What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: 1838 "Bath Hotel". Bournemouth's first hotel built built for Sir George Gervis, architect Benjamin Ferrey. 1880 enlarged as "Royal Bath Hotel" by Sir Merton Russell-Cotes Recorded plaque organisation: Borough of Bournemouth.
Benjamin Ferrey was a notable British architect who designed Bournemouth's first hotel, the Royal Bath Hotel, in 1838 for Sir George William Tapps-Gervis Bt, contributing significantly to the early development of Bournemouth as a seaside resort.
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