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25 unusual facts about Bournemouth


Barrie Gilbert

Barrie Gilbert was born in 1937 in Bournemouth, England.

British Coachways

The sole survivor was the service between London and Bournemouth, which continued to be operated by former British Coachways member Excelsior Coaches until 1998.

Excelsior Coaches brought with it a service from London to Bournemouth and Poole.

Chris Perry-Metcalf

He appeared at the Bournemouth Nightclub Elements on 20 February 2007 to give away sweets and Valentines signed lips to the girls in the 13-17 night.

Closed-circuit television

Experiments in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s (including outdoor CCTV in Bournemouth in 1985), led to several larger trial programs later that decade.

Constantin Silvestri

His last concert was in Exeter on 29 November 1968, and there is a memorial at St Peter's Church in Bournemouth.

David Trumble

In 2005 he studied BA Film Production at the Arts University College in Bournemouth, where he graduated as a film director.

Dennis Hird

In December 1884, Hird was ordained as a Church of England deacon and appointed to St Michael and All Angels Bournemouth.

Dicranopalpus ramosus

As early as 1957, it was reported in Bournemouth, southern England, from where it spread all over the island, reaching Scotland in 2000.

Formicium

The species Formicium mirabile, named by Theodore D. A. Cockerell in 1920, and Formicium brodiei, named by John O. Westwood in 1854, are both known from fore-wings found in middle Eocene of Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

Kalitha Dorothy Fox

Little is known about her, except that she had a viola sonata broadcast from Bournemouth.

Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway

During the line's latter years excursion trains were seen, and during its final year the "Pines Express" between Manchester and Bournemouth used the line.

Paragon Publishing

It was not long before the company moved into new premises in Bournemouth.

Prince Oscar Bernadotte

They were married 15 March 1888 in St Stephen's Church in Bournemouth in England by the vicar Gustaf Beskow, who was close to the queen, Sofia of Nassau, in the presence of Oscar's mother, Queen Sophia, his brothers, two of his brothers, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke and his cousin, the Danish crown princess Louise of Sweden, as well as the mother and brother of Ebba.

Through Oscar's marriage in Bournemouth on 15 March 1888 to Swedish noblewoman Ebba Munck af Fulkila (Jönköping, 15 March 1858 – Stockholm, 16 October 1946), lady-in-waiting to the Crown Princess, without the consent of his father, the King, he gave up his right of succession to the Swedish throne and his royal title.

Rafael Merry del Val

He received his first Holy Communion at Sacred Heart Church on Richmond Hill, and later enrolled at the northern seminary of Ushaw College in County Durham in northern England.

His mother's family owned a large villa in Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth.

Raúl Ruiz Matarín

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the U19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.

Reading to Basingstoke Line

The line is also an important through route for longer distance passenger and freight services: CrossCountry services from Bournemouth and Southampton to Birmingham and the North of England and freight trains between Southampton Docks and the Midlands use the line.

Roberto Vizcaíno

Also in 1980, Vizcaino was a semi-finalist at the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth, securing wins over John Whiteford, Stefan Simonsson and Kjell Johansson.

Salo Flohr

He then tied for second at Bournemouth 1939 with 8½/11, behind only former World Champion Euwe.

Tony De Vit

In 1996, Tony went on to play at all the major dance clubs/events in the UK, including, Legacy @ The Manor in Ringwood, Slinky @ the Opera House in Bournemouth, Cream, Gatecrasher, Godskitchen, and Creamfields, this together with his worldwide bookings, led to a punishing DJ schedule.

Totally Jodie Marsh

Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up the Aisle? was a British reality television show, which saw glamour model Jodie Marsh audition a potential husband in London, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Birmingham, Cardiff and Bournemouth.

Warburton Pike

Pike was born in Wareham, Dorset in 1861 and he committed suicide in the sea at Bournemouth (UK) in 1915 after being refused entry into the army.

Zhan Shi Chai

In 1878, Zhan retired from the stage and settled in Bournemouth, where he opened a Chinese teahouse and a store selling Chinese imports.


1996 Bournemouth International

The 1996 Bournemouth International (also known as the 1996 Samsung Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth in England and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

2010–11 A.F.C. Bournemouth season

During the 2010–11 English football season, Bournemouth will participate in League One, the Johnstones Paint Trophy, the FA Cup, and the Football League Cup.

Álvaro Cassuto

He has recorded many highly successful CDs for the Strauss, Portugalsom, Marco Polo and Naxos record labels, notably a series of recordings of Portuguese composers for Naxos with the Bournemouth Symphony, the City of London Sinfonia, the Northern Sinfonia, the National Orchestra of Ireland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, among others.

Asmir Begović

After gaining a UK Visa in the summer of 2006 he was able to get match experience in the Football League playing for Macclesfield Town, Bournemouth, Yeovil Town and Ipswich Town.

Badgerline

Badger Vectis operated in Bournemouth and Poole as a joint venture with Southern Vectis uisng 7 Iveco minibuses and 16 single deck buses, mostly Bristol REs.

Ben Watton

Ben Watton's first professional stage appearance was at the age of 6, appearing as a mini Bobby Ball opposite the comedians Cannon and Ball in A Night of a Thousand Laughs at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth.

Bournemouth Little Theatre club

Bournemouth Little Theatre Club (BLTC) was founded in 1919 as The Bournemouth Dramatic and Orchestral Club and is the oldest amateur drama club in the Bournemouth / Poole / Christchurch area.

Boy bishop

Such ceremonies are now also found at Westminster Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, and a number of parish churches throughout England, including All Saints' Church, Northampton, Claines, Worcestershire, and also St Christopher's Parish Church, Bournemouth, (early 1950s), where the Boy Bishop was installed on St Christopher's Day, (July 25), and 'reigned' for one year, preaching and 'presiding' at youth events.

British Study Centres School of English

Junior courses are offered in general English and English plus sports at four junior vacation centres in Ardingly, Bournemouth the University of Brighton, Oxford Brookes University and Wycliffe

Carlisle Lake District Airport

In October 2009 Andy Judge (former Leeds-Bradford, Bournemouth and Luton Airports Operations chief) took over as airport manager.

Charles Parker Butt

Butt was the third son of the Rev. Phelpes John Butt, of Wortham Lodge, Bournemouth, and his wife Mary Eddy, daughter of Rev. John Eddy, Vicar of Toddington, Gloucestershire.

Christopher Crabb Creeke

Creeke was becoming invaluable to most of the major landowners in Bournemouth, but he was also aware that the ad hoc nature of the existing development had left the town in need of proper drains, water supply, roads and refuse collection.

Felipe Campanholi Martins

Eddie Howe, then manager of Bournemouth said, "He`s got great talent and great feet and can certainly cross a ball. I`ve taken a long-term view and you`ve got to look to the future".

Franck Rolling

After his release from Bournemouth, Rolling was briefly on the books of Gillingham F.C. and Wycombe Wanderers F.C., before leaving England to try his luck with SK Vorwärts Steyr of Austria (who went into bankruptcy during the season) and Veria F.C. of Greece.

Grant Gibbs

In December 1989 and January 1990, he travelled to England where he trained with the lower division clubs Leyton Orient and Bournemouth.

Harry de Windt

Captain Harry Willes Darell de Windt (9 April 1856, Paris - 30 November 1933, Bournemouth) was the aide-de-camp to his brother-in-law Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (Harry's sister Margaret was Brooke's wife), and is best known as an explorer and travel writer.

Henry Drummond Wolff

Whilst MP for Christchurch he lived in Boscombe, where he developed the Boscombe Spa estate, and he played an active role in the public life of Bournemouth.

History of Bournemouth

Between July 1902 and April 1936, Bournemouth Corporation operated a tramway between Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Winton.

Isaac Gulliver

An extremely wealthy man, Gulliver was also able to build many grand houses, among them 'Howe Lodge', in Kinson, Bournemouth, a purpose built smuggling stronghold.

Jason Tindall

Tindall was an apprentice at Charlton Athletic, but was released and joined Bournemouth on a free transfer in 1998 as a midfielder, becoming a regular in the side after being switched to central defence when Sean O'Driscoll replaced Mel Machin as manager.

Jennie Gow

In 2001, she became Traffic and Travel presenter on BBC Radio Solent, and then moved to the sports team as a journalist covering Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth.

Juliette Kaplan

Juliette Kaplan (born 1939 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England) is a British actress, real (married) name Marlene Hoser.

M27 motorway

Running approximately parallel both to the coast of the Solent and to the A27, the M27 starts as an eastwards continuation of the A31 from Bournemouth and Poole, meets the A36 from Salisbury, crosses the Wessex Main Line railway, and then meets the M271 to central Southampton.

Natasha Dowie

She came on as a substitute in England's first 2015 FIFA World Cup qualifier and scored her first national team goal in a 6–0 win over Belarus at Dean Court in Bournemouth.

Neil Amswych

He is frequently in local media – BBC Radio Solent, Hope FM, Bournemouth Daily Echo – urging individuals to integrate their religious beliefs and practices with the urgent need for sustainability.

Richard Cadette

Born in Hammersmith, Cadette began his career in non-league football with Wembley, before playing professional football in both England and Scotland for Leyton Orient, Southend United, Sheffield United, Brentford, Bournemouth, Falkirk, Millwall and Clydebank.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury (1916–2003), Conservative Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West

Roy Gater

Freddie Cox then took charge, leading Bournemouth to 18th in 1965–66, 20th in 1966–67, and 12th in 1967–68.

Royal Blue Coach Services

Elliott soon started a four-in-hand stagecoach service to connect Bournemouth to the railway at Holmsley.

Russell Beardsmore

He did not feature in a single competitive game when United won the first Premier League title in 1992–93, and at the end of the season signed for Bournemouth on a free transfer.

Scania OmniDekka

High profile uses of the OmniDekka include use by First Group on service X53 in Devon and Dorset which previously operated a long distance service along the Jurassic Coast between Exeter and Bournemouth and by Stagecoach on Corby Star services in Corby, Northamptonshire which have helped Stagecoach battle against taxis in the area.

Sean O'Driscoll

When he retired in 1995, he had played a club-record 423 league games for Bournemouth (the record has since been broken by Steve Fletcher), and subsequently joined the club's coaching staff.

St John's, Redhill

Pearson's building is typical of his major churches, and shares characteristic features with such buildings as St Stephen, Bournemouth, All Saints, Hove, St Augustine, Kilburn and St John, South Norwood.

Steve Fletcher

Fletcher was released by Bournemouth, then managed by Kevin Bond, at the end of the 2006–07 season.

The Oxford Freestylers

They also performed at "Kyran Bracken's Ice Party" over the BIC's (Bournemouth International Centre) 25th Anniversary.

UCB Home Loans

UCBHL operated out of a single location in Sutton with over 300 employees, relocating to Bournemouth and merging with the Portman Building Society's The Mortgage Works in 2007 following Nationwide's merger with the Portman.

William Beckett-Denison

He had arrived at Wimborne railway station to change trains for Bournemouth, and while waiting went for a walk.

Wimborne railway station

Bournemouth's rapid development in the late Victorian era as a residential town and holiday resort indirectly led to the decline of Wimborne station.