Film Liaison Brochure [pdf / 1.99MB] - Eastbourne Borough Council

ONLOCATION
“Eastbourne has got a style of its own which
no one else can copy, making it a really unique
location. The whole promenade is completely
original - the Pier, the Bandstand, the blue and
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white deck chairs. The great thing about the
town is that you keep it all looking so nice.
BRIAN BILGORRI UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Eastbourne’s heyday was in the Victorian period
with the building of the Pier and adjoining
promenade which saw the seaside town developed
with vigour, a model of early planning recognised by
town planners as a master of its genre.
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Advancements in machine technology enabled
Victorian builders to mass produce ornamental
features such as brackets, spindles and
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patterned tiles.
New Road
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The development during the Victorian period saw a
new seaside town emerge with broad streets lined
with elegant stucco terraces. The elegant resort
attracted many tourists who enjoyed strolling along
the miles of seafront promenade which was built in
three levels and retains its unspoilt glory today.
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The Meads residential area was laid out with tree lined streets
and large villas of picturesque design using red brick, flint, tiles
and painted timber to decorative effect. By the end of the
1880’s, this area stretched from the Western Promenade down
to Devonshire Place, a central 80ft wide tree lined boulevard,
and across to Compton Place itself, forming Eastbourne’s
‘Belgravia’. The ‘high class’ character of the town was
maintained by the Devonshire Estate and to this day shops are
not allowed on the seafront.
MAP LOCATIONS
E5 Light Festooned
Promenade
and Pier
D5 Town Hall
F4 Victorian
Seafront Shelter
The Grand and Queen’s Hotels are two examples of Victorian
elegance with Corinthian pilasters, stucco elevations and bold
detailing whilst the town’s ornate Devonshire Park Theatre
and Winter Garden were the centre of the town’s renowned
cultural life.
delightful Victorian provincial station is a mixture of medieval and
classical styles and is dominated by a fine clock tower and zinc covered
French pavilion style roof.
All Saint’s Convalescent Hospital, with its beautiful chapel, competes only
with St. Saviours Church as being the most important example of Victorian
architecture in the town. The building depicts fine examples of high Victorian
Gothic revival using polychrome effects of brick, stone, tile and glass.
In pride of place along the town’s Victorian seafront sits the Pier designed
by Eugenius Birch, the most famous of the Victorian pier designers.
The largest Camera Obscura in the UK is still in place on the pier.
Locations at a glance
Devonshire Park Theatre
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Lower Promenade,
Grand Parade
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Camera Obscura
on the Pier
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Victorian Architectural
Detail
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Victorian Mansions,
Queens Gardens
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Victorian Mansions,
Upperton Area
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Gothic Victorian
Railway Station
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