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Sugar, Slaves & Seabathing
guided walk a Black History Month and Jane Austen 250 Event
Presented by: Sarah Siddons Fan Club| 0 | SOUTHAMPTON: Starting from Holyrood Church (info) |
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| P | Sunday 12th October, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 11:00am Start time: 11:00am |
| . | All ages (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) |
| C | Walking Tour |
Event information
The Southampton of Jane Austen's Day was a watering place famed for sea bathing, but it was also a town dominated in politics by the 'West Indian Party' , plantation owners who fought against the abolition of slavery, and who made their money from sugar and rum. It was a town of admirals, shipbuilders and colonialists who were at the forefront of the a growing British Empire.
This walk was commissioned as part of the University of Southampton's AHRD funded Maritime Communities research project.
