Victorian Bournemouth (191) finds some extreme business methods practised by money-lenders during the 1880s.
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Victorian Bournemouth (60): builder bankruptcies
Problems: economic, commercial, personal Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (60) investigates several bankruptcies involving builders during the town’s second period. In some cases, prosecution occurred because of financial overreach combined with market downturns. On the other hand, personal conflict amongst the individuals involved in the developments may have played a role. Victorian Bournemouth (60): smaller enterprises People […]
Migrants’ success in early Victorian Bournemouth
Introduction Migrants and their families achieved success by making important contributions to early Victorian Bournemouth’s economy and society. Several kinship groups came from the hinterland framed by the towns of Wimborne and Cranborne and the Allen and Crane rivers. Study of the Joy family, based in Hinton Martel, a village lying at the centre of […]
Infrastructure Problems in Early Bournemouth
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 […]