JOHN BOSTOCK

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• Adventures of a Hasting’s Flâneur
  The title of this article is ‘Adventures of a Hasting’s Flâneur‘, but what do I mean by a Flâneur? Luckily, there are as many definitions as there are dictionaries, some state that it is ‘a man who saunters around observing society.’ another states that ‘A flâneur is, quite simply, a leisurely wanderer, a worldly explorer,Continue reading “Adventures of a Hasting’s Flâneur”
• Rye and Romney Marsh: Landscape of Mystery
  A personal impression of a unique landscape
• The Chalybeate Springs and Healing Waters of Hastings
  Exploration of the natural springs and healing waters of Hastings
• The Hastings Variation
  The Story of how Hastings became the Chess Capital of the UK
• 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.
• The Wreck of the Amsterdam
  The story of the tragic voyage of the Dutch cargo ship ‘The Amsterdam’ and its subsequent shipwreck on Bulverhythe Beach in 1749.
• The Strange Tale of Whistler’s Mother
  How the subject of one of the World’s best known paintings, spent the last few years of her life in Hastings
• Borderlands – Between Strand and Sea
  These are the borderlands between strand and sea, a constantly changing landscape of endless possibilities.
• The Ghosts of Lamb House
  The Ghosts of Lamb House in the Medieval Town of Rye
• The Boy who Loved the Sea
  When Paula Rego brought her stories to Hastings
• The Crumbling Cliffs of St. Leonards (and other tales)
  The story of the Unstable cliffs of West St. Leonards
• Pre-Raphaelites at the Seaside
  The story of how the Pre-Raphaelite artists were inspired by Hastings and the surrounding countryside.
• 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
• My Family and Nottingham Lace
  A pilgrimage back into my Father’s Family and Nottingham Lace
• Ritual and the Mundane
  Resilience and Survival in the Time of Pandemic
• The Town that loves to Party
  A celebration of the festivals of my adopted town and its ‘Joie de Vivre’
• Pandemic Blues
  Blues Music in the early 20th century and how it dealt with Disease and pandemics
• A Jewel in Rural Kent
  A hidden Chagall masterpiece in rural Kent
• Edith’s Story
  The tragic story of Edith Swan-Neck and the death of Harold in 1066
• Simple Pleasures – Rye Pottery
  How I came to love 1950’s Rye Pottery
• An Iconic Church in St Leonards
  An article on St. Leonards iconic modernist gothic church designed by Giles Gilbert Scott

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