How many times have I walked past this building without knowing anything about its history! My grandparents used to live near Bournemouth.
In 1881 a boarding house in Bournemouth called The Glen was pulled down and a hotel was built called the Mont Dore Hotel which opened in 1895. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by His Majesty King Oscar II of Norway and Sweden.
During the First World War, the hotel was requisitioned for use as a military hospital and became the Mont Dore Canadian Military Hospital. Since 1921, the building has been Bournemouth's Town Hall.
Photogtaphs now and then from Google Images.
