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A History of the County of Shropshire
… non-agricultural purposes mostly linked with leisure and tourism. In 1988 the set-aside premiums offered were not high … pres. Salop. & W. Midlands Agric. Soc. 1988, on tourism and the farming world: West Mid 100, p. 3. See e.g. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… rural development scheme of the 1980s, which encouraged tourism and also the establishment of small businesses. In …
A History of the County of Stafford
… project, started in 1983. Business ventures and tourism were encouraged, and in 1984 an estate of 14 houses …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the town's history in the same period was the growth of tourism. Bishop Pococke in 1754 91 had noted Arundel's 'very … on the Norfolk estate and elsewhere. 8 The growth of tourism continued. With the advent of the railway Arundel had … 12 By 1934 the chamber of commerce was trying to boost tourism, 13 and by 1953 there was a large car park by the …
History Theses 1970-2014: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
… Britain and Ireland; 18th Century; 19th Century British tourism in Egypt: orientalism and spatial change, 1869-1914. … coverage: 18691914 Index terms: Orientalism; Egypt; Tourism, in Egypt; Spatial change, in Egypt Categories: … 19th Century; 20th Century Oman from exploration to tourism: the images of the country in early travellers' …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… business, and a dairy. The growth of motoring and tourism was reflected in three motor garages and several … 20th century there were attempts to develop riverside tourism, exploiting Benson's setting and its continuing range … landing stage and riverside pleasure gardens. 16 Even so tourism remained relatively small-scale. Farming continued, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… enduring was the development of Blenheim as a focus of tourism, which began soon after the foundation stone was … as a building site Blenheim became an object of popular tourism, and c. 1720 an Oxford man complained of his … curtailed; from the 1920s only the grounds were open and tourism declined sharply. 45 When the palace was reopened in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… also expanded. It was not an area of the Cotswolds where tourism had much significance, with only Northleach enjoying …
A History of the County of Sussex
… a new purpose as a place of residence and a focus for tourism. Many urban properties belonging to Sele priory are … business and a laundry. 8 After the mid 19th century tourism became a chief source of employment, 9 many visitors … rooms and tea gardens in the village at that period. 14 Tourism was still important in 1976, when there were two …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… in 2000 and at least two former dairy farms combined tourism with rearing beef cattle. TRADE AND INDUSTRY CORN …