This is where I intended to go, earlier but had to dodge the contractors, returned at about half 5 and lo and behold, no demo guys! Hurst court was built 1863 as a purpose built prep school, opened in 1864 later taken over by Jesuits and more recently by Hastings Youth Trust in the 60s who used it as a residential facility. The facility was closed over 10 years ago and sold, it was bought more recently by Westridge development but changed hands a number of times since due to a clause that states the grounds cannot be developed with restoration of the main building, it is now in the process of demolition having been left to rot by the current owner, Millward Developments to a state where it is no longer restorable and must be torn down. The perimeter and the road edge is secured with a wooden fence atop a large stone wall but slip round the side and nothing but a mesh fence! Obviously I managed to get in at the last time as demolition appears to be already in full swing and I shouldn't imagine it will be there much longer, also as a result of that many of the original features no longer remain.
Some of the outbuilding surrounding the main house
The main building itself
Lots of the upper floors were missing like this, made it a little sketchy to walk around!
The Bar
And the place was infested with doves and pidgeons
Finally made it to the roof!
And was rewarded with this view out over the Weald
Some of the outbuilding surrounding the main house
The main building itself
Lots of the upper floors were missing like this, made it a little sketchy to walk around!
The Bar
And the place was infested with doves and pidgeons
Finally made it to the roof!
And was rewarded with this view out over the Weald