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America Ground, Hastings
America Ground, Hastings
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In the early 19th century, The America Ground was an open section of beach beyond the borough boundary, occupied by squatters until evicted in 1835. It became a crucial role in expanding Hastings' old fishing port into a modern seaside resort.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2021
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
The America Ground: 8½ acres of Hastings town centre that in the early nineteenth century was an open section of beach, apparently beyond the borough boundary and with no obvious owner. Free from the rules of local authority and taxes, this almost lawless area was gradually occupied by a thousand or more people, many of them squatters, who lived and worked there – until they were all evicted by the government in 1835.
This is the story of that beach, which became almost ‘independent’ of the ancient town (like America had of England), but ultimately played a crucial role in expanding the old fishing port into a modern seaside resort.
Weight: 390g
Dimension: 156 x 235 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780750997317
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