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This programme charts the uneven development of Blackpool through the 19th century, from a small genteel town in to the first and largest resort for the industrial working class. With the advent of... railway came day trippers, and the initial social segregation of the middle and working classes, with sepearte piers, entertainment and accommodation, and the explosion of popular seaside culture.
This programme charts the uneven development of Blackpool through the 19th century, from a small genteel town in to the first and largest resort for the industrial working class. With the advent of... railway came day trippers, and the initial social segregation of the middle and working classes, with sepearte piers, entertainment and accommodation, and the explosion of popular seaside culture.
| Module code and title: | A102, An arts foundation course |
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| Item code: | A102; 25 |
| First transmission date: | 02-12-1987 |
| Published: | 1987 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:52 |
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| Producer: | Charles Cooper |
| Contributor: | John Walton |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Class structure; Holidays; Raikes Hall; Victorian Britain; Winter garden |
| Subject terms: | Seaside resorts--Great Britain--History--19th century; Blackpool --History --19th century; --Great Britain --History --Victoria, 1837-1901 |
| Master spool number: | HOU5769 |
| Production number: | FOUA245W |
| Videofinder number: | 569 |
| Available to public: | no |
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