Hinton Wood House Timeline
‘Hinton Wood House’ was the primary home for the Talbot sisters during their time in Bournemouth. It was located on Grove Road on the East Cliff very close to Bournemouth pier. The house was built possibly between 1845 and 1855. As given below, various directories and newspapers list ‘Miss Talbot’ (either Georgina or Marianne) as living there until their respective deaths, with a range of other occupants over the succeeding years until its demolition and replacement by the current block of flats named ‘Hinton Wood’.
| YEAR | OCCUPANT | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|
| Construction of Hinton Wood House | Library map indicates 1855, though it could have bought by Sir George before he died in 1850 | |
| 1845 | Sir George Talbot and family headed for Bournemouth | The Morning Post, October 2, 1845 |
| 1849 | Sir George Talbot and family headed for Bournemouth Park | The Morning Post, October 3, 1849 |
| 1857 | Miss Georgina Talbott [sic] | Craven & Co’s Directory of Hampshire, 1857 |
| 1859 | Miss Georgiana Talbot | Post Office Directory of Hampshire, 1859 |
| 1865 | Miss L. Talbot [sic] | Harrod & Co Directory of Hampshire & the Isle of Wight (Clergy and Gentry), 1865 |
| 1867 | Miss Talbot Miss L. Talbot [sic] |
Kelly’s Post Office Directory of Hampshire, 1867 Smith & Co Hampshire and IoW 1867 |
| 1871 | Miss Talbot, with 5 servants | Mercer & Crockers Directory, 1871 Census 1871 |
| 1875 | Miss Talbot | Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire, IoW, Wiltshire & Dorset, 1875 Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorset, 1875 |
| 1877 | Miss Talbot | The Poole & South-Western Herald, March 29, 1877 (Arrivals, Departures) |
| 1880 | Miss Talbot | Kelly’s of Hampshire and IoW 1880 |
| 1883 | Miss Talbot (Thomas Morgan, drowned butler) |
The Hampshire Advertiser County Newspaper, April 28, 1883 The Guardian, September 29, 1883 The Guardian, October 13, 1883 |
| 1884 | Miss Talbot | The Guardian, February 16, 1884 |
| 1885 | Miss Talbot Miss Talbot |
Kelly’s Directory, 1885 Kellys 1885 for Wilts, Dorset, Hants. |
| 1887 | HWH - No names listed | Bournemouth Guardian Visitors’ List, October 8, 1887 |
| 1888 | HWH - No names listed | Bournemouth Guardian Visitors’ List, August 4, 1888 |
| 1889 | Hon. Ronald Ruthven, Leslie-Melville Leslie Melville, Ronald Ruthven Hon. |
Kelly’s 1889 for BCP Kelly’s 1889 for Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset |
| 1891 | House for let, contact Earl of Leven’s agent – H. Patten (employee of Wilts & Dorset Banking co. Limited?) | The Morning Post, November 16, 1891 |
| 1895 | Summer let until October | The morning Post, May 6, 1895 |
| 1898 | Earl of Leven & Melville | Kelly's Directory of Hampshire & Isle of Wight, 1898 |
| 1899 | Lord and Lady Alington visiting, tenancy until March 1899 | The World, February 22, 1899 The Guardian, February 18, 1899 |
| 1902 | Stable lad wanted | Hampshire Chronicle and General Advertiser for the South and West of England, November 22, 1902 |
| 1904 | Mr & Mrs Lethbridge and family | Mates 1904 |
| 1906 | Colonel H. and Mrs Le Roy-Lewis residing for part of the year | The Morning Post, January 23, 1906 The Inverness, October 9, 1906 (reporting on Leven’s death) |
| 1908 | Lady Leven and Melville and son, Lord Leven and Melville | The World, October 13, 1908 |
| 1911 | Miss E.R. Panton | Mates 1911 |
| 1912 | Miss E.R. Panton | Mates 1912 |
| 1913 | No names listed (Mrs E.R. Panton in Cliff House next door) | Mates 1913 |
| 1914 | No names listed | Mates 1914 |
| 1915 | No names listed | Kelly’s 1915 Mates 1915 |
| 1916 | No names listed Winter residence with tariff |
Kelly’s 1916, Mates 1916 The Sheffield Daily, October 27, 1916 Sheffield Daily Telegraph, November 11, 1916 |
| 1917 | Mr and Mrs J. Chirm | Mates 1917 |
| 1918 | Kitchen maid sought by the Hon Lady Harvey No occupants |
Morning Post, January 1, 1918 Mates 1918 |
| 1919 | No names listed (house contents for sale) |
Mates 1919 The Guardian, March 1, 1919 |
| 1921 | Mr Hunt | Mates 1921 |
| 1923 | Mr H Hunt | Mates 1923 |
| 1924 | Mr H Hunt | Mates 1924 |
| 1926 | Mr M. Gompel | Mates 1926 |
| 1928 | Mr M. Gompel Gompel Maurice, bording ho, (Hinton Wood Ho) |
Mates 1928 Kellys 1928 for BCP |
| 1929 | Mr M. Gompel | Mates 1929 |
| 1930 | Mr M. Gompel | Mates 1930 |
| 1931 | Mr M. Gompel Gompel Maurice, boarding ho, (Hinton Wood Ho) |
Mates 1931 Kellys 1931 for BCP |
| 1932 | Mr M. Gompel | Mates 1932 |
| 1933 | Mr M. Gompel | Mates 1933 |
| 1946 | Sold for conversion into flats | The Bournemouth Times, June 21, 1946 |
| 1952 | Hinton Wood (Bournemouth) Ltd private hotel | Kelly’s 1952 |
| 1954 | Hinton Wood Hotel | Post Office Telephone Directory 1954 |
| 1955 | Hinton Wood (Bournemouth) Ltd private hotel Hinton Wood Hotel |
Kelly’s 1955 Post Office Telephone Directory 1955 |
| 1956 | Hinton Wood Hotel | Post Office Telephone Directory 1956 |
| 1957 | Hinton Wood (Bournemouth) Ltd private hotel Hinton Wood Hotel |
Kelly’s 1957 Post Office Telephone Directory 1957 |
| 1958 | Hinton Wood Hotel | Post Office Telephone Directory 1958 |
| 1959 | Hinton Wood (Bournemouth) Ltd private hotel Hinton Wood Hotel |
Kelly’s 1959 Post Office Telephone Directory 1959 |
| 1960 | No reference | Post Office Telephone Directory 1960 |
| 1967 | Land cleared | Map SZ0990NW - B |
