In Popular Culture
The Southern Railway made great use of steam locomotive names for publicity, and the carrying of pupils to boarding schools at the beginning and end of school terms was a significant traffic flow. Locomotives of the 'V' or "Schools" Class, introduced in 1930, were hence named after prominent English public schools. The fifteenth locomotive, no. 914, was named Eastbourne after the college. Built at Eastleigh in October 1932, no. 914 remained in service until withdrawn by British Railways in July 1961.
In April 2012, Eastbourne College was one of the sites in which King of Soho, set in the 1950s and features Steve Coogan and Anna Friel, was filmed at. The film is to be released in autumn 2012.
In Evelyn Waugh's Novel 'Decline and Fall' it is often suggested that the protagonist, Paul Pennyfeather, attended the College.
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