Victorian Bournemouth (142) investigates the report of a criminal long-firm operating in the resort during the 1870s.
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Victorian Bournemouth (84): teachers
One profession, many social types. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (84) explores the lives of people listed as teaching there during its second period. It finds many types perhaps having only the link formed by their involvement in education. Victorian Bournemouth (84): social aspects Demographics Demographic variety characterises Bournemouth’s teachers during its second period. Both men and […]
Education in early Bournemouth and the hamlets
Introduction Education in Bournemouth and the neighbouring hamlets, during the early period, took different forms, reflecting social variation across the area. Reverend A. M. Bennett applied his organisational talents and drive to establishing National Schools in both town and country. Towards the end of this period, however, some private schools and colleges appeared. Genealogical exploration […]
Lectures at early Victorian Bournemouth
Introduction Lectures provided a means for delivering information across many audience types at early Victorian Bournemouth. For the most part, lecturers instructed or educated but they often introduced entertainment and interest by using visual material. Some used lecturing as ways to educate working people in a controlled context, while keeping them from the tavern. Subjects […]