▁to ▁live ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁development . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁evidently ▁men ▁of ▁business ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁ ▁but ▁a ▁look ▁in ▁the ▁census ▁records ▁also ▁ ▁reve als ▁many ▁' working ' ▁people ▁including ▁several ▁individuals ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁developing ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁Or dn ance ▁Survey ▁map ▁shows ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁its ▁development ▁– ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁is ▁taking ▁shape ▁and ▁the ▁pier ▁and ▁prom en ade ▁are ▁in ▁place . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁churches ▁and ▁chap els ▁and ▁the ▁Por ritt ▁houses ▁on ▁north ▁prom en ade ▁have ▁been ▁built . ▁ ▁The ▁subsequent ▁maps ▁for ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁show ▁the ▁rapid ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁resort ▁with ▁new ▁housing ▁going ▁up , ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁prom en ades , ▁more ▁churches ▁being ▁built ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Library ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁An sd ell ▁and ▁Fair h aven ▁between ▁L yth am ▁and ▁St ▁Anne ' s . ▁ ▁After ▁Por ritt ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁prosper ▁although ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁its ▁role ▁became ▁less ▁one ▁of ▁development ▁and ▁was ▁more ▁concerned ▁with ▁le asing ▁land ▁and ▁collect ing ▁ground ▁r ents . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁the ▁company ▁was