Victorian Bournemouth (174) explores parish records to understand how infant mortality blighted local society during that period.
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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 […]