Prostitution in Victorian Colchester: Controlling the Uncontrollable

by Jane Pearson and Maria Rayner

The decision to build a new army camp in the small market town of Colchester in 1856 was well received and helped to stimulate the local economy after a prolonged period of economic stagnation. Before long the Colchester garrison was one of the largest in the country and the town experienced an economic upturn as well as benefiting from the many social events organized by officers. But there was a downside: some of the soldiers' behavior was highly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909291978
• ISBN13: 9781909291973
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Essex Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"