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A History of the County of Essex: XI: Clacton, Walton and Frinton: North-East Essex Seaside Resorts (Victoria County History)
Christopher C. Thornton (Ed.)
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Hardcover. Clacton, Walton and Frinton: North-East Essex Seaside Resorts. Series: Victoria County History. 403 pages, 134, 18 colour, 86 black and white, 30 line drawing. Editor(s): Thornton, Christopher C.; Eiden, Herbert. An important contribution to the social, cultural and economic history of seaside resorts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 33. Weight: 1840.
An important contribution to the social, cultural and economic history of seaside resorts. From the 1820s the Essex seaside towns of Walton, and later Clacton and Frinton, were promoted as high-class residential and holiday resorts. After a slow start, hampered by poor communications and low demand, growth was stimulated by steam-ship companies which landed visitors on newly built piers in Walton and Clacton and by the railways that reached Walton in 1867, Clacton in 1882 and Frinton in 1888. The contemporary emphasis upon the health advantagesof the seaside also led to the establishment of many convalescent homes. However, working-class ... Read more
An important contribution to the social, cultural and economic history of seaside resorts. From the 1820s the Essex seaside towns of Walton, and later Clacton and Frinton, were promoted as high-class residential and holiday resorts. After a slow start, hampered by poor communications and low demand, growth was stimulated by steam-ship companies which landed visitors on newly built piers in Walton and Clacton and by the railways that reached Walton in 1867, Clacton in 1882 and Frinton in 1888. The contemporary emphasis upon the health advantagesof the seaside also led to the establishment of many convalescent homes. However, working-class ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Victoria County History
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
Number of Pages
403
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904356394
SKU
V9781904356394
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Ref
99-50
About Christopher C. Thornton (Ed.)
Dr Christopher Thornton joined the Victoria County History of Essex in 1992. He became county editor since 2003 and has contributed to, or edited, five VCH Essex volumes (IX, X, XI, XII (part 1), XII (part 2)). His personal research interests focus on medieval economic history and landscape history. A Fellow of ... Read more
Reviews for A History of the County of Essex: XI: Clacton, Walton and Frinton: North-East Essex Seaside Resorts (Victoria County History)
[A] first-rate resource for historians and a fascinating reference work for general readers. It is meticulously researched and written in a detailed yet accessible manner.
THE LOCAL HISTORIAN
THE LOCAL HISTORIAN