historymap.info - Historical Hastings

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Description: A continuously updated local history website covering the towns of Hastings and St. Leonards giving details of the development of the towns from pre-historic times to the current day. A mapping facility is present showing features on a map of the area and the Brett Manuscript Histories covering the two towns in a year-by-year format from 1828 to 1864 have been transcribed

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Initially launched as a mapping site under the 'HistoryMap' domain name, the Historical Hastings Website has since evolved into a wiki-based platform that serves as a valuable research tool. Despite this transition, the site still retains its original mapping functionality, which is being expanded upon in gradual stages. The site's various categorised sections, such as Farms and Cinemas , incorporate maps that showcase features mentioned throughout the site. It's worth noting that the site is run on entirel

Whilst based upon a wiki back-end, the site leverages this to provide traceability for any changes and assertions made, in addition to giving fully searchable texts of reference works where permissible by copyrights. The ultimate aim is (if at all possible) to develop this down to individual property/building level providing links to resources either elsewhere on the internet or references to published works, or at the very least - street level. The site is run by one of the administrators of a local histor

In addition to the repository of images in the site (categorised by locality/visible features and many other attributes), the editors and contributors are compiling pages about features as time permits, combining all known works and writings about those features to better understand the local history of Hastings. Several guide-books, together with the Brett Manuscript Histories are also transcribed within this website for local history researchers and others.

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