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The FOUNTAIN INN, the most westerly of James Burtons buildings was erected in 1837, the year of his death. In Mercatoria, the HORSE AND GROOM was built in 1829 for the benefit of the work people. James Burtons plan for his new town failed to provide enough accommodation for the artisans. As a result, numbers of small working class cottages were built in 1830 outside the Burton Estate.
At the former village of Ore the HARE AND HOUNDS Inn was famous for its association with the first theatre in the area and the KINGS HEAD at Red Lake was a country inn noted for its weekly market.
The OLD ENGLAND TAVERN was licensed in 1840 to serve this new community, but again the railway brought change with the cutting of tunnels in 1850, and with the opening of Gensing Station (now Warrior Square Station), the Old England had to come down to provide the entrance to Gensing Station Road, now Kings Road, The Tavern was then rebuilt on its present site, and in 1939 was greatly enlarged.
The TOWER INN, only 100 years old, recalls the provision James Burton made in 1836 for all traffic bound for St. Leonards avoiding the route via Ore and Old Town. At the junction with London Road a house with a prominent tower was erected, and this served as a pay gate for coaches using the road approaching through the Archway in Maze Hill to St. Leonards.
At the former village of Ore the HARE AND HOUNDS Inn was famous for its association with the first theatre in the area and the KINGS HEAD at Red Lake was a country inn noted for its weekly market.
The OLD ENGLAND TAVERN was licensed in 1840 to serve this new community, but again the railway brought change with the cutting of tunnels in 1850, and with the opening of Gensing Station (now Warrior Square Station), the Old England had to come down to provide the entrance to Gensing Station Road, now Kings Road, The Tavern was then rebuilt on its present site, and in 1939 was greatly enlarged.
The TOWER INN, only 100 years old, recalls the provision James Burton made in 1836 for all traffic bound for St. Leonards avoiding the route via Ore and Old Town. At the junction with London Road a house with a prominent tower was erected, and this served as a pay gate for coaches using the road approaching through the Archway in Maze Hill to St. Leonards.
In 1870 operations for the building of Hastings Pier began, and the Seaside Hotel was the nearest port of call for the workmen, some of whom lodged there. The pier was opened in 1872, and the hotel then became the SEASIDE AND PIER HOTEL.
Together with the brewery, it was demolished in 1885 to make way for Hastings` first skyscraper the Palace Hotel. In excavating for the foundations of this building a number of human bones were unearthed, believed to be from the graveyard of old St. Michaels Church, long since washed away by the sea.
Together with the brewery, it was demolished in 1885 to make way for Hastings` first skyscraper the Palace Hotel. In excavating for the foundations of this building a number of human bones were unearthed, believed to be from the graveyard of old St. Michaels Church, long since washed away by the sea.
In 1857 the Town Council petitioned the trustees for Tower House to remove the turnpike gates, suggesting they should be moved northward to the Tivoli Tavern at Silverhill . Tower House has long since disappeared, but the name is perpetuated in the Tower Inn and Tower Road.
The original TIVOLI TAVERN stood nearer Silverhill junction. It had pretty public tea gardens, where quadrilles, picnics and fireworks were indulged in, and where a fair was held annually on June 1st. A License was granted in 1835, and a similar application was made by the WHEATSHEAF at Bohemia.
The first landlord of the Tivoli Tavern was William Edlin, whose brother managed the Royal Victoria Hotel, then known as St. Leonards Hotel. William Edlin had a second string to his bow in the Silverhill Pottery, an establishment making pots and tiles. Inquires about the Pottery had to be made at the Tivoli and no doubt created additional business. About 1860, the Tivoli Tavern was pulled down and the license transferred to the present house in Battle Road.
Until 1835 there really was a White Rock which jutted out to sea, forming a considerable barrier between east and west. When the rock was blown up and the site cleared, a row of buildings was erected which included the SEASIDE HOTEL and brewery.
Hops for the Brewing of the beer were grown in the nearby hop gardens, now Linton Gardens and Alexandra Park. The public bar at the Seaside Hotel was not doubt patronised by the wheelwrights and coach builders from James Rocks coach works near the present-day Claremont.
The original TIVOLI TAVERN stood nearer Silverhill junction. It had pretty public tea gardens, where quadrilles, picnics and fireworks were indulged in, and where a fair was held annually on June 1st. A License was granted in 1835, and a similar application was made by the WHEATSHEAF at Bohemia.
The first landlord of the Tivoli Tavern was William Edlin, whose brother managed the Royal Victoria Hotel, then known as St. Leonards Hotel. William Edlin had a second string to his bow in the Silverhill Pottery, an establishment making pots and tiles. Inquires about the Pottery had to be made at the Tivoli and no doubt created additional business. About 1860, the Tivoli Tavern was pulled down and the license transferred to the present house in Battle Road.
Until 1835 there really was a White Rock which jutted out to sea, forming a considerable barrier between east and west. When the rock was blown up and the site cleared, a row of buildings was erected which included the SEASIDE HOTEL and brewery.
Hops for the Brewing of the beer were grown in the nearby hop gardens, now Linton Gardens and Alexandra Park. The public bar at the Seaside Hotel was not doubt patronised by the wheelwrights and coach builders from James Rocks coach works near the present-day Claremont.
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