People or property. Well or wealthy. Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (64) completes the expanded study of the town’s drain wars which occurred in 1865. Public health provided the context within which the sanitary committee conducted its contest with the Improvement Commission. During the arguments, however, it became clear that the confrontation resulted from far more fundamental […]
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Social networks and success in Victorian Bournemouth
Introduction Social networks of people originating from the same Dorset district may have helped migrants achieve success in early Victorian Bournemouth. This post continues the focus on the hinterland framed by Cranborne and Wimborne. Social Networks Background Inhabitants of the area defined by Wimborne, Cranborne and the two rivers Allen and Crane migrated around it […]