West Marina Redirects here. For the former rail station see St Leonards West Marina or for the current station see West St Leonards Station. St Leonards West Marina is a closed railway station in the West St Leonards area of the borough of Hastings, East Sussex. West St Leonards railway station is on the main London - Tunbridge Wells - Hastings line in East Sussex, United Kingdom, and is one of four stations that
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| District | Hastings |
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| Shire county | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | Tonbridge |
| Dialling code | 01424 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| List of places: UK • England • East Sussex | |
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Bulverhythe Village
Bulverhythe village is located to the Southwest of the area. Translated as Landing Place Of The Citizens, the ancient village had a small harbour and pier, and is where the remains of the Amsterdam can be seen. Ship The Amsterdam was an East Indiaman or "mirror return ship" ( Dutch: spiegelretourschip) built for transport between
Filsham Manor
Filsham Manor was a house on Harley Shute Road dating back to Saxon times. The house was rebuilt in 1682, and part of this remains today.
Gardens
In the East of the area lie West Marina Gardens which was designed by James Burton and are in between the West St Leonards and Burtons town of St Leonards. James Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Minden Louisiana) is an American Guitarist. St Leonards-on-Sea (or for short St Leonards is part of Hastings, East Sussex, England, lying immediately to the west of the centre The land was purchased in 1886 and laid out as a pleasure garden by 1891. The site is well used and includes a bowls green, putting course and formal gardens. It is at the western extreme of the frontline garden displays. Recently decorative lighting has been installed.
Bulverhythe Salts
The Bulverhythe Salts was a site of a race course that was moved to the Saxon shoreway
The Submarine
In January 1921 a British tug was towing a German Submarine in the English Channel when it broke adrift in a gale and was washed ashore at Bulverhythe. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability The U-boat was made of a smaller type than the other that came ashore at Hastings in April, 1919. The Event was reported in the Hastings Observer with the headline: 'Another Submarine Visitor!'
Three tugs tried to refloat the submarine without Success and after the hull was badly damaged by stormy seas it was Eventually dismantled.
The Amsterdam
Another boat that washed up was the Amsterdam that set sail to Java but ended up being washed away at the sandy strip. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. The remains can still be seen today.
Railways
Bulverhythe was served by a Railway station until the line extended to West Marina. Bulverhythe (also known as Hastings Bulverhythe) was a temporary Railway station on the Brighton Lewes and South Coast Railway in Bulverhythe St Leonards West Marina is a closed railway station in the West St Leonards area of the borough of Hastings, East Sussex. All The stations are now closed except for West St Leonards. West St Leonards railway station is on the main London - Tunbridge Wells - Hastings line in East Sussex, United Kingdom, and is one of four stations that
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