Kipling (see previous post) showed in his song that he knew a great deal about how the smugglers operated in Hastings.
You can still see plenty of evidence of the smugglers' activity - hidden passageways from the caves and cliffs to houses and pubs, and little sticking-out windows that would be lit if it was safe to bring in smuggled goods.
The nursery rhyme Little Bo-Peep is about King George's men watching out for the smugglers, who would come up the beach dragging barrels - wagging their tails - behind them.
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