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An exploration of both Scotland's Western Seaboard and the Hebridean Islands, following on from Iain McGowan's highly successful 'Portrait of the Hebrides'.

As late as 1813, Eastbourne was simply noted asa small fashionable watering place adjacent to theEast Sussex South Downs, consisting mainly of thevillage of Eastbourne itself over a mile inland andthe hamlet of Seahouses overlooking the beach.Southbourne and Meades formed two furtherisolated communities. In 1851 following theexample of Brighton along the coast, the principallandowner the Earl of Burlington ¿ later to becomethe 7th Duke of Devonshire ¿ started developmentof the entire area on an ambitious scale.Initially in a conservative Regency manner nearthe sea, this was shortly followed by distinctlyrecognisable grandVictorian and Italianate fashions.By the turn of the century red brick and tilehanging from theWeald and decorative gabledfrontages had become the more desirable style.

Despite the perception that its shoreline has become engulfed by development, the Sussex coast in fact contains some of the finest seascapes in southern England. Notable features are the white chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters. With over 150 photographs, this book captures the mood and spirit of this part of England.

This book, packed with superb, evocative imagescaptures that certain, yet sometimes indefinableatmosphere that is unique within the region.Considerable emphasis has been placed on threecontrasting islands ¿ Skye, Eigg and Harris, each withtheir own chapters, but not neglecting several of theremaining islands. This, coupled with an initialchapter describing the mainland western seaboardputs the Hebrides into their true island context asquite literally a place apart, a place beyond.

Following the release of Chichester - A Contemporary View in 1994, Chichester - A Millennium View looks at the following six years of change bringing us to the dawn of the new millennium. Using more than 500 specially commissioned photographs the authors lead the reader through some familiar sites as well as some of the better kept secrets of Chichester.

The Chichester area is ideally situated in one of the many beautiful parts of England. Historians and archaeologists are still uncovering and exploring new sites in the area which show activity from ancient history and the Roman period. This guide combines three aspects of life in the Chichester area - visitor's Chichester, historical Chichester and contemporary Chichester. Striking photographs combined with expert local commentary provide a memorable, visual record of a living city.