Eastbourne features [40]
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Eastbourne features [40]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 May 2022
A plaque on the Ascham St Vincent War Memorial Arch Image recording the restoration of the memorial in 2009. In Carlisle Road stands the Ascham St Vincent War Memorial Arch. The arch is inscribed 'In memory of 49 gallant men who were at school here in their early boyhood and gave their lives in the service of their country during the Great War of 1914-19.' Constructed in 1919 of red brick with sandstone dressings, the arch is some 30 feet (9 metres) high and about 25 feet (7.5 metres) wide. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1389575 Eastbourne is a town and seaside resort on the south coast of East Sussex, some 54 miles south of London and about 19 miles east of Brighton. Although there is evidence of settlement from the Stone Age onwards, Eastbourne remained an area of small rural settlements until the railway arrived in 1849. A resort, built "for gentlemen by gentlemen", was planned and the town's growth accelerated from a population of less than 4,000 in 1851 to nearly 35,000 by 1891. Tourism is a large and important part of the economy of the town.
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