Author: Thomas Johnstone AitkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The visitor's guide to Bournemouth and its neighbourhood
Author: Thomas Johnstone AitkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Visitor's Guide to Bournemouth, and Its Neighbourhood ... Third Edition. [By Thomas Johnstone Aitkin.]
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Author: Westley's tourist guide to Torquay and its neighbourhood
Author: Arthur WestleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Torquay (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Genesis of Modern British Town Planning
Author: William AshworthPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040274579
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
First published in 1954, The Genesis of Modern British Town Planning is a study from a historical standpoint of the social and economic factors which have made town planning one of the normal functions of government. The author begins with an examination of the rapid growth of towns in the nineteenth century and the consequent emergence of inescapable new problems of health, morality, and economic efficiency, and goes on to discuss the chief ways in which a remedy for these problems was sought in the later part of the century. Separate chapters are devoted to new model villages and towns to the spread of suburbs, and to the improvement of already established towns by means of clearance and rebuilding schemes, bye-law control, and efforts of private philanthropy. The final section of the book shows how the successes and failures of earlier attempts at reforms stimulated a demand for something more comprehensive, which found expression in the town planning act of 1909, and ends by considering the influences that brought to the town planning movement a new strength and importance in the 1930s and the war years. The author has drawn his material from a wide range of government and local authority reports, the writing of philanthropists and social workers, local guides and topographical works and the book will be of great value to those interested in social history, architecture and urban sociology.
A Visitor's Guide to Victorian England
Author: Michelle HiggsPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473834465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
An “utterly brilliant” and deeply researched guide to the sights, smells, endless wonders, and profound changes of nineteenth century British history (Books Monthly, UK). Step into the past and experience the world of Victorian England, from clothing to cuisine, toilet arrangements to transport—and everything in between. A Visitor’s Guide to Victorian England is “a brilliant guided tour of Charles Dickens’s and other eminent Victorian Englishmen’s England, with insights into where and where not to go, what type of people you’re likely to meet, and what sights and sounds to watch out for . . . Utterly brilliant!” (Books Monthly, UK). Like going back in time, Higgs’s book shows armchair travelers how to find the best seat on an omnibus, fasten a corset, deal with unwanted insects and vermin, get in and out of a vehicle while wearing a crinoline, and avoid catching an infectious disease. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book blends accurate historical details with compelling stories to bring alive the fascinating details of Victorian daily life. It is a must-read for seasoned social history fans, costume drama lovers, history students, and anyone with an interest in the nineteenth century.
The Book of British Topography
Author: John Parker AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British Isles
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
Author: John Parker AndersonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385430143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Bournemouth: 1810-1910, the history of a modern health and pleasure resort
Author: Charles Henry MatePublisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Bournemouth The Biography
Author: Charles H. MatePublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445642468
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Conjuring up a vivid panorama of life in one of Britain’s most fascinating cities.
Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700–1914 Vol 3
Author: Susan BartonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100055984X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The British led the way in holidaymaking. This four-volume primary resource collection brings together a diverse range of texts on the various forms of transport used by tourists, the destinations they visited, the role of entertainments and accommodation and how these affected the way that tourism evolved over two centuries. Volume 3: Seaside Holidays Over the course of the seventeenth century, medical writers and practitioners came to realise the health-giving properties of the seaside environment. By the early eighteenth century, this scientific interest was spreading to wealthy people in search of a rest cure. Bathing in the sea, drinking the waters and spending time in the bracing air became a widespread activity, and by the nineteenth century this had expanded thanks to extensive advertising and publicity about its beneficial effects. Specific forms of entertainment also developed, such as piers, aquaria, winter gardens and cinemas.