Hot Eastbourne Summer
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Hot Eastbourne Summer
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
Palm trees, ocean breeze, salty air, sun kissed hair. That endless summer, take me there.
~ Unknown
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Located on the south coast of England, this iconic landmark is also a popular seaside destination. Built by the Eastbourne Pier Company for �15,000 as a landing stage for steamers, it allowed the gentry of the day to 'walk on water'. (And the water was high: in 1877, a storm washed the pier away, so it had to be rebuilt higher). Since that time, it has been repaired many times.
This Victorian pier often filled in for the Brighton pier in cinema productions, such as Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan" and the film Brighton Rock.
This is a favorite place of mine, often visited en route to Beachy Head, when we stop to walk the pier and (usually) have a snack before we carry on. The waves, sun, sand and sky around us, and the flocks of gulls overhead, always leave us with happy memories that linger.
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Peeking through the vegetation as we approached the pier, this particular summer had been noticeably hot and dry; here, a touch of the British Riviera on a late summer, hot afternoon.
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March 23rd, 2017
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