Scarborough, 1626 to 1939 — Eduqas GCSE History C100
Eduqas GCSE History · C100
Scarborough, 1626 to 1939
A study of the historic environment connected with Changes in Entertainment and Leisure in Britain, c.500 to the present day
What you need to know
Analyze the historical context of Scarborough's development, focusing on changing early modern attitudes towards bathing and cold-water treatments at spas and the seaside.
Evaluate the impact of nineteenth-century railways, industrialisation, urbanisation, the Wakes Week, and the 1870 Bank Holiday Act on tourism.
Describe the main features of Scarborough's built environment, including the early seventeenth-century wooden spa house, the 1739 saloon, and the 1858 Central Assembly Hall.
Explain the addition of seafront bathing machines, nineteenth-century sea walls, and major transport developments like the 1827 Cliff Bridge and the York to Scarborough Railway.
Assess the evolution of holiday accommodation in Scarborough, from early lodging houses to grand Victorian hotels like the Grand Hotel (1867).
Analyze the growth of entertainment venues, including the Rotunda Museum (1829), the Spa Theatre (1858), and the People's Palace Theatre and Aquarium (1877).
Evaluate the significance of Scarborough becoming the first spa seaside resort after Thomasin Farrer's 1626 discovery of a mineral spring.
Assess Scarborough's transition from a spa town to a major seaside holiday destination, noting the changing nature of accommodation and the architectural significance of Sir Joseph Paxton's work.
