Blue Plaque booklet and map - Bournemouth Borough Council
Blue Plaque booklet and map - Bournemouth Borough Council
Blue Plaque booklet and map - Bournemouth Borough Council
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<strong>Bournemouth</strong>’s<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Plaque</strong>s<br />
<strong>Bournemouth</strong>’s<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Plaque</strong>s<br />
<strong>Bournemouth</strong><br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Plaque</strong>s
2<br />
32<br />
20<br />
3<br />
15<br />
18<br />
28<br />
23<br />
33<br />
25<br />
24<br />
4<br />
Poole Hill<br />
West Hill Road<br />
Bourne Avenue<br />
West Cliff Road<br />
Avenue Road<br />
St Stephen’s Road<br />
Commercial Road<br />
St Michael’s Road<br />
22<br />
31<br />
Terrace Road<br />
Tregonwell Road<br />
5<br />
6<br />
Braidley Rd.<br />
14<br />
34<br />
27<br />
Exeter Road<br />
Priory Road<br />
11<br />
30<br />
19<br />
16<br />
9<br />
Richmond Hill<br />
Gervis Place<br />
1<br />
Bath Road<br />
10<br />
Yelverton Rd.<br />
Albert Road<br />
29<br />
8<br />
7<br />
13<br />
17<br />
Old Christchurch Road Old Christchurch Road<br />
21 26<br />
St Peter’s Road<br />
Hinton Road<br />
Westover Road<br />
Bath Road<br />
Upper Hinton Road<br />
Bath Road<br />
Reproduced from the<br />
Ordnance Survey <strong>map</strong> with the permission of<br />
Her Majesty’s Stationery Offi ce Crown Copyright<br />
<strong>Bournemouth</strong> <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Licence No. LA077232<br />
Please note that Illustrations are not to scale.<br />
Key<br />
A building with a<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Plaque</strong><br />
12
<strong>Bournemouth</strong>’s<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Plaque</strong>s<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> plaques commemorate important people <strong>and</strong> are<br />
normally placed on buildings, or the sites of buildings,<br />
associated with that person.<br />
The fi rst blue plaque was erected in London in 1867 <strong>and</strong> the<br />
offi cial blue plaque scheme is managed by English Heritage.<br />
In addition to this offi cial scheme many Local Authorities have<br />
also devised their own.<br />
<strong>Bournemouth</strong> <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong> operates such a scheme <strong>and</strong><br />
to date has designated 34 plaques. Although the majority<br />
of plaques commemorate important people there are also<br />
several which commemorate important buildings within the<br />
<strong>Borough</strong>. Most of the plaques are of a circular design <strong>and</strong><br />
painted blue <strong>and</strong> white however, there are several which vary<br />
from this st<strong>and</strong>ard format.<br />
Conservation & Design<br />
Planning & Transport<br />
Town Hall Annexe<br />
St Stephen’s Road<br />
BH2 6EA<br />
September 2006
Index<br />
Listed in date order of when each plaque has been unveiled.<br />
A <strong>map</strong> showing the location of each of the plaques can be found at the rear<br />
of this <strong>booklet</strong>.<br />
Lewis Tregonwell<br />
Royal Exeter Hotel, Exeter Road 1<br />
Louis Robert Stevenson<br />
Site of 61, ‘Skerryvore’, Alum Chine Road 2<br />
Rupert Brooke<br />
46 Dean Park Road 3<br />
Sir Percy Florence Shelley<br />
Shelley Park, Beechwood Avenue 4<br />
Count Vladimir Tchertkov<br />
former ‘Iford Waterworks’, River Park, Iford Lane 5<br />
Town Hall<br />
Bourne Avenue 6<br />
Henry Joy<br />
<strong>Bournemouth</strong> Arcade, 26 - 28 Old Christchurch Road 7<br />
Former ‘Theatre Royal’<br />
9 Yelverton Road 8<br />
Iron “Scotch” Church<br />
National Westminster Bank, 1 - 3 Old Christchurch Road 9<br />
Lawson & Donkin<br />
Granville Chambers, 21 Richmond Hill 10<br />
Norfolk Hotel<br />
48 Richmond Hill 11<br />
Royal Bath Hotel<br />
Bath Road 12
Tourist Information Offi ce<br />
Westover Road 13<br />
<strong>Bournemouth</strong> <strong>Borough</strong> Centenary 1990<br />
Pergola, Central Gardens 14<br />
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien<br />
Hotel Miramar, East Overcliff Drive 15<br />
William Henry Smith<br />
Walton House, 56 58 Richmond Hill 16<br />
Guglielmo Marconi<br />
Court Royal, South Cliff Road 17<br />
Tony Hancock<br />
Durlston Court Hotel, 47 Gervis Road 18<br />
Georgiana Fullerton<br />
Sacred Heart Church, Albert Road 19<br />
Freddie Mills<br />
Saint Michael’s School, Somerville Road 20<br />
Former ‘Criterion Arcade’<br />
41 - 43 Old Christchurch Road 21<br />
Countess of Strathmore<br />
Listed staircase to former ‘Stourfi eld House’, Douglas Mews 22<br />
Noble Cecil Reginald, V.C.<br />
175 Capstone Road 23<br />
Frederick Charles Riggs, V.C.<br />
39 Capstone Road 24<br />
Lillie Langtry<br />
Langtry Manor Hotel, Derby Road 25<br />
Mary Shelley<br />
Shelley Burial Vault, Saint Peter’s Churchyard, Hinton Road 26
Sir Dan Godfrey<br />
11-13 Priory Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
August 2006<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front elevation<br />
to the left of the bay<br />
window<br />
34<br />
Aubrey Beardsley<br />
Site of ‘Muriel’, Exeter Road 27<br />
Stewart Granger<br />
East Cliff Cottage, 57 Grove Road 28<br />
Head Post Offi ce<br />
Post Offi ce Road 29<br />
Hubert Parry<br />
16 Richmond Hill 30<br />
Quakers<br />
Marks & Spencers, Avenue Road 31<br />
Paul Marie-Verlaine<br />
Cadogan Hotel, 8 Poole Road 32<br />
Frederick Abberline<br />
195 Holdenhurst Road 33<br />
Sir Dan Godfrey<br />
11-13 Priory Road 34
Inspector<br />
Frederick George<br />
Abberline<br />
195 Holdenhurst<br />
Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
29 th September 2001<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front<br />
elevationon the left<br />
corner of the building<br />
33
Paul<br />
Marie-Verlaine<br />
Cadogan Hotel<br />
8 Poole Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 2000<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front exterior,<br />
to the right of the main<br />
entrance<br />
32<br />
Lewis Tregonwell<br />
Royal Exeter Hotel<br />
Exeter Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st October 1937<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front exterior,<br />
to the left of the main<br />
entrance<br />
1
Robert Louis<br />
Stevenson<br />
Site of ‘Skerryvore’,<br />
61 Alum Chine Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1957<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
Take the foot path<br />
No. A01 from the<br />
bottom of Warren<br />
Road. Follow the path<br />
round until you reach a<br />
semicircular area where<br />
the paths converge, the<br />
plaque will be facing<br />
you<br />
2<br />
Quakers<br />
Marks & Spencers<br />
Avenue Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st Decmeber 1999<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the rear exterior,<br />
to the left of the main<br />
doors<br />
31
Hubert Parry<br />
16 Richmond Hill<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1998<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
to the left h<strong>and</strong> side of<br />
the NCP car park sign<br />
above the entrance of<br />
Richmond Chambers<br />
30<br />
Rupert Brooke<br />
48 Dean Park Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1975<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front exterior,<br />
to the right h<strong>and</strong> side<br />
of the building<br />
3
Sir Percy<br />
Florence Shelley<br />
‘Shelley Park’,<br />
Beechwood Avenue<br />
Unveiled<br />
30 th June 1985<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
while renovations of<br />
Shelley Park are in<br />
progress then there will<br />
be no plaque in place<br />
4<br />
Head Post Offi ce<br />
Post Offi ce Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
23 rd August 1996<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front exterior, to<br />
the left h<strong>and</strong> corner of<br />
the building<br />
29
Stewart Granger<br />
East Cliff Cottage<br />
57 Grove Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
7 th July 1996<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front exterior,<br />
to the right of the main<br />
entrance<br />
28<br />
Count Vladimir<br />
Tchertkov<br />
Former ‘Iford<br />
Waterworks’,<br />
River Park,<br />
Iford Lane<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1985<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the fi rst building<br />
on your right, on the<br />
corner of the right h<strong>and</strong><br />
side of the building<br />
facing Iford lane<br />
5
Town Hall<br />
Bourne Avenue<br />
Unveiled<br />
30 th June 1986<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
Inside the front<br />
entrance on your left<br />
h<strong>and</strong> side<br />
6<br />
Aubrey<br />
Beardsley<br />
Site of Muriel<br />
Exeter Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
29 th April 1996<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
to the right of the<br />
mosaic<br />
27
Mary Shelley<br />
Shelley Burial Vault<br />
Saint Peter’s<br />
Churchyard<br />
Hinton Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1995<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the wall to the<br />
left h<strong>and</strong> side of the<br />
church facing St Peter’s<br />
Road<br />
26<br />
Henry Joy<br />
<strong>Bournemouth</strong><br />
Arcade<br />
26 - 28<br />
Old Christchurch<br />
Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1986<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
in the middle of the<br />
inside entrance to<br />
the arcade on Old<br />
Christchurch Road<br />
7
Former ‘Theatre<br />
Royal’<br />
9 Yelverton Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
30 th June 1987<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
at the entrance on the<br />
left h<strong>and</strong> inner wall<br />
8<br />
Lillie Langtry<br />
Langtry Manor<br />
Hotel<br />
Derby Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1995<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front right<br />
elevation of the<br />
building<br />
25
Frederick<br />
Charles Riggs<br />
V.C. M.M.<br />
39 Capstone Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
2 nd October 1995<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
front elevation above<br />
the front door<br />
24<br />
Iron “Scotch”<br />
Church<br />
National<br />
Westminter Bank<br />
1 - 3 Old<br />
Christchurch Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1987<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
the front elevation on<br />
Old Christchurch Road<br />
9
Lawson & Donkin<br />
Granville Chambers<br />
21 Richmond Hill<br />
Unveiled<br />
30 th June 1988<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front right<br />
elevation<br />
10<br />
Cecil Reginald<br />
Noble V.C.<br />
175 Capstone Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
2 nd October 1995<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front elevation<br />
above the front window<br />
23
Countess of<br />
Strathmore<br />
Stourfi eld House<br />
Douglas Mews<br />
Unveiled<br />
30 th June 1994<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front elevation<br />
to the left of the main<br />
entrance<br />
22<br />
Norfolk Hotel<br />
48 Richmond Hill<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1988<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the left h<strong>and</strong>side<br />
entrance wall<br />
11
Royal Bath<br />
Hotel<br />
Bath Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1989<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
Left h<strong>and</strong>side of the<br />
main entrance<br />
12<br />
Town Hall<br />
Buildings<br />
Former ‘Criterion<br />
Arcade’<br />
41 - 43<br />
Old Christchurch<br />
Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
14 th June 1994<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front elevation<br />
to the right h<strong>and</strong> side<br />
of Topman’s main<br />
entrance<br />
21
Freddie Mills<br />
Saint Michael’s<br />
School<br />
Somerville Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
8 th November 1993<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front elevation<br />
to the right of the main<br />
entrance<br />
20<br />
Tourist<br />
Information<br />
Centre<br />
Westover Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
5 th March 1990<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
Right h<strong>and</strong> side of<br />
entrance<br />
13
<strong>Bournemouth</strong><br />
<strong>Borough</strong><br />
Centenary 1990<br />
Pergola<br />
Central Gardens<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st December 1990<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
the Bourne Avenue end<br />
of the pergola<br />
14<br />
Lady Georgiana<br />
Fullerton<br />
Sacred Heart Church<br />
Albert Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
31 st May 1993<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the right h<strong>and</strong> side<br />
elevation to the right<br />
of the small door facing<br />
Richmond Hill<br />
19
Comedian<br />
Tony Hancock<br />
Durlston Court Hotel<br />
47 Gervis Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
3 rd April 1993<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front elevation<br />
to the right of the main<br />
entrance<br />
18<br />
John Ronald<br />
Reuel Tolkein<br />
Hotel Miramar<br />
East Overcliff Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
10 th June 1992<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the Seafront<br />
elevation to the right of<br />
the entrance<br />
15
William Henry<br />
Smith<br />
Walton House<br />
56 - 58 Richmond Hill<br />
Unveiled<br />
24 th July 1992<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
to the right h<strong>and</strong> side<br />
of the main entrance<br />
16<br />
Guglielmo<br />
Marconi<br />
Court Royal<br />
South Cliff Road<br />
Unveiled<br />
18 th September 1992<br />
<strong>Plaque</strong> can be found:<br />
on the front elevation<br />
on the right side of the<br />
front entrance<br />
17
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