seagulls
Secret Hastings – A Tale of Two Churches (Part 1)
Secret Hastings – A hidden Church in a wood and a graveyard full of stories
The Priest Who Loved Fossils
How Hastings inspired Teilhard de Chardin in his spiritual quest
Tunnel Vision – The Genius of Marc Brunel
The Extraordinary life of Marc Brunel and the construction of the Thames Tunnel
A Rebel in the Family
The life of Lewis Valentine, Welsh Patriot and Pacifist
Sacrifice in a Bog
The story of Tollund Man and the Bog bodies of Denmark
Leftovers – The Art of Tal R
The World of the Danish artist Tal R and his 2019 Exhibition in Hastings Contemporary