Eastbourne Past and Present by David Arscott

Eastbourne Past and Present by David Arscott

A seaside resort 'built By gentlemen For gentlemen', Eastbourne has withstood the tides of change better than many of its rivals. Its original nineteenth century architects devised a settlement of wide and leafy villa-lined boulevards and, despite the depredations of the Second World War (when it suffered more air-raid damage than any other town in south-east England), Eastbourne retains much of that early grandeur today. In Eastbourne Past & Present, David Arscott contrasts scenes portrayed in archive photographs and old picture postcards with our restless modern townscape. Taking a route from the shopping centre and the South Street area, along the seafront and Seaside to the Old Town and the Meads, he discovers changes and continuities which will fascinate those who have lived here all their lives and will give newcomers and visitors a deeper understanding of this popular 'Empress of Watering Places.'

David Arscott is a former BBC Radio Sussex producer and presenter. He has written more than twenty books about Sussex These include his Sussex Trilogy: In Praise of Sussex (an anthology), The Sussex Story (a history of the county) and Livin Sussex (a popular wildlife guide). He also publishes books under his own imprint, and in 1998 he founded the Sussex Book Club.

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ISBN 13	9780750927819
ISBN 10	075092781X
Titel	Eastbourne Past and Present
Autor	David Arscott
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	The History Press Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-11-29
Seitenanzahl	128
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.