Tag: Grantley Berkeley

Victorian Bournemouth (74)
2nd Period

Victorian Bournemouth (74): resort society

Gossip. Bathing-suits. Respectability. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (74) explores society at the resort during its second period as revealed in press clippings. A review of Grantley Berkeley’s book of satirical essays included excerpts about how the author saw Bournemouth’s society. A comment published by a local paper touched on a similar subject. The cuttings suggest the […]