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Lewis Dymoke Grosvenor Tregonwell (/ t r ə ˈ ɡ ʌ n əl / trə-GUN-əl; 1758–1832) was a captain in the Dorset Yeomanry and a historic figure in the early development of what is now Bournemouth. A statue of Tregonwell in the town of Bournemouth, which he founded.
The Royal Exeter Hotel is a Grade II listed building in Bournemouth, Dorset. [1] ... A wing of the hotel was originally built as a house for Lewis Tregonwell, ...
The pub was a favourite haunt of smugglers and later became Bournemouth's first post office. It was demolished in 1885. [citation needed] When retired army officer Lewis Tregonwell visited in 1810, he found only a bridge crossing a small stream at the head of an unspoilt valley (or 'chine') that led out into Poole Bay.
Lewis Tregonwell, founder of Bournemouth. In 1810, Tregonwell bought land from the Lord of the Manor of Christchurch and built a house next to the mouth of the River Bourne (which runs through the lower gardens today). His house was called The Mansion, and is now part of the Royal Exeter Hotel.
In 1809 he opened a public house called The Tapps Arms (later renamed The Tregonwell Arms). It stood where the current Post Office Road meets Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. In 1810 Tapps sold 8.5 acres (34,000 m 2 ) on the west bank of the Bourne Stream to Lewis Tregonwell for £179 11s.
Its first plaque was unveiled on 31 October 1937 to Lewis Tregonwell, who built the first house in what is now Bournemouth. Two further plaques followed in 1957 and 1975 to writer Robert Louis Stevenson and poet Rupert Brooke respectively. The first blue plaque was unveiled on 30 June 1985 dedicated to Sir Percy Shelley, 3rd Baronet. [55 ...
Pages in category "Burials at St Peter's Church, Bournemouth" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Lewis Tregonwell; W. Mary Wollstonecraft
Lewis Tregonwell; Trolleybuses in Bournemouth; Bournemouth typhoid outbreak of 1936; W. Westover, Hampshire This page was last edited on 7 October 2019, at 21: ...