Negotiating Mobility
Royal Dockyard Workers as Railway Excursion Agents and Social Entrepreneurs, 1880–1918
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10249467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melanie Bassett (0000-0002-5815-1763, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 131-151 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Transport History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5266 • E-ISSN: 1759-3999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00225266211043419 |
| OpenAlex | W4200306924 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
From their creation in the mid-nineteenth century in Britain railway excursions provided working people with the means to expand their horizons and create new opportunities for identity- and money-making. This article explores the role of the social entrepreneur and their affect on social mobility. It also re-evaluates working-class leisure in the south of England and challenges the notion that the working-classes were not proactive in establishing their own unique commercial leisure cultures. Using a case study of two dockyard excursion enterprises, which were operated as sideline ventures by skilled artisans of the Royal Dockyard in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK, the article will demonstrate how local working-class access to travel and cultural experiences were broadened and transformed through their initiatives and analyse the role and influence of these men on their co-workers and in wider society
Archaeology · Economics · Economy · Excursion · Identity (music · Mobilities · Negotiation · Political science · Shipyard · Social science · Sociology · Working class · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Gender Studies · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Law · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
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Leisure and culture
The Working Class in Britain
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Railway Excursion Agents in Britain, 1840–60
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Working-class Organisations and Popular Tourism, 1840-1970
Early Victorian railway excursions
The ‘Iron Roads' and ‘the Happiness of the Working Classes
The Decline of Saint Monday 1766-1876
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |