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Greedy lodginghouse keepers blighted early Victorian Bournemouth
1st Period

Greedy lodginghouse keepers: a blight

Introduction Greedy lodginghouse keepers featured in a series of letters written to the Poole & Dorset Herald in 1854. Their author, Dr A.W.P. Pinkerton, adopted as his theme the ‘Capabilities of Bournemouth’. Pinkerton’s subject consisted of invalids, his concern lying in their obtaining the best conditions. He dwelt much on the standards of housing and […]