end ▁was ▁pra ised ▁and ▁artist ically ▁elev ated ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁rom antic ▁ideal ▁of ▁the ▁pictures que ▁landscape ; ▁Jane ▁Aust en ' s ▁un fin ished ▁novel ▁Sand it on ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁that . ▁Later , ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁long - standing ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight ▁and ▁R ams gate ▁in ▁Kent ▁ens ured ▁that ▁a ▁se as ide ▁residence ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁highly ▁fashion able ▁possession ▁for ▁those ▁wealth y ▁enough ▁to ▁afford ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁home . ▁ ▁Se as ide ▁resort s ▁for ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁ ▁The ▁extension ▁of ▁this ▁form ▁of ▁le is ure ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁working ▁classes ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁rail ways ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁which ▁offered ▁cheap ▁far es ▁to ▁fast - g row ing ▁resort ▁towns . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁se as ide ▁town ▁of ▁Black pool ▁from ▁P oul ton ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sust ained ▁economic ▁and ▁dem ographic ▁bo om . ▁A ▁sudden ▁infl ux ▁of ▁visitors , ▁arriv ing ▁by ▁rail , ▁led ▁entrepr ene urs ▁to ▁build ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁create ▁new ▁attra ctions , ▁leading ▁to ▁more ▁visitors ▁and ▁a ▁rapid ▁cycle ▁of ▁growth ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁growth ▁was ▁intens ified ▁by ▁the ▁practice ▁among ▁the ▁Lanc ash ire ▁cot ton ▁mill ▁own