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{{Infobox|[[File:Oceania, West Parade, Bexhill.jpg|thumb|class=pageimage]]|1903|Arnold Bidlake Mitchell|William McCormick|w385416576|50.836697|0.465357}} | {{Infobox | ||
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|date=1903 | |||
|architect=Arnold Bidlake Mitchell | |||
|builder=William McCormick | |||
|use=Residential | |||
|osmid=w385416576 | |||
|lat=50.836697|lng=0.465357 | |||
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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.<ref>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.</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/bexhillonsea-beginning-people-district-1983/page/18/ Bexhill-on-Sea: It's Beginning, the People & District by H. G. Carey (1983)]</ref> 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. | |||
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| 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)