Peoples Eastbourne
Celebrating and making visible Eastbourne’s radical, social, and working-class history.
News & Events
27th August 1895, on a very stormy day, four set off in a boat carrying the urn containing Friedrich…
Mick Jones was one of the Workers Cooperative artists who painted the International Workers Mural…
Yes, by now you’ll be aware that the 2 centre panels of the International Workers Mural are on…
People
Jack Jones holds significant historical and cultural ties to Eastbourne, particularly through his…
Who was Friedrich Engels? Among other things, Friedrich Engels was one of the most remarkable…
What is the connection between Eastbourne and Eleanor Marx (the youngest daughter of Karl Marx)?…
Places
If you have just alighted the train to begin this walk, then welcome to Eastbourne. This town was…
It was a long hot summer in 1929 and there was a late heatwave. The 1920s saw the seaside opening up…
See also:- 1) an article on Engels in Eastbourne website, Brighton University: “The…