Meet Brighton’s real Martha Gunn

Meet Brighton’s real Martha Gunn

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Martha Gunn (1726-1759) was Brighton’s famous sea-dipper, famed for literally dipping people into the sea, for the health benefits, during a time when Brighton & Hove grew as a coastal resort since  Dr Richard Russell (1687-1759) espoused the benefits of seawater.  There was a whole community of dippers, and a

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