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Scrivens Buildings grey plaque

Commemorative plaque
Scrivens Buildings grey plaque
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Overview

Scrivens Buildings grey plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Hastings. This grey commemorative plaque records: On this site stood Scrivens Buildings an early concrete tenement for fishing families. The Scrivens family were eminent in Hastings from 1779 to 1871 as bankers, Freemen, Jurats and Mayors.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This grey commemorative plaque records: On this site stood Scrivens Buildings an early concrete tenement for fishing families.

People and events

The saved account records: The Scrivens family were eminent in Hastings from 1779 to 1871 as bankers, Freemen, Jurats and Mayors.

How it worked

The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.

What remains

The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Why it mattered

Scrivens Buildings grey plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: On this site stood Scrivens Buildings an early concrete tenement for fishing families. The Scrivens family were eminent in Hastings from 1779 to 1871 as bankers, Freemen, Jurats and Mayors. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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