Martha Gunn stone plaque

This stone commemorative plaque records: Martha Gunn 1726-1815 the original bathing woman lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Brighton Corporation.

Martha Gunn was a renowned "bathing woman" at Bathing Machines in Brighton, known for assisting bathers, particularly women, into the sea; she became a celebrity of her time, enhancing the popularity of sea bathing as a health practice.