Oceania, West Parade
| Oceania, West Parade | |
|---|---|
| LL ref: | 54 |
| Start date: | 1903 |
| Architect: | Arnold Bidlake Mitchell |
| Builder: | William McCormick |
| Original use: | Residential |
| View on map: | Local List | Bexhill-OSM |
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Sources say the house was built by a gentleman to commemorate the sinking of a ship called Oceania, which he had personally witnessed.[1][2] The architect was Arnold Bidlake Mitchell (1863-1944) and the builder was William McCormick with work being completed in 1903.
It has polygonal bay windows, a large triangular pedimented gable and extensive use of terracotta.
Once a single residence Oceania has now been converted into 5 flats.
- ↑ This is sometimes wrongly linked to the P. & O. liner Oceana, which sank off the coast after a collision in 1912 - after the house was already built.
- ↑ Bexhill-on-Sea: It's Beginning, the People & District by H. G. Carey (1983)