Eastbourne buildings [55]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 9 May 2022

A plaque on the Lamb Inn, High Street, which has parts from many periods. The main building is 18th century, the west section is 16th century and the vaulted cellars are 12th century. Timber framed, roughcast infill, jettied to the street, all under a tile roof. See Image for the High Street front and Image for the front to Ocklynge Road. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1043679 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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