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New Upperton Road, EASTBOURNE, BN21 1NW

Formerly The Court House, now The Rainbow public house, this early 17th century house in Moatcroft Road occupies the site of a medieval manor courthouse. Timber framed, encased in cobbles, under a tile roof. Partly rebuilt in 1878. Some oak panelling remains inside. There is another view of the building at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1043655 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.

Formerly The Court House, now The Rainbow public house, this early 17th century house in Moatcroft Road occupies the site of a medieval manor courthouse. Timber framed, encased in cobbles, under a tile roof. Partly rebuilt in 1878. Some oak panelling remains inside. There is another view of the building at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1043655 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.

Taken from the junction of New Upperton Road which Watts Lane crosses. The road at the bottom is New Upperton Road with the downs near Crapham Down in the distance.

This is a 17th century building close to the Old Town and the River Bourne from which the town got its name.

The pub was previously called The Counting House, this picture shows it whilst being renovated for its reopening as The Rainbow.

Built on a ridge alongside the Bourne Stream, this area has been known as Upperton - probably "upper town" - for hundreds of years.