Personal perception and community speculation: A British resort in the 19th century |
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Authors: | Bryan J.H. Brown |
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Affiliation: | Dorset Institute of Higher Education, UK |
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Abstract: | The paper presents a case history of the origin and early development of what later became a major UK seaside resort. Weston-super-Mare. Early developers were faced with considerable environmental difficulties, and by using a variety of contemporary documentary sources the paper considers how the problems were overcome within the context of both developers' and early visitors' perceptions, and of the regional market for tourism in the early nineteenth century. The reaction of the existing local community to development potential is also considered, and more general conclusions are reached on the nature of resort development in the nineteenth century. |
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Keywords: | seaside resorts resort growth speculation British seaside holiday industry stations balnéaires croissance des stations spéculation bord de mer britannique industrie de villégiature |
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