Barry Island : the making of a seaside playground, c.1790- c.1965 / Andy Croll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Croll, Andy, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barry Island (Barry, Wales)-History.

Barry Island (Barry, Wales)--History.

Barry Island (Barry, Wales).

Local Subjects:

Barry Island (Barry, Wales)-History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2020]

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.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

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

Chapter Six: '[A]wake ye sluggards! 'Resort development flounders, c.1900-1914

Chapter Seven: 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

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-78683-587-8

OCLC:

1193131452