Rougemont Hotel, Exeter
of Queen Street, Exeter
1877 Foundation stone laid for the Devon and Exeter Hotel Co for the Rougemont Hotel, Exeter.
Designed by Charles Edwin Ware and constructed by James Matcham of Plymouth. E. Whipple of Plymouth supplied the bell apparatus and gas-fittings, and the lifts were from Waygood and Co, of Leeds, and Garton and King, fitted out the kitchen.
1881 Listed with 24 servants, 12 visitors. No manager or proprietor shown.[1]
1889 Listed in directory. Manager is T. W. Hussey. Devon and Exeter Hotel Co.[2]
1910 Listed in directory. Devon and Exeter Hotel Co.[3]
1935/38 The MD is A. Morgan Edwards
1939 Listed in directory. Devon and Exeter Hotel Co. [4]
1955 Listed. Rougemont Hotel and Assembly Rooms. A. Morgan Edwards, Managing Director.[5]
1964 Listed. [6]