Growing interest. Social mixing. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (70) explores cricket as an interesting prism through which to study representational sport in the resort. Examination of the players’ social profiles shows developments in Bournemouth’s society. The Reverend J. H. Wanklyn played a major role not only in promoting local cricket but also in the town’s civic […]
Introduction Bankruptcy caught Samuel Bayly, one of early Victorian Bournemouth’s leading citizens, during 1856. The event attracted considerable press attention, coverage listing Bayly’s creditors as well as the amounts he owed. Publicity therefore inflicted damage to their reputations in addition to the missing money. Genealogical analysis adds texture to the press accounts, while further press […]