Thursday, August 5, 2010

Eastbourne Water Chute by Ben V G

In the mid 1890s John Williams bought days bay for 1,000 pounds. Then he spent another several thousand turning it in to a resort.

The small wooden boats on the water chute could travel 50 kilometers per hour and could hold 8 people.The Eastbourne water chute opened in 1900's and closed in 1914.

1 comment:

Mr Hull said...

Well done Ben! You did some great research and produced a fantastic report on the Water Chute.