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 […]
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Town upgrade plans caused sticker shock
Introduction Town upgrade plans at early Victorian Bournemouth resulted in an angry public meeting held late in 1856. The first Improvement Commissioners had announced a new rating assessment in order to fund the building programme. An early instance of the resort’s community action saw ratepayers formulate their response. The meeting’s press report highlighted both the […]