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Brits love historic seaside buildings

22 October 2007

Three out of four people love the UK’s historic seaside buildings, according to a new survey.
 
A poll of 1 003 people conducted by English Heritage® has revealed that 75% of people consider ‘the historic character of seaside towns is what makes them beautiful and enjoyable’.
 
Two thirds said that the coastal towns had a ‘special place’ in their heart and agreed that a day out at the seaside was ‘at the centre of our national identity’.

Chief Executive of English Heritage, Simon Thurley, said: ‘From fishing alleys to Victorian boulevards, from old docks and harbours to historic spas, we have lots of evidence to show that people and businesses flourish in places where local character and distinctiveness are being revived.
 
‘It is what makes [the seaside] loved, welcoming and unique in the first place, and provides a natural economic, geographic and civic focus for their regeneration.’
 
English Heritage published another report earlier this year, entitled Regeneration in Historic Coastal Towns, which highlighted 15 examples in the UK where historic assets, such as fishermen’s hut sand harbours, have acted as a catalyst for successful regeneration.
 
A two-day conference in Hastings this week was held to discuss the regeneration of seaside towns and their heritage, with the aim of encouraging more British tourists to visit the coast.
 
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