Tower at Eastbourne?

[petmas]

Can anyone identify this tower? It is on a PC posted Eastbourne 1905 so presumably local to there, Thanks P

[KGarrad]

A complete guess - but maybe Beachy Head?

[petmas]

Possibly or I thought maybe Holywell, hoping for a definite

[groom]

I would think there are too many trees/bushes for Beachy Head. Any chance of making that notice any clearer as that might give a clue?

[petmas]

My thoughts too on the landscape, notice doesn't come any clearer -how about Crows nest opposite Chesterfield Rd? Must have been a reason for the name

[cpercival]

Have you tried Googling the publishers of the postcard?  If they are still in business they may have records.  I recently tracked down the subject of a picture postcard this way but only going back to the 1930s.  Still it may be worth a punt.

Clive

[petmas]

nice idea Clive, sadly no publisher/photographer

[KGarrad]

It looks like an observation platform? But observing what?!

It isn't very tall (maybe 20 ft) so I wouldn't think it was (for example) on the east side of Eastbourne, as that's flat! Not much of a view from that height.

That's why I thought of somewhere like Beachy Head - it would afford a safe view, withut getting too close to the cliff edge?

What else is there near Eastbourne that people would need to be 20 ft high to view?

[groom]

I agree it looks like some sort of Observation Tower, but I know that area quite well and the vegetation doesn't look right to me. Beachy Head is short grass and very  little else, especially near the edge!

Might be worth contacting these people to see if they know where it was

http://www.eastbournehistory.org.uk/