Victorian Bournemouth (195) provides a summary of the recent subjects and themes covered in the last quarter’s articles.
Month: September 2024
Victorian Bournemouth (194): property market (1884)
Victorian Bournemouth (194) analyses the town’s property market (1884) from both economic and social perspectives.
Victorian Bournemouth (193): bookkeepers
Victorian Bournemouth (193) examines the significant rise in bookkeepers in Bournemouth from 1881-1891, correlating their presence with business success. Mostly young, unmarried women pursued bookkeeping as an alternative to traditional roles. Key sectors employing bookkeepers included hotels and butchers, illustrating women’s increasing role in professional office settings and contributing to business prosperity.
Victorian Bournemouth (192): Arcadian commerce
Victorian Bournemouth (192) surveys commercial aspects of the town’s Arcade, housing shops catering for well-to-do, smart customers.
Victorian Bournemouth (191): business methods
Victorian Bournemouth (191) finds some extreme business methods practised by money-lenders during the 1880s.