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My Secret Garden

St. Leonards Gardens, is one of the best kept secrets and the jewel in the crown, of our beautiful home town, with views and vistas that are practically unchanged from when it was first constructed nearly 200 years ago.

Posted byJohn Bostock19th Nov 2024Posted inLife on the Edge, Local History, Tales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Alan Turing, Burton St Leonards, Decimus Burton, Hastings, James Burton, Rider Haggard, St Leonards GardensLeave a comment on My Secret Garden

A Moment of Clarity

The story of a holiday, an accident, a hospital, a chance trip to a cathedral and a moment of clarity.

Posted byJohn Bostock23rd Aug 2024Posted inArt and Artists, Life on the Edge, Local History, Psychology, religion4 Comments on A Moment of Clarity

Adventures of a Hasting’s Flâneur

My leisurely rambles around my home town and the stories that I have discovered along the way.

Posted byJohn Bostock21st May 202320th Jul 2023Posted inArcheology, Local History, Tales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:Ancient Monuments, Archeology, Churchyards, Hastings, Punk Rock, St Leonards, Taxidermy9 Comments on Adventures of a Hasting’s Flâneur

Rye and Romney Marsh: Landscape of Mystery

A personal impression of a unique landscape

Posted byJohn Bostock4th Jan 20235th Mar 2024Posted inLife on the Edge, Local History, UncategorizedTags:Derek Jarman, Dungeness, Edward Burra, John Piper, Romney Marsh, Rye, Smuggling1 Comment on Rye and Romney Marsh: Landscape of Mystery

The Chalybeate Springs and Healing Waters of Hastings

Exploration of the natural springs and healing waters of Hastings

Posted byJohn Bostock24th Nov 202225th Nov 2022Posted inLocal History, Tales of Hastings and St LeonardsTags:chalybeate, healing waters, spa towns, springs, water2 Comments on The Chalybeate Springs and Healing Waters of Hastings

Rocks in the Landscape

The story of a unique garden with a history involving Pennsylvania, ancient rocks and a cast of poets , writers and artists.

Posted byJohn Bostock27th Aug 202211th Sep 2023Posted inArt and Artists, Local HistoryTags:Bloomsbury, Penns Rocks, Pennsylvania, Quakers, The WealdLeave a comment on Rocks in the Landscape

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