Tower at Eastbourne?

[John915]

Good evening,

Beachy Head is 531 ft so hardly any need for a tower to see anything. Even if you stand back from the edge a bit.

the area near the wish tower is a little more likely or somewhere away from the seafront. Have looked at all the old photo's I can find online but it doesn't appear.

The card may have been purchased away from Eastbourne but posted after return to home or hotel/guesthouse.

John915

[groom]

I wish we were able to read what the notice was warning about! I wonder whether anyone on the photo restoration board could make it clearer?

[suey]

Good evening,

Beachy Head is 531 ft so hardly any need for a tower to see anything. Even if you stand back from the edge a bit.

the area near the wish tower is a little more likely or somewhere away from the seafront. Have looked at all the old photo's I can find online but it doesn't appear.
The card may have been purchased away from Eastbourne but posted after return to home or hotel/guesthouse.


John915

Me too John, been looking since this first went up, can't find anything remotely similar.

[hanes teulu]

http://maps.nls.uk/view/101436270

The "Crow's Nest" is marked on this 1898 map. It's not a building - so what is it?

[groom]

http://maps.nls.uk/view/101436270

The "Crow's Nest" is marked on this 1898 map. It's not a building - so what is it?

It's part of the cliff I think and the path along it

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1404834

[John915]

Good morning,

Quite a few sites about crows nest walk, leads from the wishtower area up past hollywell. There is something opposite chesterfieldrdas mentioned before. Could be the tower was sited there but can't find any reference to it.

I will e_mail my cousin to see what he knows about it. He worked at the council planning office before he emigrated to Wales😂😂😂😂.

John915

[dobfarm]

In the  link follow the skyline of the hill top, there is a house then further to the right on the skyline is a smaller construction that could be a wood tower. Click on the photo to enlarge

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Postcard-Holywell-Retreat-Eastbourne-Sussex-posted-1907-/181993428984?hash=item2a5fa757f8:g:o50AAOSwuYVWmlqi

[jaybelnz]

I'm certainly no expert here, but how about doing a higher res. scan, then cropping out the notice, and posting.

Undoubtedly you other clever people will know if this could make the notice a bit clearer?

[Jo Harding]

No, definitely not Beachy Head, or anywhere in that vicinity.

It looks to me to be along the path that runs up to the Downs from the town of Eastbourne. There is a place called The Crow's Nest as someone has pointed out. This is a feature today and is raised above the path with a sort of view point and seats.

http://ukbeaches.guide/photos/uk-photos.php?photo=1404834

The background of the photo looks to be similar to that area.

Otherwise, the Holywell area would be another possibility. There was a monastery up there until the early 1900s when it was destroyed by fire. Could this have been set up in that area? I tend to think it is lower down as the views from the higher elevations are good enough as they are at the lower levels of the South Downs.

I imagine the wooden structure would have been taken down some time ago. You can try this:

http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/

Jo.