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Who was the prominent landowner responsible for Eastbourne's development as a tourist resort?

  • William Cavendish

  • Henry Currey

  • George IV

  • Charles Dickens

Answer

William Cavendish, later to become the Duke of Devonshire, played a significant role in the development of Eastbourne as a fashionable tourist resort. He appointed architect Henry Currey to design a street plan for the town, which resulted in the distinctive Victorian architecture that remains a key feature of Eastbourne today.
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