The Time Travel Tour of Bexhill-on-Sea 1902 v 2022 The first Motor Race in Britain! Bexhill-on-Sea is recognised as the birthplace of British Motor Racing, with the first race organised in 1902 along the sea front road. More than 200 entries competed in the inaugural meeting, with local hotels and boarding houses packed and spectators lining the sea front road. For the first time on British soil, they witnessed cars racing at speeds in excess of 50mph when the speed limit of the day was only 12m

Back to St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex in the early 1900's Edwardians walk along St Leonards Parade, enjoying the sunshine. Elsewhere, trams move quickly along the seafront on their journey, connecting St Leonards with Hastings and Bexhill. In Silverhill, more tram lines are being built to serve the town. In a quiet section of London Road, a donkey drawn carriage holds an old lady as her husband walks alongside and two policemen watch from the doorway of the police station in Bohemia Road. (I