Bournemouth's Blue Plaques Bournemouth's Blue Plaques

IndexListed in date order of when each plaque has been unveiled.A map showing the location of each of the plaques can be found at the rearof this booklet.Lewis TregonwellRoyal Exeter Hotel, Exeter Road 1Louis Robert StevensonSite of 61, ‘Skerryvore’, Alum Chine Road 2Rupert Brooke46 Dean Park Road 3Sir Percy Florence ShelleyShelley Park, Beechwood Avenue 4Count Vladimir Tchertkovformer ‘Iford Waterworks’, River Park, Iford Lane 5Town HallBourne Avenue 6Henry JoyBournemouth Arcade, 26 - 28 Old Christchurch Road 7Former ‘Theatre Royal’9 Yelverton Road 8Iron “Scotch” ChurchNational Westminster Bank, 1 - 3 Old Christchurch Road 9Lawson & DonkinGranville Chambers, 21 Richmond Hill 10Norfolk Hotel48 Richmond Hill 11Royal Bath HotelBath Road 12

Tourist Information OfficeWestover Road 13Bournemouth Borough Centenary 1990Pergola, Central Gardens 14John Ronald Reuel TolkienHotel Miramar, East Overcliff Drive 15William Henry SmithWalton House, 56 58 Richmond Hill 16Guglielmo MarconiCourt Royal, South Cliff Road 17Tony HancockDurlston Court Hotel, 47 Gervis Road 18Georgiana FullertonSacred Heart Church, Albert Road 19Freddie MillsSaint Michael’s School, Somerville Road 20Former ‘Criterion Arcade’41 - 43 Old Christchurch Road 21Countess of StrathmoreListed staircase to former ‘Stourfield House’, Douglas Mews 22Noble Cecil Reginald, V.C.175 Capstone Road 23Frederick Charles Riggs, V.C.39 Capstone Road 24Lillie LangtryLangtry Manor Hotel, Derby Road 25Mary ShelleyShelley Burial Vault, Saint Peter’s Churchyard, Hinton Road 26

InspectorFrederick GeorgeAbberline195 HoldenhurstRoadUnveiled29 th September 2001Plaque can be found:on the frontelevationon the leftcorner of the building33

PaulMarie-VerlaineCadogan Hotel8 Poole RoadUnveiled31 st December 2000Lewis TregonwellRoyal Exeter HotelExeter RoadUnveiled31 st October 1937Plaque can be found:on the front exterior,to the right of the mainentrancePlaque can be found:on the front exterior,to the left of the mainentrance321

Robert LouisStevensonSite of ‘Skerryvore’,61 Alum Chine RoadUnveiled31 st December 1957QuakersMarks & SpencersAvenue RoadUnveiled31 st Decmeber 1999Plaque can be found:Take the foot pathNo. A01 from thebottom of WarrenRoad. Follow the pathround until you reach asemicircular area wherethe paths converge, theplaque will be facingyouPlaque can be found:on the rear exterior,to the left of the maindoors231

Hubert Parry16 Richmond HillRupert Brooke48 Dean Park RoadUnveiled31 st December 1998Unveiled31 st December 1975Plaque can be found:to the left hand side ofthe NCP car park signabove the entrance ofRichmond ChambersPlaque can be found:on the front exterior,to the right hand sideof the building303

Sir PercyFlorence Shelley‘Shelley Park’,Beechwood AvenueUnveiled30 th June 1985Head Post OfficePost Office RoadUnveiled23 rd August 1996Plaque can be found:while renovations ofShelley Park are inprogress then there willbe no plaque in placePlaque can be found:on the front exterior, tothe left hand corner ofthe building429

Stewart GrangerEast Cliff Cottage57 Grove RoadUnveiled7 th July 1996Count VladimirTchertkovFormer ‘IfordWaterworks’,River Park,Iford LaneUnveiled31 st December 1985Plaque can be found:on the front exterior,to the right of the mainentrancePlaque can be found:on the first buildingon your right, on thecorner of the right handside of the buildingfacing Iford lane285

Town HallBourne AvenueUnveiled30 th June 1986AubreyBeardsleySite of MurielExeter RoadUnveiled29 th April 1996Plaque can be found:Inside the frontentrance on your lefthand sidePlaque can be found:to the right of themosaic627

Mary ShelleyShelley Burial VaultSaint Peter’sChurchyardHinton RoadUnveiled31 st December 1995Henry JoyBournemouthArcade26 - 28Old ChristchurchRoadUnveiled31 st December 1986Plaque can be found:on the wall to theleft hand side of thechurch facing St Peter’sRoadPlaque can be found:in the middle of theinside entrance tothe arcade on OldChristchurch Road267

Former ‘TheatreRoyal’9 Yelverton RoadUnveiled30 th June 1987Lillie LangtryLangtry ManorHotelDerby RoadUnveiled31 st December 1995Plaque can be found:at the entrance on theleft hand inner wallPlaque can be found:on the front rightelevation of thebuilding825

FrederickCharles RiggsV.C. M.M.39 Capstone RoadUnveiled2 nd October 1995Iron “Scotch”ChurchNationalWestminter Bank1 - 3 OldChristchurch RoadUnveiled31 st December 1987Plaque can be found:front elevation abovethe front doorPlaque can be found:the front elevation onOld Christchurch Road249

Lawson & DonkinGranville Chambers21 Richmond HillCecil ReginaldNoble V.C.175 Capstone RoadUnveiled30 th June 1988Unveiled2 nd October 1995Plaque can be found:on the front rightelevationPlaque can be found:on the front elevationabove the front window1023

Countess ofStrathmoreStourfield HouseDouglas MewsUnveiled30 th June 1994Norfolk Hotel48 Richmond HillUnveiled31 st December 1988Plaque can be found:on the front elevationto the left of the mainentrancePlaque can be found:on the left handsideentrance wall2211

Royal BathHotelBath RoadUnveiled31 st December 1989Town HallBuildingsFormer ‘CriterionArcade’41 - 43Old ChristchurchRoadUnveiled14 th June 1994Plaque can be found:Left handside of themain entrancePlaque can be found:on the front elevationto the right hand sideof Topman’s mainentrance1221

Freddie MillsSaint Michael’sSchoolSomerville RoadTouristInformationCentreWestover RoadUnveiled8 th November 1993Unveiled5 th March 1990Plaque can be found:on the front elevationto the right of the mainentrancePlaque can be found:Right hand side ofentrance2013

BournemouthBoroughCentenary 1990PergolaCentral GardensUnveiled31 st December 1990Lady GeorgianaFullertonSacred Heart ChurchAlbert RoadUnveiled31 st May 1993Plaque can be found:the Bourne Avenue endof the pergolaPlaque can be found:on the right hand sideelevation to the rightof the small door facingRichmond Hill1419

ComedianTony HancockDurlston Court Hotel47 Gervis RoadJohn RonaldReuel TolkeinHotel MiramarEast Overcliff RoadUnveiled3 rd April 1993Unveiled10 th June 1992Plaque can be found:on the front elevationto the right of the mainentrancePlaque can be found:on the Seafrontelevation to the right ofthe entrance1815

William HenrySmithWalton House56 - 58 Richmond HillGuglielmoMarconiCourt RoyalSouth Cliff RoadUnveiled24 th July 1992Unveiled18 th September 1992Plaque can be found:to the right hand sideof the main entrancePlaque can be found:on the front elevationon the right side of thefront entrance1617