Introduction A recent post highlighted infrastructure problems in early Victorian Bournemouth. Details came from letters written to the press. Deeper analysis of one letter raises an interesting consideration about how to see Bournemouth at its outset. One place in several places Economic factors often explain the origin of settlements. Medieval foundations might begin when a […]
The post concerning the breach of promise case Rooke v Conran gives an opportunity for some further thinking. For scholarly work on the subject see this thesis. A male media and judicial filter Apart from the court transcript, the source for this case and the individuals involved consists of newspaper reports. The main purpose of […]
Introduction. George Conway no doubt squirmed in his seat when the court learned of his role as one of two star-crossed lovers. The elderly defendant in a breach of promise case had found himself an object of criticism not only from the plaintiff’s family but also his own. The court found it amusing, as did […]
Introduction During Bournemouth’s early period, infrastructure problems arose. They consisted of bad drains and roads as well as issues of design and layout. Some thought this happened because land proprietors and property developers lacked coordination. A deeper problem, however, a fault line at the site’s modern origin, may have contributed to the situation. A stinking […]
Non-stop promotion Introduction Marketing early Victorian Bournemouth discusses how constant promotion acted as a corner stone for its quick success. Soon after the Marine Village began, the area had a name, a positioning and a place on social calendars. Bourne had become Bourne Mouth, then Bournemouth. It appealed not only to wealthy invalids but also […]
Growth. Society. Strife. Introduction Early period in Victorian Bournemouth provides an historical outline of the resort’s development from the late 1830s to 1856. It covers progress of the commercial sector, social matters, but also disruptions. At the beginning came building activity, uncoordinated, frenzied. By the end, the town acquired an Improvement Commission, established by Parliamentary […]