Victorian Bournemouth (68) examines how Bournemouth’s Volunteer rebels beat Lord Malmesbury at his own game of weaponising courtesy.
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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 […]
Middling people at early Victorian Bournemouth
Introduction Middling people at early Victorian Bournemouth may have taken social action together but did not always share the but did not share the same characteristics. Profile analysis suggests that any differences may have more to do with differences in background than rank. Merry-making and money Merry-making At the end of 1845 Christmas ‘merry-making’, held […]
Working people in early Victorian Bournemouth
Introduction Working people formed a parallel settlement to the resort they had built for affluent visitors at early Victorian Bournemouth. Although the press concentrated on marketing the site to higher types, occasional reports show a range of attitudes towards improving the quality of working people’s lives. Apartheid Out of sight In 1843 Scrooge suggested exiling […]