Interesting account of Beachlands Estate, by blogger, Anne Ward, who lives in Glasgow ‘with my other half, our two wee boys (10 and 4), one cat (11) and some tropical fish’.
Her blog, ilike.org.uk, on the web for close to a decade, has been featured in The (Glasgow) Herald amongst other publications, and has spawned a legion of admirers. Like a modern day Nikolaus Pevsner. she writes, with measured thought and passion about, amongst other things, seaside towns, modernism, piers and classic cafes, anything, as she puts it ‘beautiful and commonplace’. Here she describes a much anticipated visit to the Beachlands Estate, Pevensey Bay in April 2009…….
I like: Day 4: Beachlands Estate, Pevensey Bay
I ran out of steam writing about day 4, but there’s one last thing. A trip to Beachlands, a 1930s bungalow estate in Pevensey Bay between Eastbourne and Bexhill.
Following a spectacular line of “oyster” bungalows, the estate opens up into little houses of various shapes and sizes. Most were built in the 1930s so there’s a bit of streamline moderne going on, and some straight Art Deco.
According to Sun, sea and sand: the great British seaside holiday (don’t leave home without it), the estate was intended to have shops and a cinema, but the war started and the plans fell through. I’ve been admiring these sort of houses in Moxette’s flickrstream for so long that it was a real treat to see so many at once. Thanks to Chris for the tip-off – gratefully received as we wouldn’t have found it otherwise.
text source : ilike.org.uk
photo credit : Anne Ward : ilike.org.uk
