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Captain D. DaJton, the wen-known cross-channel swimmer, will attempt on Saturday, the weather permitting, to ..

... Captain D. DaJton, the wen-known cross-channel swimmer, will attempt on Saturday, the weather permitting, to swim from Hastings Pier to Eastbourne, distance of about twenty miles. He will enter water 10.30 aun., and is expected the task will take him about ...

Published: Thursday 12 September 1895
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

EXCURSIONISTS

... EXCURSIONISTS. carious meeting took place on Friday morning em the desk of Hastings pier, when aboat 150 visitors assembled by agreement to demand what they considered ta be their rights from the proprietor one the local steamboats wbo Thursday took them ...

Published: Monday 19 August 1889
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

AKOTHEB PARACHUTE ADVENTURE

... from land, to the South east of the Hastings Pier, the parade, beach, and pier being thronged with people. He was kept afloat by a life bnoy until picked np in few minutes by email boat. He was then taken to the pier, and driven back to the recreation ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1889
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 160 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE CHOLERA

... the Guildhall, London, on a charge of embattling £lO9. He was arrested at Newport, Mon. At a half-yearly meeting of the Hastings Pier Com. piny, a dividend of 8 per cent was declared. It was reported that nearly 300,000 persons had paid for admission during ...

Published: Thursday 03 September 1885
Newspaper: Bristol Times and Mirror
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 295 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE STORMY WEATHER

... coedit The full fury of Tuesday night'. gale sr. felt at Hastings. and the lauding-stage at hi. Leonard's pier was washed away. rations of the ruins were driven against the ironwork of Hastings pier, mouthing Ave iron microns ad doing damage estimated by ...

Published: Thursday 08 October 1896
Newspaper: Bristol Times and Mirror
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 510 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Major-Genera! Brougham, of Penrith, died Wednesday at Kendal, age of 77 years. Mrs Henry Ward Beeoher has given ..

... years as missionary Litn, Loyalty Islands, South Pacific The ceremony of screwing the first pile of the St. Leonards, Hastings, new pier was performed on Thursday. Several eases of small-pox are now reported in Bornley, and the sanitary authorities are ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1888
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 185 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WESTON-SUPER-MARE

... birth as occurring 14th March,l7B2, and she died 12th March in the present year. Miss Hastings was the eldest of 15 children, of whom one, the late Sir Chas. Hastings, was a man of eminence in the medical profeesion,and the founder of the British Medical ...

Published: Tuesday 15 June 1886
Newspaper: Bristol Times and Mirror
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 675 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE GALE

... of 'vessels put in hi a damatged condition. The landing stage at St. 1.conards Pier wvas washed amway by the-gabo. .Wcckekge awas driven against the ironwork of' Hastings Pier, smashing live massive iron columns end doing damage estimated at £500. The barquc ...

Published: Thursday 08 October 1896
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 510 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

ROYAL VISIT TO NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL

... yesterday, and the mail boats arrived at Dover very late. landing of St. Leonard's pier was carried away storm on Tuesday night, and great damage was done to Hastings pier. A large portion of the sea wall and roadway front of Coastguard Station has been ...

Published: Thursday 08 October 1896
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1336 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

PUBLIC NOTICES. CLOSING OF SUBSCRIPTION LISTS J)LYMOUTH PIER COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given, that the ..

... their shares, vis. :— Brighton Pier Company paid 91 per cent, dividend share capkal— £10 shares are Rollins si per share. Hastings Pier Compinr paid per cent, dividend on share capital— its £10 shares are sellisc £121 share. Pier Company per cent, divide* ...

Published: Thursday 25 September 1884
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1590 | Page: 8 | Tags: none