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Why did Weston-Super-Mare continue to grow as a seaside resort between 1870-1900 while Portishead did not?
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Why did Weston-Super-Mare continue to grow as a seaside resort between 1870-1900 while Portishead did not? From the mid to 1800's onwards, seaside resorts became increasingly popular as holiday destinations for Royalty and the upper class, then later on for the middle class and working class. There are a number of reasons for why Weston managed to succeed in being a popular seaside resort and why Portishead did not. In 1864 Birnbeck Pier was built in Weston. The pier, which connected the mainland to an island (the first of its kind in Britain) opened in 1867. At about the same time in Portishead, the docks were being built which would be the main entrance point for the majority of visitors to the town. With the docks, a pier was built for paddle steamers to dock at and also a railway which joined to Bristol. The local railway link meant that it took a...
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