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My Grandad was foreman of the Carpet Gardens on Eastbourne seafront. He took over from his elder brother who had taken over from their father. They had, as a family, looked after the Carpet Gardens for over a century.

The family name was Cottington. Grampy always told us that when digging over the flower beds they uncovered Roman mosaics. As a tribute to them they copied the design in the flowers.

Just a simple family memory from long ago.

Written by Yana Askaroff. To send Yana Askaroff a private message, click here.

A memory of Eastbourne in East Sussex shared on Wednesday, 28th June 2006.

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RE: RE: Eastbourne Flower Gardens

My son now works on the carpet gardens where he has been since 1995. His name is Stephen and he is 51 years old.

Comment from Trevor Collns on Sunday, 15th February 2009.

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