De La Warr Pavilion

The De La Warr Pavilion

The De La Warr Pavilion is a grade I listed building, located on the seafront at Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, on the south coast of England.[1]

The Modernist[2][3] and International Style[4][5] building was designed by the architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff and constructed in 1935.[6] Although sometimes claimed to be the first major Modernist public building in Britain,[7] it was preceded by some months by the Dutch-influenced Hornsey Town Hall.[citation needed]

In 2005, after an extensive restoration, the De La Warr Pavilion reopened as a contemporary arts centre, encompassing one of the largest galleries on the south coast of England.[6][8]

On 18 February 2022, the bandstand, added early in the 21st century, was destroyed by strong winds from Storm Eunice.[9]

  1. ^ "De La Warr Pavilion: About Us". dlwp.com. The De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Who We Are". dlwp.com. The De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ^ "De La Warr Pavilion Sussex by Mendelsohn and Chermayeff". Galinsky.com. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ "De La Warr Pavilion". Buildingopinions.com. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ "The De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, East Sussex". dlwp.com. The De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Bexhill's People's Pavilion celebrates 80 years". BBC News. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  7. ^ "De La Warr Pavilion Sussex by Mendelsohn and Chermayeff". Galinsky.com. 13 October 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ Glancey, Jonathan (15 October 2005). "Seventy years on, pavilion is restored to its former glory". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. ^ Watts, Alex (18 February 2022). "Bexhill: De La Warr Pavilion Bandstand ripped apart by Storm Eunice as record-breaking winds hit UK". sussexexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2022.