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At least it seems that way when you are down on Bexhill Beach!
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Bexhill or Bexhill-on-Sea is a seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England. An ancient town and part of the local-government district of Rother, Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites, a Manor House in the Old Town, an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian architecture, and the famous De La Warr Pavilion: today a centre for contemporary art – which has featured the work of Andy Warhol, Cerith Wyn Evans and Richard Wilson amongst others – and an auditorium, where Bob Marley had his first UK appearance and has since seen performances by Elvis Costello, Goldfrapp, Ray Davies, Years & Years, Patti Smith and Laurie Anderson.
The first reference to Bexhill, or Bexelei as it was originally called, was in a charter granted by King Offa of Mercia in 772 AD. It is recorded that King Offa had 'defeated the men of Hastings' in 771 AD. At this time, the term Hastings would have referred to this whole area rather than the town itself as it does today. In the charter, King Offa established a church and religious community in Bexhill.
During the Norman Conquest of 1066 it appears that Bexhill was largely destroyed. The Domesday survey of 1086 records that the manor was worth £20 before the conquest, was 'waste' in 1066 and was worth £18 10s in 1086. King William I used the lands he had conquered to reward his knights and gave Bexhill manor to Robert, Count of Eu, with most of the Hastings area. Robert's grandson, John, Count of Eu, gave back the manor to the bishops of Chichester in 1148 and it is probable that the first manor house was built by the bishops at this time. The later manor house, the ruins of which can still be seen at the Manor Gardens in Bexhill Old Town, was built about 1250, probably on the instructions of St. Richard, Bishop of Chichester. St Richard's Catholic College, the local Catholic school, was duly for said bishop. The Manor House was the easternmost residence owned by the bishops and would have been used as a place to stay while travelling around or through the eastern part of their diocese. There were often disputes between the Bishops of Chichester and the Abbots of Battle Abbey, usually about land ownership in this area. In 1276 a large portion of Bexhill was made into a park for hunting and in 1447 Bishop Adam de Moleyns was given permission to fortify the Manor House.
In 1561 Queen Elizabeth I took possession of Bexhill Manor and three years later she gave it to Sir Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. The Earls, later Dukes, of Dorset owned Bexhill until the mid 19th century. Their main residences were Buckhurst Place in Sussex and Knole House in Kent.
In 1804 soldiers of the King's German Legion were stationed in barracks at Bexhill. These troops were Hanoverians who had escaped when their country was overrun by Napoleon's French Army. As King George III was also the Elector of Hanover, he welcomed them and they fought as part of the British Army. At about this time, defensive Martello Towers were built along the south east coast, some near Bexhill, in order to repel any French invasion. In 1814 the soldiers of the King's German Legion left Bexhill, eventually playing an important part in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. The German troops had been here to protect Bexhill from the French. However, many of the local people were actively trading with the enemy by way of smuggling. The best known of the local smugglers were in the Little Common Gang and the most famous incident was the infamous Battle of Sidley Green in 1828.
In 1813 Elizabeth Sackville had married the 5th Earl De La Warr, and when the male line of the Dukes of Dorset died out in 1865 she and her husband inherited Bexhill.
It was the 7th Earl De La Warr who decided to transform the small rural village of Bexhill into an exclusive seaside resort. He contracted the builder, John Webb, to construct the first sea wall and to lay out De La Warr Parade. Webb, in part payment for his work, was given all the land extending from Sea Road to the Polegrove, south of the railway line. Opened in 1890, the luxurious Sackville Hotel was built for the 7th Earl De La Warr and originally included a house for the use of his family. In 1891 Viscount Cantelupe, his eldest surviving son, married Muriel Brassey, the daughter of Sir Thomas and the late Annie, Lady Brassey of Normanhurst Court near Bexhill. The Manor House was fully refurbished so that Lord and Lady Cantelupe could live in style as Lord and Lady of the Manor. Finally, the 7th Earl De La Warr transferred control of his Bexhill estate to Viscount Cantelupe. When the 7th Earl De La Warr died in 1896
Viscount Cantelupe became the 8th Earl De La Warr. At this time he organised the building on the sea front of the Kursaal, a pavilion for refined entertainment and relaxation. He also had a bicycle track made, with a cycle chalet, at the eastern end of De La Warr Parade. These amenities were provided to promote the new resort. Meanwhile, many independent schools were being attracted to the expanding town due to its health-giving reputation. The railway came through Bexhill in 1846, the first railway station being a small country halt situated roughly where Sainsbury's car park is today. This was some distance from the village on the hill. A new station, north of Devonshire Square, was opened in 1891 to serve the growing resort. In 1902 the current railway station was opened and a Bexhill West Station was built for the newly built Crowhurst Branch Line.
1902 was the year that Bexhill became an Incorporated Borough. This was the first Royal Charter granted by Edward VII. Bexhill was the last town in Sussex to be incorporated and it was the first time a Royal Charter was delivered by motorcar. To celebrate the town's newfound status and to promote the resort, the 8th Earl De La Warr organised the country's first ever motorcar races along De La Warr Parade in May 1902. The town was scandalised at this time by the divorce of Earl De La Warr.
Muriel had brought the action on the grounds of adultery and abandonment. She was granted a divorce and given custody of their three children. Muriel, with her children, Myra, Avice and Herbrand, went back to live with Earl Brassey at Normanhurst Court. The 8th Earl De La Warr remarried but was again divorced for adultery. He also suffered recurrent and well-publicised financial difficulties. At the start of the First World War in 1914 the Earl bought a Royal Naval commission. He died of fever at Messina in 1915.
Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville became the 9th Earl De La Warr. He is best known for championing the construction of the De La Warr Pavilion, which was built and opened in 1935. The 9th Earl also became Bexhill's first socialist mayor. He died in 1976.
The Second World War caused the evacuation of the schools and substantial bomb-damage to the town. Many schools returned to Bexhill after the war but there was a steady decline in the number of independent schools in the town. The break-up of the British Empire and in particular the Independence of India in 1947 hastened the process. Most of the schools were boarding and catered largely for the children of the armed forces overseas and of the colonial administration. Although the number of schools decreased, many of the parents and former pupils had fond memories of the town and later retired to Bexhill.
For further information please visit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexhill-on-Sea and www.discoverbexhill.com/
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We took the 5R1East Slope *classic* Class 1 route to reach the summit of Quandary Peak on this perfect September day. From the TH at 10,940' we hiked west up the hillside. After crossing some old roads, our trail reached the east ridge near treeline at 11,700 feet. from there our trail allowed us to hike up a consistent grade for a mile or so to where the ridge angle moderates at 13,100 feet. we continued on west to the summit slope following a rougher trail which stayed near the south edge of a small, scouped east face untill we freached the summit ridge at 14,200 feet. Of all the 14ers my wife, son and I have climbed, the weather on this hikeday was perfect.
Located in the State of Arizona, the Painted Desert, wedged between Petrified Forest National Park, and the Grand Canyon, offers fantastic wide open spaces to view and relish.
I can't figure out a title for this one, but I am so happy to have found these little tiny mushrooms on my deck this morning. They were already dying, but these stalwart little ones were still holding on strong despite the heat.
I think we get more beautiful days with clear skies throughout the year and it seems you can see far and wide forever as long as you want to enjoy such scenes. That is nature's prerogative!
Week 2 in 52 Weeks for Dogs and this wasn't what I had in mind when I put the wide angle lens on before we went out to try and get a photo for this week. But Taivas ran down the slope to see Mary and when she turned and came racing back I quickly took a shot. I love this wide view of the forest and the song 'On a clear day you can see forever' came straight to my mind.
I had to straighten it, crop out some of the foreground and make some minor adjustments to bring out details in Taivas' face.
10mm, f/4, 1/640, iso200
On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you'll see who you are
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being
Outshines every star
You'll feel part of every mountain, sea and shore
You can hear
From far and near
A word you've never, never heard before...
And on a clear day...On a clear day...
You can see forever...
And ever...
And ever...
And ever more. . .
111 Pictures in 2011 #26 Happiness is...... running free
Nov 2011 This has just won the 'dog in a landscape' category in a small photographic competition.
On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you'll see who you are
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being
Outshines every star
You'll feel part of every mountain, sea and shore
You can hear
From far and near
A word you've never, never heard before...
And on a clear day...On a clear day...
You can see forever...
And ever...
And ever...
And ever more.
From the musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. Video from the movie version sung by Barbra Streisand.
This song could easily be my anthem, it means a lot to me.
Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand and young Jack Nicholson!
On a clear day you can see forever | 1970 | Directed by Vincent Minnelli
Let's look at the trailer...
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The Peddlers cover
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West park or Parque do Vale Grande | Lisboa
Landscape Architecture by Isabel Aguirre Urcola
I couldn't stop staring at this view overlooking the sandstone bluffs at Mt. Taylor, covered in snow. And then there was my tree . . . .
On a recent Flickr outing to El Malpais, the badlands of New Mexico.
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This shot of the Scottish west coast was taken from the same location as the previous, twilight one - only about 5 hours later, a half-hour before the sun rose, and, with the camera orientated to face in a more easterly direction.
The Paps of Jura, prominent on the right of the photo, are about 100km from Malin Head, with some of the other features up to 130km distant.
The nearby lighthouse is also in this photo.
.....three soundtrack albums on 'musicassette' - rescued from being junked by the schools library service of Somerset, who'd had them on their shelves since the films came out.
My picture, (cropped) SOOC. Taken while in Sausalito, enjoying breakfast in a Cafe by the Bay.
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... or at least as far as Mt. Rainier... one of a few dormant volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. We were married at the base of the mountain in a tiny town called Elbe.
"On a clear day,
rise and look around you,
and you'll see who you are.
On a clear day,
how it will astound you
That the glow of your being outshines every star.
You'll feel part of every mountain,
sea and shore,
You can hear from far and near a word you've never heard before.
On a clear day,
on a clear day,
you can see forever,
and ever, and ever more."
The immortal Frank Sinatra...
Jack Nicholson as Joker, by Fionnuala Collins , acrylic on canvas, part of "Film Icons collection", art
acting website www.irishfilmactress.com/
This day was a gorgeous day on the Blue Ridge Parkway. After spending a good amount of time photographing the Linn Cove Viaduct we headed just south and caught this beautiful view.
This is SOOC, with just a color polarizing filter, which made the colors really pop. Light box is best.
Have I mentioned that the BRP is one of my favorite places on earth? Ok, yeah, maybe once or twice. :)
No need to comment, my friends. I am swamped with work and it will take some time before I can enjoy visiting your streams.
Peace ~ Jen
When we (me,. Ruby and the Epic) ventured to Brixham in Devon last week, we found the weather rather inclement to say the least*, and as Ruby was shivering and avoiding every raindrop, I decided to buy her a coat.
She wasn't too sure about it at first but after getting the contents of an overfflow pipe land on her back and finding she was still dry, her opinion of it changed somewhat for the better!
*Bloody wet, cold and thoroughly miserable
For the November MSH - On a clear day you can see forever
For the February MSH - What the weather man says