Located on the south coast of England, in the county of East Sussex, and around five miles west of Hastings, is the town of Bexhill-on-Sea, commonly referred to as, simply, Bexhill.
The first recorded reference to Bexhill dates all the way back to 772 AD when a charter was granted to 'Bexelai', as it was originally called, by King Offa of Mercia. Offa established a church and religious community in Bexhill at this time. Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, William I granted Bexhill manor to Robert, Count of Eu, as reward for his role in the battle.
For centuries, Bexhill was a small village with manor house owned by various members of the upper classes, as well as Elizabeth I at one point. This all changed during the 19th century with the coming of the railways, and the passing of the male line of the Dukes of Dorset.
In 1846 the railway arrived in Bexhill as part of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway. Today it is situated on the East Coastway Line between Brighton and Hastings. Rail travel had already helped to transform several coastal fishing villages into seaside resorts by this time. However, Bexhill's growth did not occur in earnest until the second half of the 19th century.
From the 16th century up until the 1860s, Bexhill was owned by the Earls, and later Dukes, of Dorset. In 1865 when the last in the line of the Dukes of Dorset died, the land was inherited by Elizabeth Sackville and her husband, George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr. Their son, Reginald Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr, transformed Bexhill into a seaside resort. During his lifetime, De La Warr Parade and the luxury Sackville Hotel were built. In 1884 the suffix 'on-Sea' was added.
After his passing in 1896, the 7th Earl De La Warr transferred control of his estate to his son Gilbert Sackville, Viscount Cantelupe, who became the 8th Earl De La Warr. Gilbert continued where his father left off, developing the pavilion and the seafront buildings.
In 1902 Bexhill-on-Sea was incorporated as a borough under a Royal Charter granted by Edward VII. To celebrate its new status, the 8th Earl organised England's first ever motorcar race, which took place along De La Warr Parade in May 1902.
In 1935 the De La Warr Pavilion was built. Its construction was arranged by Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, the 9th Earl De La Warr. (try reading that with a straight face!) By the 1970s the pavilion began to show signs of dilapidation. It was granted Grade I listed status in 1986 to safeguard it against certain alterations that had previously been made. In 2004 work began on regenerating the pavilion, and in 2005 it officially reopened as a contemporary arts centre.
Fun fact: De La Warr is a title of British peerage created in 1761, as well as the origin for the name of the American state of Delaware.
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Filmed: 9th May 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps: Unavailable for this walk (Google won't let you cut through West Parade onto Promenade)
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Devonshire Square
0:47 Western Road
4:15 Sackville Road
7:11 West Parade
8:10 Promenade
10:30 Bexhill Beach
14:08 Channel View West
15:20 Channel View East
16:43 Marina
18:46 Devonshire Road
21:33 St Leonards Road
24:00 St Barnabas Church
24:05 St Leonards Road
24:14 Sea Road
26:29 St Mary Magdalene's Church
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