Bournemouth, Grand Hotel 1895
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
35085
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Even in a class-ridden Victorian society, Bournemouth entertained anyone who could afford to stay in the town. The variety of accommodation ranged from hotels such as the Metropole and Grand down to family boarding houses, commercial lodgings and public houses.
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My name was Avril Collyer, I grew up on Montgomery Ave, East Howe and went to Kingsleigh School, had great childhood memories of Bournemouth. Dancing at Chelsea Village and eating at the Wimpy bar. Love to hear from anyone from my past.
Re the person referred to in the title; George Alfred Bennett. About the 1888's he got a job as a waiter, wages 8 shillings per week and he had to buy his own dress suit. Within a fortnight he had learn't to carve meat, and fold serviettes in a dozen different ways. Whilst there, the hotel had Mary Rose and the German Reeds to stay. Has anyone got any more info about the Hotel in that era, who was Mary Rose and the German Reeds ??
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