Bandstands were enormously popular throughout Victorian Britain, especially in  resorts where they were the focal point for outdoor entertainment and concerts - at one point Brighton and Hove had eight along the sea front. The Stevens family in The Fortnight in September (1931) prefer a beach position near the Edwardian bandstand in Bognor Regis; it has recently been renovated and is still just as important a feature of the promenade as it was when RC Sherriff was writing the novel inspired by his own holiday there.