The De La Warr Pavilion - Bexhill, East Sussex
Bexhill is a quiet seaside resort popular with retirees. Architecture consists mostly of typical Edwardian hotels and semi-detached and bungalow style housing.
Standing out prominently on the seafront however is the modernist 1935 De La Warr Pavilion, named after the 9th Earl De La Warr and designed by emigre architects Erich Mendelsohn (a German Jew) and Serge Chermayeff (born Russia and brought up in Britain). Reopened in 2005 after restoration, it is now used for art exhibitions and features an auditorium for live performance.
Photo: March 2009
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