Downstairs v Upstairs Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (133) examines events concerning a parlourmaid who sued her former employer for libel in 1872. The case has a tangential association with Bournemouth, but it highlights how the law could on occasion balance the relationship between affluent and working people. In this case, Lydia Crouchman, a parlourmaid, sued her […]
Spirited opposition Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (132) analyses attitudes towards increasing the resort’s licensed establishments during the 1870s. Before 1869, a trader might obtain a licence to sell alcohol by paying a fee to the local excise officer. Thereafter, magistrates, sitting in session, controlled the supply of such licences. Their annual ‘brewster courts’ provided good copy […]
Successful, family businesses Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (131) explores the lives of watchmakers & jewellers working in Bournemouth 1871-1881. Their numbers had increased in response to the opportunities offered by the growing number of visitors and residents. Jewellery and watchmaking often ran in their families. Many enjoyed commercial, some also civic, success. Victorian Bournemouth (131): landscape […]
Violence. Servants. Giving. Tourism. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (130) surveys articles written in the second quarter, covering a range of subjects. These included incidences of mob violence, advertising for domestic staff, patterns found in church donations, and developments in the tourist business. Overall, they support a view that Bournemouth had advanced from a resort colony into […]
General servants cheapest option Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (129) continues the series of studies about domestic service advertising for female staff to work in the resort 1878-1881. The analysis references a database constructed from details of job requirements and advertisers which appeared each week in the Western Gazette. This article concentrates on applications for domestic staff […]
Requirements: types, qualities, skills Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (128) continues the series of studies about domestic service advertising for female staff to work in the resort 1878-1881. The analysis references a database constructed from details of job requirements and advertisers which appeared each week in the Western Gazette. Businesses working in the hospitality industry and their […]
A growing category Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (127) begins a series of articles which analyses want ads for indoor, female servants appearing in the Western Gazette 1878-1881. Subjects studied include types of servant sought, qualities desired, ages, and pay. The analysis also touches on such larger issues as Bournemouth’s economic health, the social profile of employers, […]
Modern marketing from the past Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (126) uses a sample of advertisements placed in one publication to explore media marketing practices during the 1870s. The sample consists of advertisements placed in the Poole & Dorset Herald by selected package goods marketers. It provides a glimpse into the early marketing for several products that […]
More and more choice Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (125) surveys the hotels present in the resort during the period 1872-1881. Over these years the number of establishments more than doubled. The article explores the social backgrounds of those who controlled or managed the hotels. Victorian Bournemouth (125): venue survey Holiday venues For much of Bournemouth’s early […]
Growth of hotel arrivals’ share Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (124) uses the Visitors’ List Database to chart trends and changes in the resort’s holiday traffic. The database holds names of people arriving at and departing from named venues as published in the local press. While continued investment occurred within the lodging-house market, significant increases in the […]