Today, Bournemouth is one of the favourite resorts on the south coast, but until the early nineteenth century, the area was just heathland where cattle grazed. In 1810, Lewis Tregonwell - regarded as the first inhabitant and founder of Bournemouth - visited the beach with his wife. She loved the area and persuaded him to build a house there. Tregonwell later bought more land and landowners planted pines on the heath, but there was no settlement at...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1445696150
ISBN13:9781445696157
Release Date:February 2021
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.62 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"
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