Painting of Holywell, c.1890 by Amos Luck (copyright Eastbourne Heritage Service) SUS-140827-114313001Painting of Holywell, c.1890 by Amos Luck (copyright Eastbourne Heritage Service) SUS-140827-114313001
Painting of Holywell, c.1890 by Amos Luck (copyright Eastbourne Heritage Service) SUS-140827-114313001

7 old pictures of the picturesque Holywell end of Eastbourne seafront

This beautiful selection of photographs concerns the beach and the old settlement at Holywell, beneath the cliffs at the edge of Eastbourne seafront, leading up to Beachy Head.
By Julia Northcott
Published 1st Mar 2022, 13:15 BST

The pictures were provided to us by Eastbourne Heritage Service back in 2014.

They feature a painting by Amos Luck in 1890, the Italian Gardens as they were in 1929 and the Western parades with Holywell in the distance, in 1930.

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Holywell c.1910, the settlement has gone and the quarry is grassed over (courtesy Eastbourne Heritage Service) SUS-140827-114324001

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Holywell c.1910, the settlement has gone and the quarry is grassed over (courtesy Eastbourne Heritage Service) SUS-140827-114324001

Holywell c.1900, the settlement has gone but the quarry remains SUS-140827-114346001

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Holywell c.1900, the settlement has gone but the quarry remains SUS-140827-114346001

Holywell Retreat, Italian Gardens as they appeared c.1929 (courtesy of Eastbourne Heritage Service) SUS-150731-102739001

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Holywell Retreat, Italian Gardens as they appeared c.1929 (courtesy of Eastbourne Heritage Service) SUS-150731-102739001

Western Parades with Holywell in the distance c.1930 SUS-140827-114258001

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Western Parades with Holywell in the distance c.1930 SUS-140827-114258001

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