The Spa at Buxton
Both Marx and Engels were frequent visitors to English seaside resorts mainly in the south of England. Marx liked Margate and in later life Ventnor while Engels rented a property opposite the pier in Eastbourne.
Records of their visits to locations in northern England are less easy to find. Engels enjoyed several visits to Bridlington, including the beer available.
However at Whitsun 1873 Marx wrote to Engels from Manchester (25 Dover St 31st May 1873). Engels had by this time retired and was based in North London while Marx was spending some time in Manchester.
He wrote to Engels that he had been to Southport(a seaside resort also frequented by Engels) and on that day was off to Buxton until 2nd June with Samuel Moore. He was a friend of Marx and Engels and translator of the first English edition of Capital.
Buxton in this period was famous for its spa waters and Marx was keen on taking the waters for health reasons.
In his letter to Engels, Marx noted that he was enjoying relaxing and not doing anything much (he was usually a workaholic when well enough) which seems a like a good way to spend what was then for some Whitsuntide, a week rather than a day off
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