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20260725_F0001: Battle Abbey battle field view by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – From a recent visit to Battle Abby close to Hastings, the sight of the battle of Hastings. This is the ruins of the abby seen from far away in the battle field area.

20260724_F0001: Battle Abbey ruins by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – From a recent visit to Battle Abby close to Hastings, the sight of the battle of Hastings. This is the ruins of the abby seen closeup. Most walls are still standing, showing the size of the structure.

20260722_F0001: Battle Abby vaulted ceilings by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – From a recent visit to Battle Abby close to Hastings, the sight of the battle of Hastings. This is another room and interior view of the vaulted ceilings.

20260721_F0001: Battle Abby vaulted interior by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – From a recent visit to Battle Abby close to Hastings, the sight of the battle of Hastings. The abby interior show some interesting vaulted constructions.

20260720_F0001: Battle Abby tower by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – From a recent visit to Battle Abby close to Hastings, the sight of the battle of Hastings. The walled area facing the battle field has these towers, I wish we could look from the top of these.

20260719_F0001: The school at Battle Abby by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – From a recent visit to Battle Abby close to Hastings, the sight of the battle of Hastings. Apparently, there is a private school that occupies a big piece of the grounds here.

20260718_F0001: Entering Battle Abby by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – From a recent visit to Battle Abby close to Hastings, the sight of the battle of Hastings. This is the main gate seen from the inside of the area.

20260717_F0001: Plaque on Hastings castle wall by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. The Hastings castle ruins sits on top of the West Hill. There are many inscriptions and plaques on the walls and stones. This one is seems to be done by Queen Elisabeth II.

20260716_F0001: Stones in Hastings castle by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. The Hastings castle ruins sits on top of the West Hill. The stones are from various and vastly different periods. Some of them got inscriptions on them.

20260715_F0001: Hastings castle wall patterns by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. The Hastings castle ruins in on top of the West Hill. This is a pattern from one of the remaining walls. Can you see the leafs growing out of it.

20260714_F0001: Pet on wheels by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. This was seen on the seaside street of the city, I never seen such a contraption to help a pet to walk before.

20260713_F0001: Chatting in the castle ruins by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. The Hastings castle ruins in on top of the West Hill. These people are visitors and they are probably chatting while waiting for the guided tour.

20260712_F0001: The painter on the West Hill by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. This painter was seen on the West Hill on a cloudy day. The painting seems to mirror the view very well.

20260711_F0001: Old town centre of Hastings by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. This is the old town of Hastings, always busy in the evenings with all the pubs and restaurants around.

20260710_F0001: Looking down on the Storm Troopers by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. There is this funn shop window with the storm troopers doing stuff. You can see me looking down on them in the reflections.

20260709_F0001: Evening public chess game by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. In the old town of Hastings is this square with a big chess board patterned floor that people use a lot.

20260708_F0001: Fishing boats and pirates by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: – A recent scene from city centre and the seaside areas of Hastings. This area seems to be related to the fishing activities of the place. The sign says Hastings Pirates.