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Looking down Chesterfield Rd
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 12 Apr 2010
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Milnthorpe Rd
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 12 Apr 2010
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Dalton Road, Meads, Eastbourne
This road runs from Meads Street to Milnthorpe Road. The tower of St John's Church, meads can be seen in the distance.
Image: © Kevin Gordon
Taken: 14 Feb 2009
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Former Glengorse School, where George Mallory studied, Eastbourne
The photo shows an east-facing view of the building at 1 Chesterfield Road in Eastbourne, which still bears the name “Broomhill” as it did when it was a school. Broomhill was the site of Glengorse Preparatory School, where the young George Herbert Leigh Mallory studied prior to his days as a renowned mountaineer. The 22-room school was founded in 1890 but later joined Hydeyne and Telham schools before relocating to Battle.
George Mallory attended Glencourse School from the age of 9, and he left four years later, in 1900. Mallory was a successful student, and he competed against stiff competition to win a scholarship in mathematics at the prestigious Winchester College. Although Mallory loved climbing, even as a child, it was at Winchester that he developed his interest and ability in mountaineering. Mallory went on to take part in the first three British Everest expeditions. By the time of the third expedition, Mallory knew Mount Everest better than anyone else, but, tragically, both he and his climbing partner Andrew “Sandy” Irvine lost their lives there; their bodies were only recovered 75 years later, in 1999. The disappearance of the two climbers gave rise to long-standing speculation as to whether or not they achieved their goal by being the first to reach the summit. During an interview for The New York Times, Mallory was asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, and he is particularly remembered for his famous four-word reply, “Because it is there."
Image: © Andrew Diack
Taken: 29 Apr 2024
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Dalton St, The Meads
A suburban street.
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 12 Apr 2010
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Staveley Rd
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 12 Apr 2010
0.09 miles
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Meads Street, Meads, Eastbourne
Image: © Ian S
Taken: 24 Jan 2016
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Shopping parade, Meads Village, Eastbourne
The buildings of Meads Village are extensively described at this http://www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/_resources/assets/inline/full/0/259111.pdf.
Image: © Jim Osley
Taken: 21 Apr 2018
0.09 miles
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Eastbourne houses [29]
Hodeslea, number 10 Staveley Road, is a red brick villa built in 1890 for Thomas Huxley. Listed, for historical reasons, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293707
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.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 11 May 2022
0.09 miles
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Mead's Street
Image: © Oast House Archive
Taken: 2 Feb 2012
0.09 miles