Beachy Head is on the coast of Eastbourne, East Sussex. / In 1902 the lighthouse was brought into service, sited about 165 metres from the base of the cliffs. It took two years to complete and involved building a coffer-dam and a cableway from the top of the cliffs to carry materials down to the site. 3,660 tons of Cornish granite were used in the construction of the tower. Beachy Head lighthouse was automated and demanned in June 1983. Since the 1600s Beachy Head has been notorious as a location for people to attempt suicide, estimated at 20 each year, so nearby is a special telephone box with a direct line to the Samaritans. In 2006 there were only seven fatalities, a marked decrease, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency attributed the reduction to the work of the Chaplaincy Patrol Team and good coverage of services by local media. Shot taken with a Olympus Camedia D-545 Zoom point and shoot camera
Taken near the Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy head in Eastbourne, England.
The break waters on Eastbourne Seafront, Sussex, early one October morning in 2007.
Eastbourne, East Sussex – taken at 06.55 hours on Saturday 20th Sept 2008. Shot taken with a Olympus Camedia D-545 Zoom point and shoot camera
The climate here can be very changeable, and we joke about four seasons in one day. Well yesterday was like that – sun, rain, wind, fog, and generally cold. Here you can see a bit of sun, a bit of fog, some rain clouds and more of the splendid rainbow we had which lasted about two hours.
This painting is painted in watercolour & is two colours, Sepia & Burnt Umberwith every tone inbetween created from those two colours. Original size is 260mm x 360mm Paper used is 140LB Aches Rough / Its of the lifeguard cottages at cuckmere Haven between Newhaven & Eastbourne.
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
Eastbourne Pier, East Sussex
Beautiful sunset as the starlings fly in to roost for the night. Eastbourne Pier, East Sussex.
Eastbourne Pier at sunset, UK
When the sun heats the region above the level of tolerance, locals make a pilgrimage to the safety of Days Bay beach. It is not a new phenomenon, it started a long time ago, this affair between the seaside and the people who find bliss on it, way earlier than the faded sepia photographs on the wall of the local shop that sells pies and soft chocolate ice cream could remember. Like everything else, it began as a necessity, became a habit and finally embedded itself into a fashionable and part of the local culture. The beach, renowned for its capacity to catch the very last of the sun, on this photograph at least, is just moments away before the strong clouds choke what is left of its light. And when sunlight goes, the party is over. Clouds are getting darker and everyone is gone. Only a couple of empty beer bottles, a half finished sand castle and a random chicken bone provide evidence of the merry crowd, now departed. Perfect timing for a daring gang of local seagulls to sift through the content of overloaded rubbish bins. The wind, mellow and warm, and seriously deficient of hats, balls and beach umbrellas to toy with, is degraded to rolling an empty milkshake cup along the gutter. Darkness will disembark quickly and change the mood of the place. And when night comes, it is always a good time to be safe.
Eastbourne Pier, Sussex, Southern England lit by sunset The first pile for Eastbourne Pier was driven into the seabed on 18th April 1866. Officially opened by Lord Edward Cavendish on 13th June 1870, Eastbourne pier was not actually completed for a further two years. Designed by Eugenius Birch, the piles that supported the superstructure sat upon specially made cups, similar to those used on furniture to protect carpets from deep furrowing, that rested on the rock bed. This ingenious arrangement allowed the pier structure to ‘move’ in bad weather. Using two six-pound cannons, to test whether the superstructure could withstand such a force, proved almost insignificant compared with the adverse weather conditions experienced on this stretch of coastline over the last 128 years. The relatively unscathed Eastbourne Pier is testimony in itself to the substantial core of the construction
Fishing boat moored at Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne, captured on Sunday 15th March 2009 Taken with a Olympus FE-170 point and shoot camera
One of the few remaining, functioning piers, around britain’s coast, caught in the late afternoon sun.
Eastbourne R.N.L.I. all weather Lifeboat is the “R.N.L.B. The Royal Thames”, named by Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent on Monday 6th September 1993. / The boat is a “Mersey Class” lifeboat, constructed from extremely robust fibre reinforced composite material. The Mersey is powered by two Caterpillar 3208T V8 engines developing 280 SHP each, which gives a typical maximum speed of 16.5 knots. Fuel Tank capacity is ~ 1088 litres of diesel fuel giving a running duration of just over 10 hours. / The Royal Thames was sponsored by funds from an appeal to members of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, proceeds of a local appeal in Eastbourne, a generous anonymous gift and other miscellaneous gifts and legacies. Shot taken with a Pentax Optio E-60 point and shoot camera
This boat was in the Crumbles Marina in Eastbourne, UK. It had been repossessed by the finance company and was going for 35,000 UKP. Tempting! You can see the marina reflected in the hull.
One of many pieces of rusting paraphernalia that can be found along Eastbournes beaches
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