Bognor in 1857
A survey has found Bognor Regis to be at the bottom of seaside resorts, which seems a little harsh.
Marx and Engels preferred Margate and Ramsgate but Engels made visits to a range of seaside resorts including Southport in the North and Bridlington and Great Yarmouth on the East Coast.
In Engels ranking of seaside resorts Bognor was in the ‘not bad’ category.
In September 1857 he was in Ryde Isle of Wight recuperating from an illness on 17th September 1857 he wrote to Marx (in London)
I’ve been to see Pieper at Bognor; quite a nice little place, but not a patch on Ryde
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