Wilmington Square
On the corner of Wilmington square is an “anonymous” pillar box (anonymous because it does not carry the VR cipher). You are told this in the local History leaflets but […]
Places
The “Little Spain” shop in Cornfield Road
In the period of the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), Eastbourne had a “Little Spain” shop in Cornfield Road which operated for two weeks to raise funds for Spanish refugees. It
The View Hotel
(formerly the Transport and General Workers’ Union Convalescence Hotel and Conference Centre). The View Hotel is distinctive in design, the concept of a British architect. News was put about that
The Town Hall, November 1913
Why did a crowd of 3,000 working-class Labour supporters gather outside of Eastbourne Town Hall on a cold November evening, eagerly awaiting the results of the 1913 municipal elections? Well,
Boats on the Beach – Engels’ ashes and Eleanor Marx
Before the formation of the seafront, the beach directly east of the pier was the loading point of the early coal barges. A little further along is where the fishermen
The Mackintosh Rebellion -1929
It was a long hot summer in 1929 and there was a late heatwave. The 1920s saw the seaside opening up to the working classes thanks to improved working conditions,
Eastbourne International Workers’ Mural
See also:- 1) an article on Engels in Eastbourne website, Brighton University: “The International Workers’ Mural that Eastbourne Should Not Forget”; 2) video for laptop of the mural; 3) video