Bulverhythe

"West Marina Redirects here. For the former rail station see St Leonards West Marina or for the current station see West St Leonards Station."

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Bulverhythe also known as West St Leonards, Bo Peep, Filsham, West Marina, or Harley Shute is a suburb of Hastings, East Sussex, England with its Esplanade and 15ft thick sea wall. Bulverhythe is translated as "Burghers' landing place". [ Glover, Judith (1975) "The Place Names of Sussex", p. 27, London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0 7134 2853 8] It used to be under a small headland called Gallows Head, which was washed away by flooding.

Bulverhythe village

Bulverhythe village is located to the southwest of the area. The ancient village had asmall harbour and pier, and is where the remains of the "Amsterdam" can be seen.

Filsham Manor

Filsham Manor was a house on Harley Shute Road dating back to Saxon times. The house was rebuilt in 1682, and part of this remains today.

Gardens

In the east of the area lieWest Marina Gardens which were designed by James Burton and are in between the West St Leonards and Burton's town of St Leonards. The land was purchased in 1886 and laid out as a pleasure garden by 1891. The site is well-used and includes a bowls green, putting course and formal gardens. It is at the western extreme of the frontline garden displays. Decorative lighting has recently been installed.

Bulverhythe Salts

The Bulverhythe Salts was a site of a racecourse that was moved to the Saxon shoreway.

hipwrecks

In January 1921 a British tug was towing a German submarine in the English Channel whenit broke adrift in a gale and was washed ashore at Bulverhythe. The U-boat was of a smaller typethan the other that came ashore at Hastings in April 1919. The event was reported in the "Hastings Observer"with the headline: "Another Submarine Visitor!"

Three tugs tried to refloat the submarine without success and after the hull was badly damaged by stormy seasit was eventually dismantled. [cite book |last=Brooks |first= Ken|title= "Hastings: Then And Now"]

Another boat that washed up was the "Amsterdam" that set sail to Java but ended up being washed away at the sandy strip.The remains can still be seen today.

Demography

Main Article: Hastings

Transportation

Railways

Bulverhythe was served by a railway station until the line extended to West Marina. The line was constructed by the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway and when the South Eastern Railway line came from London and tunnelled through to St Leonards, Hastings and the Marshlink Line, a feud started between the companies. The junction for the two routes, called Bo-Peep Junction, was named after a nearby public house, which in turn came from the activities of smugglers and excise men. [Jewell, Brian (1984) "Down the Line to Hastings" (1984) Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Baton Press, ISBN 0 85936 223 X] West Marina is now closed and, although both platforms and lights still remain, West St Leonards station only remains.

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