Tag archives for Des Wilson
The Queen and I
Des Wilson, a Hastings resident and HIP contributor describes his encounters with the late Queen. When I was a child my first encounters with Elizabeth the Second, first as Princess…
Town Traders
London Road By Des Wilson For this column, I’ve slipped over the boundary to St Leonards and been reminded of journeys to places such as Marrakesh, Istanbul and Cairo where…
Old Town Traders
The Albion Bookshop Des Wilson visits George Street’s chaotically compelling book emporium Hastings must have more than its share of sadists because the best-selling book at the Albion Bookshop is…
Old Town Traders
The Hat Shop By Des Wilson Back in the day my dad always wore a hat, or to be precise, a cap at weekends and a hat for business, presumably…
Old Town Traders
The Cigar and Pipe Shop By Des Wilson Behind the shop doors in the Old Town you discover a special kind of personality. Their stories are love stories, fired by…
Old Town Traders
Robert’s Rummage By Des Wilson The little shop at No 68 the High Street is packed. Curiosity-seekers crowd the narrow aisles between piles of ‘stuff’. They come from all over…
Old Town Traders
Hare and Hawthorn By Des Wilson Hare and Hawthorn is an unusual name for a bookshop, and this one in George Street is full of surprises, not least its owner…