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Cove Inn
The Cove Inn appeared in trade directories from as early as 1849:
- 1849 – Cove Inn – Mrs Elizabeth Richards
- 1851 – Cove Inn – Mrs Elizabeth Richards
- 1856 – Cove Inn – Henry Richards
Cove Hotel
- 1872 – Cove Hotel – George Richards – Landlord
- 1872 – Cove Hotel – Messrs. J. & H. Panton – Owners
- 1881 – Cove Hotel – George Richards
- 1889 – Cove Hotel – Avalon Collard1
- 1890 – Cove Hotel – Avalon Collard – Hotel Keeper2
- 1892 – Cove Hotel – William Pitt Cross
- 1893 – Cove Hotel – Theodore Walter Nicholas Kendall – Licensee
- 1895 – Cove Hotel – John Boyd – hotel proprietor
- 1901 – Cove Hotel – John Boyd, hotel keeper
- 1906 – Cove Hotel – John Boyd – licensed victualler
- 1913 – Cove Hotel – Thomas Caveen (1858-1913)
- 1919-1924 – Cove Hotel – Patrick William Ennis (1876-1956) – In 1920 Patrick was also a tyre stockist3 – in 1924 Patrick took over the licence of the Salisbury Hotel, Boscombe in 1924
- 1926 – Cove Hotel – Frank Alfred Oaten (former proprietor of the Red Lion at Wareham 1923 & Bankes Arms at Studland 1924)
- 1927 – Cove Hotel & Restaurant – Frank Alfred Oaten (former proprietor of the Red Lion at Wareham 1923)
- 1931 – Cove Hotel – Robert Greig
- 1933 – Cove Hotel – Ernest Callini
- 1933 – Cove Hotel – William Joseph McCabe (-1934)
- 1935 – Cove Hotel & Restaurant – Miss Edna Edith Plumb
The Cove Hotel ran a hotel bus for their guests. From 1917 to 1928 they had a Ford FX3884 which they bought new, and from 1928 to 1936 another Ford TK958, also bought new. Mrs Ennis of the Cove Hotel started a school run around 1922 for the Roman Catholic children to East Lulworth.
Fire at Hotel – 23 October 1933
An outbreak of fire which occurred in the public bar of the Cove Hotel, Lulworth, did damage estimated at between £450 and £500 in the early hours of Monday. It was fortunate that the fire was discovered by the staff in time to prevent more serious damage.
A smell of smoke aroused the attention of Miss Trone, the receptionist, just after 5 a.m. and she called the proprietor (Mr. S. J. McCabe), manageress, and others in the hotel. There were no guests in residence at the time. The staff came downstairs and were confronted with clouds of smoke issuing from the bar. They set to work to fight the fire and prevent it spreading from the bar to other parts of the hotel, and they were successful. People living near came to their aid and a hose was fixed to a water tap in the garage.
Dorchester Fire Brigade were called and made a smart response. They found on arrival that the work of the people on the spot had dealt effectively with the situation, and it was unnecessary for them to lay on hose.
The fire centred in the bar counter. It burnt completely through the counter and bar fittings, and a portion of the wall and ceiling were affected. A large amount of stock was destroyed. To ensure that all was safe from a further outbreak the brigade opened the bar floor and ceiling.
An Alsation dog was released from an office which adjoins the bar, and was hauled through the window to safety.4
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