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Building Bournemouth: past president pens new book

Building Bournemouth

CIOB past president Colin Harding has written a book about the firm he spearheaded and the town it helped to build.

Building Bournemouth
Colin Harding’s new book charts the development of Bournemouth

George & Harding, Builders of Bournemouth charts the history of the business he was managing director of from the 1960s, along with the construction of Bournemouth.

The book draws on the extensive archive of the firm, which began in the 1860s, expanded rapidly and continued to flourish through the 20th century, to offer a richly detailed picture of the physical, social and economic development of one of the south coast’s most celebrated towns.

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