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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Meads

  

Meads Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Meads

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Meads history

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In 1859, Henry Currey, the agent of the 7th Duke of Devonshire, drew up plans for large residences with gardens of commensurate proportions. By 1890, imposing houses in neat tree-lined roads stood on what had been grazing land and cornfields – Meads had become the smart end of town. The inhabitants of Meads were traditionally known as ‘Meadsites’, the term remaining in current use until at least the 1950s.

The street names of Meads

Many of the roads in Meads owe their names to towns and villages in Derbyshire around Chatsworth House, the seat of the 7th Duke of Devonshire, who developed the town in the 19th century. Baslow Road dates from 1907 and is named after a village just north of the Duke’s residence.

Meads during World War Two

First German aircraft to be brought down within what was then the County Borough of Eastbourne crashed in Meads in August 1940. First raid on Eastbourne by fighter-bombers took place in May 1942. First major influx of Canadian troops to the Eastbourne area in July 1941 with the arrival of three regiments of the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade.

You can visit Meads places with Walkfo Meads to hear history at Meads’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Meads has 44 places to visit in our interactive Meads map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Meads, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Meads places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Meads & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 44 audio facts unique to Meads places in an interactive Meads map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Meads Places Map
44 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Meads tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Meads

  

Best Meads places to visit

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Meads has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Meads’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Meads’s information audio spots:

Claremont Hotel (Eastbourne) The Claremont Hotel was a hotel in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The 70-room hotel adjoined the 159-room Burlington Hotel to form a grand white-washed row known as the Grand Parade. Both hotels were originally terraced houses, with the Burlington spanning 13 houses.

St Saviour’s Church, Eastbourne St Saviour’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The church is a grade II* listed building which was designed by G. E. Street.

South Street Free Church, Eastbourne South Street Free Church is a church in the centre of Eastbourne, East Sussex. Originally Congregational, it is aligned to the Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion. The church was founded in 1897 as an offshoot from an earlier Congregualational chapel. The present church was designed by Henry Ward in 1903.

Eastbourne Town Hall Eastbourne Town Hall is a municipal building in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It is the meeting place of Eastbourne Borough Council. The town hall is a Grade II listed building.

Eastbourne International The Eastbourne International is a tennis tournament on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour and the ATP Tour held at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts, and is generally considered a “warm-up” for the Wimbledon Grand Slam event, which begins the following week. As of 2021, it is sponsored by Viking Cruises.

1985 Pilkington Glass Championships The 1985 Pilkington Glass Championships was the 12th edition of the tournament. Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her fourth consecutive at the event and fifth in total.

1987 Pilkington Glass Championships The 1987 Pilkington Glass Championships was the 13th edition of the 1987 WTA Tour. Helena Suková won the singles title at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne.

1986 Pilkington Glass Championships The 1986 Pilkington Glass Championships was the 12th edition of the tournament. Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her fifth consecutive at the event and sixth in total.

Our Lady of Ransom Church, Eastbourne Our Lady of Ransom Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Eastbourne, East Sussex. It was founded as a mission in 1869, built from 1900 to 1903, and had extensions completed in 1926. It is situated on the corner of Meads Road and Grange Road, opposite Eastbourne Town F.C.

Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club The Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club is a tennis complex in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. The complex is the host of the annual ATP and WTA Tour tournament called the Nature Valley International. The stadium court has a capacity of 8,000 people.

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