The Castle Hotel was purpose-built, as a hotel, about 1886 – it was one of the first buildings north of the railway line. According to the records, at the ESRO, planning permission for the hotel was, probably, obtained in April when a Mr. G Leighton made an application for Stables, at the “Windsor Castle Hotel”. […]
in the late 1870s two members of the Hastings Baptist church tried, unsuccessfully, to find a suitable meeting place in the town. Some years later, services were being held at the Station Road Assembly Room, with the inaugural meeting in Jul 1893. In 1895, the widow of, at that time, a famous preacher, Charles Haddon
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The Bell has been a focal point in the Old Town for over 300 years. From humble beginnings, the Inn has constantly adapted to the changing needs of the town, adding a theatre in the 18th century and becoming a hotel in the 19th century. Its origins can be traced back through the Court Roll
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