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This project successfully funded on 20th May 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
The ultimate history of Hastings website
Saint Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Aim
The aim of this project is to support the hosting of a website that archives all historical reference sources relating to Hastings, England
I started a local history group on social media a few years ago, and realised that there is a need for one ultimate website collating the history of Hastings, East Sussex England. There are many reference sources about the history of this town, but none appear to cross-reference other sources and it takes a lot of time to research fully events in the town.
Starting with a volunteer-led effort to transcribe the Brett Manuscript Histories covering 1820 to 1863, the website now incorporates geo-located images of the town and it has now moved on to transcribing street directories and other published works, collating all the information in such a way that the history of individual buildings and roads can be easily referenced.
The fundraiser is to pay for the ever-increasing storage required to host the website with currently almost 5,000 content pages and over 7,500 images of the town - these numbers increasing daily as more content is uploaded and transcribed.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made