Bournemouth: 1810-1910, the history of a modern health and pleasure resort . ly haveplayed in the evolution of Bournemouth is so important—extending over the whole of the century—that the briefbiographical facts mentioned above may, we think, here beappropriately supplemented by some fuller details. The Lord of the Manor of Christchurch and Liberty ofWestover represents families of great antiquity and distinc-tion. The Rev. Mackenzie Walcott attributes the rise ofBournemouth to the enterprise of Sir George Gervis, grand-father of the present Lord. We have shown that to Mr. LewisTregonwell belo
Bournemouth: 1810-1910, the history of a modern health and pleasure resort . ly haveplayed in the evolution of Bournemouth is so important—extending over the whole of the century—that the briefbiographical facts mentioned above may, we think, here beappropriately supplemented by some fuller details. The Lord of the Manor of Christchurch and Liberty ofWestover represents families of great antiquity and distinc-tion. The Rev. Mackenzie Walcott attributes the rise ofBournemouth to the enterprise of Sir George Gervis, grand-father of the present Lord. We have shown that to Mr. LewisTregonwell belongs the title of Founder of Bournemouth —a title which has been recognised from the earliest periodand never seriously challenged. But much credit also attachesto Sir George Gervis ; his enterprise gave impetus to themovement which Mr. Tregonwell initiated, and furtherestablished Bournemouths claim upon public attention at atime when it was but little known. George Gervis (or Jarvis), who died in 1718, left threedaughters and co-heiresses, the eldest of whom, Lydia,. BOURNEMOUTH: 1810-1910. 73 married Sir Peter Mews, for Christchureh, son of theRight Rev. Peter Mews, , Bishop of Winchester—aneminent prelate who distinguished himself not only by hisgreat sacrifices and large contributions for the cause ofKing Charles I., but having been a soldier before his ordina-tion, resumed the sword, and when a bishop, commanded aregiment in defence of his Church and King, and receiveda wound, the scar of which remained on his face to his Mews died at Hinton Admiral in 1751, without estates descended to the son of her younger sister, whohad married one William Clerke, of Buckland and CromerHall, Herts. The third sister, Catherine, married RichardTapps, whose son and grandson were both named GeorgeGervis Tapps. The latter, who was a barrister, married adaughter of J. Ivison, of Carlisle, and died in 1774, leavingas his successor his son George Ivison, wh
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