Bradshaw's Guide Bradshaw at the Seaside
Britain's Victorian Resorts
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century
| Author: | John Christopher, Campbell McCutcheon | ISBN: | 9781445644097 |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing | Publication: | May 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Christopher, Campbell McCutcheon |
| ISBN: | 9781445644097 |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publication: | May 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Bradshaw’s Guide of 1863 was the staple book on what’s what and where’s where for the mid-Victorians and it gives the modern reader a unique insight into the world of the nineteenth-century railway travellers. The guide introduced the notion of seaside holidays to the general public and thanks to the railways it became possible for a town or city dweller to catch a train for a day-trip to the coast and still be home in time for supper. ‘Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside, I do like to be beside the sea! I do like to stroll upon the Prom, Prom, Prom! Where the brass bands play: Tiddely-om-pom-pom!’ Using Bradshaw’s Guide illustrated with contemporary images and seaside postcards, John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon take us on a tour of Britain’s Victorian resorts.
Bradshaw’s Guide of 1863 was the staple book on what’s what and where’s where for the mid-Victorians and it gives the modern reader a unique insight into the world of the nineteenth-century railway travellers. The guide introduced the notion of seaside holidays to the general public and thanks to the railways it became possible for a town or city dweller to catch a train for a day-trip to the coast and still be home in time for supper. ‘Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside, I do like to be beside the sea! I do like to stroll upon the Prom, Prom, Prom! Where the brass bands play: Tiddely-om-pom-pom!’ Using Bradshaw’s Guide illustrated with contemporary images and seaside postcards, John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon take us on a tour of Britain’s Victorian resorts.
