Varied and often transient Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (92) explores the social backgrounds of lodging-house keepers recorded during the resort’s second period. For comparison, this article uses a similar analysis published about landladies active in Victorian Blackpool. Victorian Bournemouth (92): overview Terrain Examination of the census and trade directories, including a comparison between them, shows that, […]
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Greedy lodginghouse keepers: a blight
Introduction Greedy lodginghouse keepers featured in a series of letters written to the Poole & Dorset Herald in 1854. Their author, Dr A.W.P. Pinkerton, adopted as his theme the ‘Capabilities of Bournemouth’. Pinkerton’s subject consisted of invalids, his concern lying in their obtaining the best conditions. He dwelt much on the standards of housing and […]