The building demolished in 1934 that stood where the new Pier Approach Baths were built in 1937. Plenty of signs for products including SELO films, Agfa and Royal Blue.

Image taken by Bournemouth solicitor, H.W. Mooring Aldridge and submitted to the site by his grandson, James.

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grant  - sydenhams royal marine library   |Thu-02-2010 Sydenhams Royal Marine Library and Reading Room stood on the site now occupied by the Waterfront building [ imax ]. John Sydenham was trading in Poole as a stationer and book seller when in 1840 he moved to the fledgling Bournemouth and established his library and reading rooms at the nearby Belle Vue Boarding House [ hotel ]which stood where the pavilion now stands with its frontage facing pier approach. At the same time he also produced the towns first guide book. Despite the sign on the front of the building in the above picture declaring it to have stood on the site since 1876 it was infact built in 1865 and can clearly be seen in photos from that era. Reply

grant  - a bit more   |Thu-02-2010 Prior to the above building being erected in 1865 the site was occupied by a smaller single storey building that may have housed the towns first baths. Sydenhams remained on the site and in family ownership until 1935 when it was demolished to make way for the Pier Approach Baths. Apart from the library and reading room there was also, at one time or another, a post office,telegraph office,newsagents,pr inters,a fancy fair selling all manner of goods from perfume to bath caps,mounted photos of the surrounding area and even a pianofotre repository. The rear of the building also housed Sydenhams baths that offered vapour baths of varying descriptions. Reply

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