Bournemouth and Boscombe

Question 1

Where is Bournemouth and Boscombe?

Answer 1

Location: a large coastal resort town on the south coast of England directly to the east of the Jurassic Coast

Question 2

Describe the development of tourism in Boscombe and Bournemouth in 1811.

Answer 2

a local squire called Tregonwell built a summer home on the site of the now Royal Exeter Hotel

Question 3

Describe the development of tourism in Boscombe and Bournemouth in 1837.

Answer 3

• a local land owner named Tapps-Gervis had a desire to develop Bournemouth from the appeal of the mild south-coast climate and sandy beaches with gently rsing cliffs

Question 4

Describe the development of tourism in Boscombe and Bournemouth in 1859.

Answer 4

railway built between London and Bournemouth to attract summer holiday makers
Low average wages but hotels were beginning to be built on the seafront (e.g. Grand Hotel)

Question 5

Describe the development of tourism in Boscombe and Bournemouth in 1874.

Answer 5

• Chine Hotel

Question 6

Describe the development of tourism in Boscombe and Bournemouth in 1875.

Answer 6

• Winter Gardens built for the symphony orchestra

Question 7

Describe the development of tourism in Boscombe and Bournemouth in 1880.

Answer 7

attempt to attract mass tourism by building a pier, average wages increased
● Day trippers began to visit creating cheap guesthouses with accommodation spreading outwards from the seafront

Question 8

Describe the development of tourism in Boscombe and Bournemouth in 1889

Answer 8

Boscombe Pier

Question 9

Describe Boscombe going into decline.

Answer 9

● 1960-70 experienced a decline from the increase of package holidays (e.g. to the Mediterranean). Bournemouth fell from 154296 in 1961 to 144803 in 1981

Question 10

Describe the rejuvenation in Boscombe.

Answer 10

● 1980- railway was upgraded (2 hour journey from London)
● 1980-90 employment effort from the Council caused an economic boost
● 1997- restoration of the Russel Cotes art galery
● The airport linked people to the Channel Islands and later Europe encouraging employers and businesses
● Today- 1.3 million tourists per year with 4.2 million day visitors
● Plan to develop the Grade II listed Pavilion building into an arts and entertainment centre