Hastings Nostalgia Steve
Pump House, Hastings and St Leonards Observer 10 July 1954
A very informative newspaper article from the Hastings & St Leonards Observer of 10 July 1954.
You may refer to my previous posting of a photograph of 64 George Street, looking a bit neglected in 1941 before it was a pub. Evidently the building had been purchased by William Aubrey Newman before 1946.
William Newman was a fascinating character who had an interest in restoring old buildings. The 'other premises' on which he was 'very busy' included the Grasshopper, a beautiful small pub on Westerham Green. That's another lovely building for which we should be grateful to Mr Newman.
William was not at all Canadian as is sometimes reported, but was born in Herne Hill in 1903. His family was well-to-do and he is reported as driving a nice MG sports-car before WW2.
Evidently, he took Hastings Council's order for the work to be done 'within six months' seriously, as we shall see in the next photo I post.
Sadly William Aubrey Newman died in Sevenoaks in 1963 aged just 60, but I'll take this opportunity to metaphorically shake Bill's hand.
Pump House, Hastings and St Leonards Observer 10 July 1954
A very informative newspaper article from the Hastings & St Leonards Observer of 10 July 1954.
You may refer to my previous posting of a photograph of 64 George Street, looking a bit neglected in 1941 before it was a pub. Evidently the building had been purchased by William Aubrey Newman before 1946.
William Newman was a fascinating character who had an interest in restoring old buildings. The 'other premises' on which he was 'very busy' included the Grasshopper, a beautiful small pub on Westerham Green. That's another lovely building for which we should be grateful to Mr Newman.
William was not at all Canadian as is sometimes reported, but was born in Herne Hill in 1903. His family was well-to-do and he is reported as driving a nice MG sports-car before WW2.
Evidently, he took Hastings Council's order for the work to be done 'within six months' seriously, as we shall see in the next photo I post.
Sadly William Aubrey Newman died in Sevenoaks in 1963 aged just 60, but I'll take this opportunity to metaphorically shake Bill's hand.