Mary Bowes blue plaque

Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom

Stourfield House 1766. These steps and the portico above, built in 1766 by Edmond Bott, were part of Stourfield House, later home to Mary Bowes - the philanthropic Countess of Strathmore and ancestor of the present Queen. Extended in 1898 the building became a hospital until its demolition in 1991.

This replacement building was completed in 1993.

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