Victorian Bournemouth (169) discusses and extends aspects of subjects covered in the last quarter’s articles.
Tag: Victorian history
Victorian Bournemouth (168): A. M. Bennett’s legacy (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (168) continues the story of trouble rocking St Peter’s parish after its long-established vicar, A. M. Bennett, died.
Victorian Bournemouth (167): A. M. Bennett’s legacy (1)
Victorian Bournemouth (167) investigates how the appointment of Rev. Bennett’s first two successors at St Peter’s disrupted the parish.
Victorian Bournemouth (166): sentences for thieves
Victorian Bournemouth (166) analyses and discusses theft cases heard by local magistrates which resulted in imprisonment.
Victorian Bournemouth (165): justices of the peace
Victorian Bournemouth (165) analyses the men who sat on the judicial bench, applying the law to maintain order.
Victorian Bournemouth (164): local justice at work
Victorian Bournemouth (164) introduces a series of articles relating to the Petty Sessions and Police Court during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (163): Joe Weathercock
Victorian Bournemouth (163) explores a short-lived satirical column which appeared in the resort’s local press during the 1880s.
Victorian Bournemouth (162): municipal incorporation (4)
Victorian Bournemouth (162) examines the process of the resort’s incorporation through the eyes of its promoters.
Victorian Bournemouth (161): municipal incorporation (3)
Victorian Bournemouth (161) explores how social backgrounds of Improvement Commissioners affected attaining the municipal charter (1890).
Victorian Bournemouth (160): municipal incorporation (2)
Victorian Bournemouth (160) continues the articles studying the resort’s progress towards achieving incorporation in 1890.