Weston-super-Mare: The town and its seaside heritage... - Allan Brodie

Historic England

Weston-super-Mare: The town and its seaside heritage\nby Allan Brodie\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Allan Brodie\nTitle: Weston-super-Mare: The town and its seaside heritage\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Local history\nPublisher: Historic England\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9781848024793\nISBN-10: 1848024797\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nTwo centuries ago Weston-super-Mare was a small, rarely visited village but its location alongside the Severn Estuary soon made it a convenient bathing place for the wealthy inhabitants of Bristol and Bath. Once the railway arrived in 1841, the handful of brave sea bathers became thousands of day trippers in search of fun and sunshine. Weston also became popular with excursionists and holidaymakers arriving by steamer from Sou.