Barry Island
Author | : Andy Croll |
Publisher | : University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2020-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786835871 |
ISBN-13 | : 1786835878 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Author’s Note Introduction Chapter 1 ‘Much Frequented During the Bathing Season’: Barry Island and Welsh Coastal Tourism, c. 1780-c. 1860 Chapter 2 ‘That Favourite Place’: Cardiff’s Bathing Resort, c. 1860-1877 Chapter 3 Visitors ‘Mercilessly’ Turned Away: The Island Closed, 1878-1884 Chapter 4 Reclaimed, 1884-c.1890 Chapter 5 An ‘El Dorado Where Soft Winds Blow’: Resort Boosterism Flourishes in the 1890s Chapter 6 ‘Awake ye Sluggards!’ Resort Development Flounders, c. 1900-1914 Chapter 7 ‘They Sweep Down on the Place and Take Possession of It’: Trippers Triumphant, c. 1890-c. 1910 Chapter 8 Barry-on-Sea? The Tripper Resort Consolidated, 1914-c.1965 Conclusion Bibliography