Boscombe

Question 1

What was the population in 1881?

Answer 1

1,895

Question 2

What was the increase in population from 1871 to 1881 and why?

Answer 2

More than a sixthfold increase because of development.

Question 3

When did the Boscombe station open?

Answer 3

1897

Question 4

What was the population in 1901?

Answer 4

9,648

Question 5

What was the population in 1871?

Answer 5

282

Question 6

When did the Boscombe pier open?

Answer 6

1989

Question 7

When did the construction of the Boscombe Spa Village begin and how much did it cost?

Answer 7

2006, cost £11.3 million

Question 8

When did the Boscombe railway station close?

Answer 8

1965

Question 9

How much did the artificial surf reef cost?

Answer 9

£3 million.

Question 10

Name three features of the £4m refurbishment of the underused Overstrand building.

Answer 10

• luxury beach pods
• Boscombe Chine Gardens
• piazza area built in front of the pier