or a number of years now I have attended the Jack-in-the-Green event at Hastings. The May Day celebration which had largely died out in Hastings in the late 1880s was revived in 1983. Since then, the parading of Jack continues to attract huge crowds. Recently, the organising committee put out a request for a design […]
The Lost Lettering of Robert Tressell?
ould this be the sign writing of Robert Tressell, author of the great socialist novel, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists? According the media it could be. The lettering was revealed during the building’s restoration, and as you can see, it is in near perfect condition. Tressell lived in and around the seaside town of Hastings in East Sussex and […]