On Wednesday 9th October 1940, German planes dropped twenty high explosive bombs across Ore and Hastings. Canute Road, Offa Road, Martineau Lane, Broomgrove Road, Fellows Road and Pine Avenue were all hit. Two people were killed and eleven others injured, three seriously. Margaret Cleverly, aged 18 was killed in her home at 7 Upper Broomgrove … Read more
On Tuesday 8th October 1940, at around 4pm, a lone bomber dropped four high explosive bombs and two oil incendiaries on Havelock Road, Pelham Arcade and York Buildings in Hastings. Three people were killed in the attack with ten others injured, one seriously. Joan Timms, aged 19, was walking with a friend towards the town … Read more
On Tuesday 8th October 1940 a lone bomber dropped four high explosive bombs and two oil incendiaries on Havelock Road, Pelham Arcade and York Buildings in Hastings. In Havelock Road, several properties were wrecked including the headquarters of the Women’s Voluntary Services. Two people were killed; Arthur Wenman, aged 67 and Mary Monk, aged 20.
The Bedford Arms was established in Queen’s Road, Hastings in 1865. It was both a hotel and public house. At 12pm on Saturday 5th October 1940 the building was directly hit by a high explosive bomb, one of 12 such bombs dropped by a lone German bomber. They struck Queens Road, Milward Road, Wellington Road, … Read more
On Saturday 5th October 1940 a lone bomber dropped 12 high explosive bombs on Hastings, one of which exploded near to 12 Wellington Road. Three people died as a result of the explosion including Richard Bourn who was killed instantly. George Martin died at the Royal East Sussex Hospital later that day and Annie Ludlow … Read more
On Monday 30th September 1940, Hastings suffered its worst incident of the war so far. A lone bomber dropped 1 HE Bomb which skipped off the roof of the Plaza Cinema in Hastings Town Centre (now a Yate’s Pub) and exploded in mid air. The explosion was devastating, resulting in the deaths of 14 people … Read more
The first ‘tip and run’ raid on Hastings during WW2 occurred on 26th July 1940 a little after 7am. A single fighter bomber dropped 11 high explosive bombs on the Cricket Ground, Gladstone Terrace, Whitefriars Road, Priory Road, Bembrook Road and the West Hill, Hastings. Alice Rummery, of 17 Lennox Street, Halton was badly injured. … Read more
On Thursday 26th September 1940 three fighter bombers dropped 40 HE bombs on Queen’s Road, Nelson Road, Milward Road & St Mary’s Terrace. They were attacking the gas holders and railway line. Nelson Kemp, a Special Constable, was killed near to 158 Queens Road. Two other people were killed in the raid, and several others … Read more
On Monday 23rd September 1940 a lone bomber dropped three high explosive bombs and an oil bomb on the Halton area of Hastings. Albion Street was hit hard, with Robert Winborn and Louisa Winborn killed at their home at 46 Albion Street. Five houses were demolished and others seriously damaged. There were many other injuries … Read more
The first ‘tip and run’ raid on Hastings during WW2 occurred on 26th July 1940 a little after 7am. A single fighter bomber dropped 11 high explosive bombs on the Cricket Ground, Gladstone Terrace, Whitefriars Road and Priory Road. The raid resulted in the death of Violet Gooday, a teacher aged 34 at 139 Priory … Read more