Rock-a-Nore

Rock-a-Nore

Rock-a-Nore is an urban area of Hastings, stretching from the Old Town area along Rock-a-Nore Road between the cliffs and the beach. Its name was officially adopted in 1859 and derives from a former building "lyinge to the Mayne Rock against the north". [J Manwaring Baines, "Historic Hastings", F J Parsons Ltd, Hastings, 1955–1963, page 160]

Rock-a-Nore contains the Underwater World, a Fisherman's Museum, and the East Hill Lift.

A famous and unique part of the old town are the Net Shops: these are tall black wooden sheds which were built to provide a weather proof store for the fishing gear made from natural materials to prevent them from rotting in wet weather. The sheds were originally built on posts to allow the sea to go underneath, however more shingle has built up and the sea does not reach the huts anymore. The beach area, on which the Sheds stand on, built up after groynes were erected in 1834, however the limited space meant the sheds had to grow upwards, even though some sheds do have cellars.

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