Victorian Bournemouth (181) finds compassion on occasion softening the dark prejudice with which Guardians managed the local workhouse.
Month: June 2024
Victorian Bournemouth (180): workhouse Guardians
Victorian Bournemouth (180) observes how Guardians of its Union workhouse reacted to challenges occurring during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (179): ‘martyr royalty’
Victorian Bournemouth (179) analyses the kinship and social profiles of Tolpuddle natives recorded as Springbourne residents during 1881.
Victorian Bournemouth (178): early Moordown (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (178) resumes exploring the early years whereby an area of heath underwent rapid urban development to become Moordown.