Victorian Bournemouth (239) has surveyed the category and social profiles found for female drapery assistants working at Plummer, Roddis, and Tyrell during the 1890s. In most cases, the girls came from respectable backgrounds, yet proved willing to work for a living. Their social profile suited them well to assist well-heeled customers drawn by the new super-stores.
Victorian Bournemouth (162) examines the process of the resort’s incorporation through the eyes of its promoters.
Victorian Bournemouth (159) introduces articles that address different aspects of the process whereby the resort incorporated into a borough (1890).
Image. Identity. Challenge Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (65) provides a summary of this year’s first quarter articles. The main themes to emerge include image, identity, and challenge. Victorian Bournemouth (65): image Press coverage During its first half-century, Bournemouth achieved increasing coverage from the press and longer entries in trade directories. The extent of the press articles […]