Celebrating Eastbourne

by Kevin Gordon

The Sussex seaside town of Eastbourne was developed as a resort from a collection of villages in the nineteenth century by the Duke of Devonshire. The new town grew rapidly and by the end of the nineteenth century Eastbourne was a large borough, attracting new residents and visitors. Eastbourne's proximity to occupied France during the Second World War forced many away from the town, which suffered from repeated air raids and heavy loss of life and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398100382
• ISBN13: 9781398100381
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages