Horatio Toddenham and Queen Hotel, Aldershot bronze plaque
Overview
Horatio Toddenham and Queen Hotel, Aldershot bronze plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Rushmoor. This bronze commemorative plaque records: This three story Grade II listed building was first licensed in 1857 and was named after Queen Victoria, who regularly visited the town. The historic inn was built to serve the fast-growing army town and stood opposite the main gate of the cavalry barracks (since replaced by Westgate Leisure Park).
Why it was made
The saved account records: This bronze commemorative plaque records: This three story Grade II listed building was first licensed in 1857 and was named after Queen Victoria, who regularly visited the town.
People and events
The saved account records: In its formative years, the Queen Hotel was run by Horatio Toddenham and his wife, Hannah.
How it worked
The saved account records: The historic inn was built to serve the fast-growing army town and stood opposite the main gate of the cavalry barracks (since replaced by Westgate Leisure Park).
What remains
The saved account records: It is the only local inn to have survived from the early Victorian era.
Why it mattered
Horatio Toddenham and Queen Hotel, Aldershot bronze plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: This three story Grade II listed building was first licensed in 1857 and was named after Queen Victoria, who regularly visited the town. The historic inn was built to serve the fast-growing army town and stood opposite the main gate of the cavalry barracks (since replaced by Westgate Leisure Park). In its formative years, the Queen Hotel was run by Horatio Toddenham and his wife, Hannah. It is the only local inn to have survived from the early Victorian era. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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