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Property people at early Victorian Bournemouth
1st Period

Property people at early Victorian Bournemouth

Introduction Property people during Victorian Bournemouth’s early period began with gentlemen investors but by its close professional financial institutions had appeared. Along the way, builder-developers featured to no small extent. Two social features ran through this process: a range of social types; the existence and influence of kinship groups. Respectable commerce Professionals Bournemouth’s Victorian historian, […]

Reading early Bournemouth's vacation property development
1st Period

Property development in early Victorian Bournemouth

Introduction Changes in building format used during early Bournemouth’s property development suggest visitor types altered. At the initial stages, the built environment took the shape of large, Italianate villas. Single households, including large service retinues would take each building. Later, building designs appeared to encompass smaller properties, while subdivision allowed several parties, without apparent relationship, […]