BA History at Bournemouth University

Indian Army Guests in Bournemouth and the New Forest

On 13 November, the BU History programme co-sponsored a local history talk with the BCP Indian Community on hospitals established

From Screen to Scholarship by Jack Dutfield, James Fleming, Millie Winter and Luca Soleil-Arnephy Do you ever feel like your

Gareth Evans MBE and Jim Hughes interviewed by George Beech My interview consisted of meeting former Royal Air Force Squadron

Brights of Bournemouth House of Fraser began as Brights department store, and it was the first of its kind in

As time passes, towns change. New people come in and out, new people are born, and new places must be

By Emily Powell Bobby’s Department store was established in 1915 in Bournemouth and was regarded as the ‘heart of the

Beales, otherwise known as Fancy Fair or Oriental House, was established in 1881 by J. E. Beale. Beales was open

Bournemouth was first established as a leisure town, and has continued to thrive as a seaside holiday destination in England

According to a Bournemouth Echo article published in August 2018, Bright’s, who would later become Dingles and then House of

Beales has a very deep-rooted relationship with Bournemouth, both as a company and as a local store. The first ever