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Eastbourne
Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the larger Eastbourne Downland Estate. The seafront consists largely of Victorian hotels, a pier, theatre, contemporary art gallery and a Napoleonic era fort and military museum. Though Eastbourne is a relatively new town, there is evidence of human occupation in the area from the Stone Age. The town grew as a fashionable tourist resort largely thanks to prominent landowner, William Cavendish, later to become the Duke of Devonshire. Cavendish appointed architect Henry Currey to design a street plan for the town, but not before sending him to Europe to draw inspiration. The resulting mix of architecture is typically Victorian and remains a key feature of Eastbourne. As a seaside resort, Eastbourne derives a large and increasing income ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Ansell
Caroline Julie Porte Ansell (born 12 January 1971) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne since the 2019 general election. She was first elected as Eastbourne's MP at the 2015 general election, but was defeated at the 2017 election. Ansell served as a local councillor for the Meads ward on Eastbourne Borough Council from 2012 to 2015 and became deputy opposition leader, with the shadow portfolio for community including housing. In her first two years in the House of Commons she was influential in fighting immigration issues on behalf of some constituents and against revenge porn. Early life Ansell was born in 1971 in Eastbourne and is the youngest of four daughters of Scottish parents. Her early education was at state primaries, before being educated at Beresford House School, a private day and boarding school for girls aged 6–18. She attended university at Royal Holloway, University of London, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastbourne Downland Estate
The Eastbourne Downland Estate is an area of downland at the easternmost end of the South Downs National Park in East Sussex, England. It was bought by the public, following threats to the beauty spots of Beachy Head and the surrounding farmland, which led to a public campaign and Act of Parliament in 1926. It is currently owned and managed, on behalf of the public, by Eastbourne Borough Council. Land Use 1,199 hectares (2,963 acres) is farmed, while 490 hectares (1,211 acres) is open public access land, including the land around the internationally famed Beachy Head beauty spot and Belle Tout Lighthouse. The farmland is divided into four farms: Bullock Down Farm, Chalk Farm, Black Robin Farm and Cornish Farm. The farmers pay rent to the people of Eastbourne through Eastbourne Borough Council. Chalk Farm includes a hotel and learning disabilities centre. The Centre provides: "realistic training and work experience within the setting of a fully functioning hotel... for adults w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastbourne Pier
Eastbourne Pier is a seaside pleasure pier in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. History The proposal for a pier was first mooted at the end of 1863, and highly favoured by the town's major landowner, William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. It was to have been 1000 feet in length and, at a cost of £12,000, would have been situated at the end of the town's grandest avenue, Devonshire Place. However, the project was delayed and finally abandoned in favour of the present site at the junction of Grand and Marine Parades, thus creating the easterly end of what amounts to a shingle bay. The pier interrupts what would otherwise have been a ribbon development of buildings – to the west, high-class hotels, with modest family hotels and boarding houses to the east. The Eastbourne Pier Company was registered in April 1865 with a capital of £15,000 and on 18 April 1866 work began. It was opened by Lord Edward Cavendish on 13 June 1870, although it was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastbourne Railway Station
Eastbourne railway station serves the seaside town of Eastbourne in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line. The station is managed by Southern, who operate all trains serving it. It is one of two railway stations in the town, the other being Hampden Park Station. There are also two other stations in the Eastbourne area, one being Pevensey & Westham, in nearby Westham (near Pevensey), the other being Polegate. Most passenger services along the coast served the station, as they do today. Trains reverse at the station to continue their journey along the East Coastway by using a junction north of Hampden Park railway station; services run either east (to Bexhill, Hastings and Ashford International) or west via Lewes (to Brighton or London Victoria) from the station. History The single track branch line to Eastbourne from Polegate on the Brighton to Hastings line was opened by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) on 14 May 1849. As the town beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastbourne Town Hall
Eastbourne Town Hall is a municipal building in Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Eastbourne Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. History After significant population growth in the second half of the 19th century, particularly associated with the tourists arriving following the opening of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Eastbourne became a municipal borough in 1883. Civic leaders decided it was necessary to procure a town hall: the site they selected had been occupied by a small local bank known as Stocks Bank. The scheme was subject to a design competition which was won by William Tadman-Faulkes but the result was initially set aside on the grounds of cost until agreement was reached that the design work would proceed under the supervision of Henry Currey, architect to the Duke of Devonshire, who was the landowner and instigator of much of the local development at the time. The foundation stone f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastbourne Borough Council
Eastbourne Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of Eastbourne in East Sussex. Eastbourne is divided into 9 local wards, which each elect 3 borough councillors as local representatives, creating a total of 27 councillors. The Borough Council meets at Eastbourne Town Hall. The authority's headquarters are nearby at 1 Grove Road, though there are a number of other administrative buildings located elsewhere in the town. History 1858 Local Government Board A Local Board was created in Eastbourne in 1859, following the Local Government Act 1858. This created a 'local government area' in Eastbourne and a predecessor organisation to Eastbourne Borough Council. The town hall was designed by William Tadman Foulkes, and built between 1884 and 1886 under supervision of Henry Currey, the Duke of Devonshire's architect. Eastbourne Corporation Act 1910 The Eastbourne Corporation Act 1910 brought in the area of Hampden Park (Willingdon Parish) to the wider designated Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tutt
David Tutt is a British politician who is currently the leader of Eastbourne Borough Council and the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on East Sussex County Council. Political offices East Sussex County Council Tutt is an elected representative of the people of St. Anthony's Division, at East Sussex County Council. Before the creation of that ward, he was first elected to represent the Priory ward in the same area, in 1981. He is currently in his tenth term as a County Councillor for that locale in Eastbourne, having served in office for 38 years. This is an exceptionally long time, judged against average terms of office for East Sussex County Council and similar tiers of elected government. Eastbourne Borough Council Tutt was first elected to Eastbourne Borough Council, for St. Anthony's Ward, on 1 May 1980. He was appointed leader of the council in May 2007, following elections at which the Liberal Democrats regained control of the council from the Conservatives. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beachy Head
Beachy Head is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. Beachy Head is located within the administrative area of Eastbourne Borough Council which owns the land, forming part of the Eastbourne Downland Estate. The cliff is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to above sea level. The peak allows views of the south east coast towards Dungeness in the east, and to the Isle of Wight in the west. Geology The chalk was formed in the Late Cretaceous epoch, between 66 and 100 million years ago, when the area was under the sea. During the Cenozoic Era, the chalk was uplifted (see Cenozoic Era). When the last ice age ended, sea levels rose and the English Channel formed, cutting into the chalk to form the dramatic cliffs along the Sussex coast. Wave action contributes towards the erosion of cliffs around Beachy Head, which experience frequent small rock falls. Since chalk forms in layers separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Sussex is the city of Brighton and Hove. History East Sussex is part of the historic county of Sussex, which has its roots in the ancient kingdom of the South Saxons, who established themselves there in the 5th century AD, after the departure of the Romans. Archaeological remains are plentiful, especially in the upland areas. The area's position on the coast has also meant that there were many invaders, including the Romans and later the Normans. Earlier industries have included fishing, iron-making, and the wool trade, all of which have declined, or been lost completely. Governance Sussex was historically sub-divided into six rapes. From the 12th century the three eastern rapes together and the three western rapes together had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastbourne Bandstand
The Eastbourne Bandstand is a bandstand on the seafront of the East Sussex coastal town of Eastbourne, with an attached colonnade and viewing decks. Built in 1935 to the designs of the Borough Council Engineer, Leslie Rosevere. Neo-Grec style, constructed of cream faience with some decorative blue, green and black faience, with its unique semi-circular design and blue domed roof; there is no other in the United Kingdom. It has a main arena, middle and upper balconies for seating and originally seated 3,500 but with current health and safety laws this has been reduced to 1,600. The building of the bandstand formed part of the main seafront improvements, the bandstand itself cost £28,000 and was surmounted with a stainless steel spire. The project engineer was Leslie Rosevere. The first concerts were given on the 28 July 1935 with a total of 10,400 attending all three concerts and paying 3 d each. With an audience of 8,000, the bandstand was officially opened on the 5 August 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BN Postcode Area
The BN postcode area, also known as the Brighton postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 30 postcode districts in South East England, within 18 post towns. These cover southwestern East Sussex (including Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne, Lewes, Hailsham, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Pevensey, Polegate and Seaford) and southeastern West Sussex (including Worthing, Littlehampton, Arundel, Hassocks, Henfield, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea and Steyning). The main sorting office is at the Gatwick Mail Centre in Crawley. __TOC__ Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! BN1 , BRIGHTON , Brighton, Coldean, Falmer, Hollingbury, Patcham, Preston, Stanmer, Withdean , Brighton and Hove, Lewes , - ! BN2 , BRIGHTON , Brighton, Bevendean, Brighton Marina, Kemptown, Moulsecoomb, Ovingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Woodingdean , Brighton and Hove, Lewes , - ! BN3 , HOVE , Hove, Aldrington, Hangleton, West Blatchington , Brighto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Theatre (Eastbourne)
The Congress Theatre is a Grade II* listed, purpose built, modern theatre and conference venue in the seaside town of Eastbourne, East Sussex. It is one of the largest theatres in southern England, with seating capacity of 1,689. The theatre was designed by Bryan and Norman Westwood Architects and built in 1963. The theatre underwent major refurbishment in 2019, to reveal a bright and contemporary look, whilst fully maintaining the character of the original design. Shows include touring West End theatre, ballet, opera, comedy and live music. It was the location for the final recorded concert by the American pianist, composer and band leader Duke Ellington on 1 December 1973. Ellington died five months later in May 1974. Facilities The theatre has a licensed bar, cloakroom facilities, disabled facilities (including an infrared Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is theref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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