Bournemouth: Town Hall
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Bournemouth: Town Hall
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 20 Dec 2007
Looking across the Central Gardens. The Town Hall was built in the late 19th century as the Hotel Mont Dore. It was then used as a military hospital during the First World War and was converted for use as the Town Hall in 1921-22. The Hotel Mont Dore was one of the first properties to possess a telephone. The telephone number was 3.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.722525
Longitude
-1.882083