* * 1066.net's 35,000 images and 5000+ pages created and curated over 20 years remain open and largely unchanged as a tribute to its webmaster Ion Castro, who passed away Aug 30th 2018 from cancer. Linking to content is fine but PLEASE get permission if you want to re use anything from here, and thank you. * Ion's obituaries are (Link:) Here
Famous Hastings People

famous2.gif (5677 bytes)

Catherine Cookson, world famous author spent 46 years in Hastings ( she spent longer in Hastings than anywhere else) and started her writing career here.

A "Virtual Tour" of Catherine Cookson's Hastings is being constructed and will be added to soon, in the meantime some pictures from the archive.

brassey.jpg (11477 bytes)
photo Ion Castro

Hastings Public Library (The Brassey Institute) in Claremont (part of the America Ground) where the young Catherine Cookson joined the Writers Circle

Hasting Grammar School.jpg (8140 bytes)
photo Lewis Perry

Hastings Grammar School about 1963 ( a small housing estate now occupies the site). Tom Cookson, Catherine's husband taught there and his Rover car can be seen parked in front of the school.

 

020202