| Description |
1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Author's note -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE: '[M]uch frequented during the bathing season' Barry Island and Welsh coastal tourism, c.1790-c.1860 -- CHAPTER TWO: That 'favourite place' Cardiff's bathing resort, c.1860-1877 -- CHAPTER THREE: Visitors 'mercilessly' turned away The island closed, 1878-1884 -- CHAPTER FOUR: Reclaimed, 1884-c.1890 -- CHAPTER FIVE: An 'El Dorado . . . where soft winds blow' Resort boosterism flourishes in the 1890s |
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CHAPTER SIX: '[A]wake ye sluggards!' Resort development flounders, c.1900-1914 -- CHAPTER SEVEEN: They 'sweep down on the place and take possession of it' Trippers triumphant, c.1890-c.1910 -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Barry-on-Sea? The tripper resort consolidated, 1914-c.1965 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
By the mid-twentieth century, Barry Island had become one of Britain's most popular seaside resorts. Its history carries important lessons for historians of coastal tourism. This is the first full-length academic study of the Island's development as a seaside resort |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Barry Island (Barry, Wales) -- History
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781786835888 |
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1786835886 |
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9781786835871 |
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1786835878 |
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9781786835895 |
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1786835894 |
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