Eastbourne churches [9]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 5 May 2022

This Gothic style church at number 30 Cavendish Place was originally a Calvinistic Independent Chapel, founded by a local farmer. It was built in 1857 to replace a converted stable. It closed in 1985, and in 1990 became a Greek Orthodox Church. Constructed of rendered brick under a tile roof. 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.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0