A hand-coloured postcard of St Johns - probably about 1900 - this was the Church finished in 1884 by Sir Arthur Blomfield (Picture: Susan Sully)

3 brothers / choristers, 1925. L to R: Edwin (11), Walter (23) and Herbert (16) Barham. (Picture: Sheila Illman - Walter's daughter)

The memorial to Canon Henry Jones, first Rector of St Johns - who donated the Baptistry in thanks for his children born during his time at St Johns

The aftermath of a visit by the Luftwaffe at 10:15 on 9th February 1943. The clock still struck promptly at 11:00 ! (Picture: Hastings Observer)

What was left at the front of the church after the bomb. The Church tower survived largely intact. (Picture: Hastings Observer)

The North Porch memorial to those who died in the two World Wars, including the men of the Essex Scottish Regiment of Canada, billeted in the parish