Eastbourne churches [17]
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Eastbourne churches [17]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 5 May 2022
The Anglican parish church of St Saviour and St Peter was built in 1866. The steeple was added in 1872, the baptistry in 1892 and the south chapel in 1903. Constructed of red brick with Bath stone dressings under tile roofs. The architect was George Edmund Street (1824-81), one of the greatest figures in Victorian architecture. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1190569 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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