John Hastings

In the 1889 John Hastings produced a photograph of a sports team that is now in Scarborough Library Collection. He was listed in local directories (1890 and 1893) with a studio in Seamer Road. After this he moved to Trafalgar Street West possibly as late as 1901. His studio continued until at least 1921. In the 1890 directory he is listed in the trade section as Joseph and in the street section as John. In 1892 Hastings, was living in Falsgrave and listed as a photographer in Falsgrave, but his home address was still Trafalgar Steet West, when the Yorkshire Gazette listed him as bankrupt. He was reported to owe £49 14s 11d.