▁host ile ▁ind igen es , ▁Sand gate / Sh orn cl iffe ▁developed ▁slowly ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁se as ide ▁exc urs ion ▁ven ue . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁C obb ▁and ▁Co ▁was ▁operating ▁a ▁twice - week ly ▁service ▁to ▁Sand gate , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 7 0 s , ▁three ▁coach ▁companies ▁were ▁offering ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁b ays ide ▁resort . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁six ▁hot els ▁were ▁established ▁at ▁Sand gate , ▁although ▁only ▁two , ▁the ▁Sand gate ▁and ▁the ▁Os bor ne , ▁surv ived ▁the ▁de cade . ▁Also ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁summer ▁se as ide ▁resid ences ▁and ▁board ing ▁or ▁guest ▁houses ▁were ▁ere cted , ▁mostly ▁along ▁E agle ▁Terra ce ▁and ▁at ▁Sh orn cl iffe . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁the ▁permanent ▁population ▁increased , ▁ag itation ▁for ▁a ▁rail ▁link ▁with ▁Br is b ane ▁emer ged , ▁and ▁municipal ▁status ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Sand gate ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁With ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁from ▁Br is b ane ▁to ▁Sand gate ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁the ▁permanent ▁population ▁grew ▁rapidly , ▁settlement ▁spread ▁along ▁the ▁fl ats , ▁and ▁week end ▁hol iday - m akers ▁turned ▁the ▁town