Herbert Morley brown plaque

This brown commemorative plaque records: In July 1643 during the Civil War Colonel Morley entered Hastings with a troop of Parliamentary Horse. All Saints Church was occupied by his troopers and the town's guns were surrendered

Col Herbert Morley was a Parliamentarian military leader active during the English Civil War; he played a significant role in occupying Hastings for the parliamentary cause in 1643, demonstrating the reach of Parliamentary forces into Sussex.