Lewis Tregonwell brown plaque

This brown commemorative plaque records: The the memory of Lewis D. G. Tregonwell who erected the first house in Bournemouth on this site in 1810. He died on Jan 18th 1831. Aged 73 and was buried in St. Peter's Churchyard, Bournemouth. He was descended from Sir John Tregonwell a member of an ancient Cornish family Recorded plaque organisation: Bournemouth Borough Council, Members of the Bournemouth and District Cornish Association and Friends.

Capt Lewis Tregonwell JP was a significant figure in the early development of Bournemouth, erecting the first house there in 1810 and thus playing a crucial role in the town's founding and initial growth.