Victorian Bournemouth (163) explores a short-lived satirical column which appeared in the resort’s local press during the 1880s.
Tag: Improvement Commission
Victorian Bournemouth (162): municipal incorporation (4)
Victorian Bournemouth (162) examines the process of the resort’s incorporation through the eyes of its promoters.
Victorian Bournemouth (117): Q1 summary
Growth. Expansion. Control. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (117) looks back on the first quarter’s articles referring to the resort’s third period, the 1870s. Articles covered Bournemouth’s demographic and cultural profile, the Improvement Board’s annexation of the eastern settlements. During the latter questions arose concerning its members’ competency to administer Bournemouth at this stage of development. Victorian […]
Victorian Bournemouth (116): Improvement Commission 1870s (3)
All types together Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (116) continues the series of articles which cover the activities and identities of the Improvement Commissioners during the 1870s. This article explores their social backgrounds, their connections, and their role in the community. Victorian Bournemouth (116): social Working and middling people Since the Commission’s establishment in 1856, its Board […]
Victorian Bournemouth (115): Improvement Commission 1870s (2)
La même chose Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (115) continues the series of articles which analyse the Improvement Commissioners’ activities during the 1870s. This piece traces how their traditional style of administration had become inadequate to match its development ideas or the town’s size and complexity. As a result, the seeds of incorporation began to germinate. Victorian […]
Victorian Bournemouth (114): Improvement Commission 1870s (1)
Infrastructure and Income Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (114) begins a series of articles concerning the workings of the Improvement Commission during the 1870s. This piece addresses the main objectives pursued by the Commissioners and their challenges during the decade. Victorian Bournemouth (114): major objectives Sewage In the resort’s early days, unrestrained building had resulted in concerns […]
Victorian Bournemouth (100): Improvement Commissioners
Control. Challenge. Complications. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (100) surveys the Board of Improvement Commissioners which had served the town following its enactment in 1856. Before the Improvement Commission’s establishment, individual initiative without an overall framework had created Bournemouth’s built environment. Medical concerns about the resulting state of the drainage system in part lead to the establishment […]
Victorian Bournemouth (75): The Pier
Expensive but valuable status symbol Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (75) examines the role played by the Pier during the resort’s second period. Its mentions weave in and out of the press coverage during the town’s first half century. A prized tourist attraction capable of boosting the town’s economy, like a lightning rod it perhaps drew a […]
Conflicts in early-Victorian Bournemouth
Introduction Conflicts divided several local interest groups as they competed to control early-Victorian Bournemouth’s structure and identity. In several cases, these conflicts became public confrontations, often fought out in the press. This made a sharp contrast to the settlement’s otherwise glittering media image as a tourist resort. Internal initiatives, however, created the basis for social […]