A 19th Century view of the pier in Bournemouth, a coastal resort town then in Hampshire, now in Dorset, on the south coast of England. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, The Spas of England. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870.

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Size: 4740px × 3318px
Location: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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