Victorian Bournemouth (192) surveys commercial aspects of the town’s Arcade, housing shops catering for well-to-do, smart customers.
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Victorian Bournemouth (191): business methods
Victorian Bournemouth (191) finds some extreme business methods practised by money-lenders during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (190): Baron of Beef banquets
Victorian Bournemouth (190) follows press accounts of annual Baron of Beef Banquets enjoyed by local tradesmen in the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (189): 1880s theatre (3)
Victorian Bournemouth (189) explores some theatrical productions seen by the resort’s audiences during the 1880s and their producers.
Victorian Bournemouth (188): 1880s theatre (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (188) explores the life of Harry Nash (1852-1894), impresario and manager, the town’s theatrical pioneer.
Victorian Bournemouth (187): 1880s theatre (1)
Victorian Bournemouth (187) surveys the cultural and commercial terrain deterring professional theatrical productions until the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (186): Big Dogs (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (186) continues studying the extent to which successful traders stepped into wider civic and community roles.
Victorian Bournemouth (185): Big Dogs (1)
Victorian Bournemouth (185) traces how successful local businessmen, from humble origins, stepped into wider civic and community roles.
Victorian Bournemouth (184): artisans
Victorian Bournemouth (184) finds artisans in increasing number practising a widening array of trades and crafts during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (183): building artisans
Victorian Bournemouth (183) analyses the category of building workers present during the 1880s.