Victorian Bournemouth (166) analyses and discusses theft cases heard by local magistrates which resulted in imprisonment.
4th Period
History of Bournemouth and its neighbourhood during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (165): justices of the peace
Victorian Bournemouth (165) analyses the men who sat on the judicial bench, applying the law to maintain order.
Victorian Bournemouth (164): local justice at work
Victorian Bournemouth (164) introduces a series of articles relating to the Petty Sessions and Police Court during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (163): Joe Weathercock
Victorian Bournemouth (163) explores a short-lived satirical column which appeared in the resort’s local press during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (162): municipal incorporation (4)
Victorian Bournemouth (162) examines the process of the resort’s incorporation through the eyes of its promoters.
Victorian Bournemouth (161): municipal incorporation (3)
Victorian Bournemouth (161) explores how social backgrounds of Improvement Commissioners affected attaining the municipal charter (1890).
Victorian Bournemouth (160): municipal incorporation (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (160) continues the articles studying the resort’s progress towards achieving incorporation in 1890.
Victorian Bournemouth (159): municipal incorporation (1)
Victorian Bournemouth (159) introduces articles that address different aspects of the process whereby the resort incorporated into a borough (1890).
Victorian Bournemouth (158): socio-economic trends (1880s)
Victorian Bournemouth (158) uses demography and genealogy to sketch the area’s socio-economic development during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (157): the 1880s
Victorian Bournemouth (157) introduces articles which analyse different aspect of the resort’s history during the 1880s.