Hastings 1910-1919

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Travelogue-style scenes from Hastings, East Sussex.

Jumps back & forth between shots of baseball game in park or sports ground near sea front; ancient castle ruins; seaside attractions & town entertainments; nature scenes.

Old castle has ivy and bushy plants growing on crumbling...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
76699
Sort Number:
ON 343 C
Time in/Out:
01:00:03:00 / 01:09:27:00
Canister:
ON 343 C
Film ID:
2424.01
Issue Date:
1910 - 1919

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  • I believe the castle to be Bodiam. The games are being played on what used to be the Central Cricket ground in Hastings (now Priory Meadow shopping centre) and the gates are those of Battle Abbey

    musicmaestro360 6th May 2012

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